It is unlawful to hunt big game over bait, or place bait to attract big game for the purpose of hunting, in deer units 3A1, 3A2,…
North Dakota Big Game Transport Rules
Big game hunters are reminded of requirements for transporting deer, elk and moose carcasses and carcass parts into and within North Dakota, as a precaution…
Deer Bow Season Opens Sept. 3
North Dakota’s deer bow season opens Friday, Sept. 3 at noon and continues through Jan. 2, 2022. Bowhunters can buy a license online at the North Dakota…
Deer Mortality Due to EHD
Wildlife biologists continue monitoring an ongoing mortality event in white-tailed deer in central North Dakota. Since early August, the state Game and Fish Department has…
Lower Water Levels Require Caution at Ramps
The ongoing extreme drought will likely begin to impact boating access throughout the state. With that in mind, boat owners need to be aware of…
Schlosser Earns WMA Award
Virgil Schlosser, with Hettinger County Water Resource District, was named the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s Wildlife Management Area Partnership Award recipient for 2021…
Try Hunting Doves This Season
Want to take someone new hunting this fall? If so, the upcoming dove season offers a great opportunity to introduce a new hunter to North…
Federal Duck Stamp Required Sept. 1
A federal duck stamp is required for waterfowl hunters 16 and older beginning Sept. 1. Waterfowl includes ducks, geese, swans, mergansers and coots. This year’s…
thoughts from the field
this was reader submitted by Todd Kosel of Edgeley, North Dakota The alarm rang at 4:01 early Canada Goose hunting has finally arrived. My buddy…
Flowering Rush Found on James, Sheyenne Rivers
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department needs assistance in identifying populations of flowering rush, an aquatic nuisance species, with separate findings by department staff…