North Dakota’s two-day youth pheasant season is Sept. 29-30. Legally licensed residents and nonresidents ages 15 and younger may hunt roosters statewide. Resident youth hunters, regardless of age, must possess a fishing, hunting and furbearer certificate and general game and habitat license. Nonresident youth hunters from states that provide a reciprocal licensing agreement for North […]
Governor Proclaims Sept. 22 Hunting and Fishing Day
Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a proclamation establishing Sept. 22 as Hunting and Fishing Day in North Dakota. Gov. Burgum’s proclamation highlights the rich and storied tradition of hunting and angling in North Dakota, and that hunters and anglers, through their license fees, have helped fund state efforts to provide for healthy and sustainable natural […]
Waterfowl Hunters Reminded of ANS Regulations
Waterfowl hunters are reminded to do their part in preventing the spread of aquatic nuisance species into or within North Dakota. Waterfowl hunters must remove plants and plant fragments from decoys, strings and anchors; remove plants seeds and plant fragments from waders and other equipment before leaving hunting areas; remove all water from decoys, boats, […]
Sandhill Crane Season Opens Sept. 15
North Dakota’s sandhill crane season opens Sept. 15 and runs through Nov. 11. Limits are three daily and nine in possession in unit 1 (west of U.S. Highway 281), and two daily and six in possession in unit 2 (east of U.S. Highway 281). Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to 1 p.m. […]
Youth Waterfowl is Sept. 15-16
North Dakota’s two-day youth waterfowl season is Sept. 15-16. Legally licensed resident and nonresident youth waterfowl hunters age 15 and younger may hunt ducks, geese, coots and mergansers statewide. The daily bag limit and species restrictions for the youth season are the same as for regular duck and goose seasons. Exception: the additional two blue-winged […]
Deer Season for Young Hunters Opens Sept. 14
Friday, Sept. 14 at noon signals the start of a nine-and-a-half-day deer hunting season for youth, and hunters are reminded that a 2018 general game and habitat license must be purchased before the state Game and Fish Department mails the youth deer license. Hunters are encouraged to purchase the required license early, since it takes […]
have you read?
The 2018 August/September North Dakota Outdoors magazine is available FREE online right now here. You’ll find ND Game and Fish Director Terry Steinwand’s column Matters Of Opinion inside the cover. Last year at this time there were a number of unknowns heading into the fall hunting season. The unknowns centered around the fallout for North Dakota’s wildlife, pheasants and […]
Hunters Asked to Submit Wing Envelopes
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is once again asking upland game hunters for help with future bird management, by simply collecting some feathers from harvested birds and sending in wing envelopes this fall. Wing data allows biologists to assess production, determine the timing of hatches, and get a better understanding of the harvest […]
Grouse and Partridge Seasons Open Sept. 8
North Dakota’s popular hunting seasons for grouse and partridge will open Saturday, Sept. 8. State Game and Fish Department upland game supervisor Jesse Kolar said last year’s drought is still having an impact on bird numbers. “Numbers were already low going into 2017, and then we didn’t have good production largely due to the drought, […]