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Mussel-sniffing dogs to attend walleye tournament

The effort to combat the spread and introduction of invasive zebra mussels in North Dakota, water is going to the dogs. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has partnered with Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife wardens who will employ their professionally trained K-9 companions to detect the presence of zebra and quagga mussels on boats being launched in the North Dakota Governor’s Walleye Cup tournament. The Corps will host a mussel K-9 demonstration open to the public July 14 at 10 a.m. at Fort Stevenson State Park, south of Garrison. The K-9s and handlers will ...

Boaters reminded to report accidents

Regardless of how safe and cautious boaters are on the water, accidents happen. If a boating accident involves injury, death or disappearance of a person, an accident report must be completed and sent to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department within 48 hours of the occurrence. If property damage exceeds $2,000, but no deaths or injuries occur, a boat operator has five days to file a report. These reporting requirements are mandatory whether one or more boats are involved. A boat accident form is available on the Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov, at any Game and ...

NDGF to take part in Operation Dry Water

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will participate in Operation Dry Water as part of a nationally coordinated effort to increase knowledge about the dangers of boating under the influence. The goal is to reduce the number of accidents and deaths associated with alcohol and drug use on state waterways. ODW weekend, July 2-4, is the national weekend of heightened enforcement directed at boating under the influence laws and recreational boater outreach. While educating boaters about the hazards associated with boating while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a ...

Put garbage where it belongs

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department reminds outdoor recreationists to keep it clean this summer by packing out all trash. All garbage, including used fireworks, should be placed in a proper trash receptacle. If trash cans aren’t available, or full, dispose of trash at home. It is not uncommon to see garbage piling up around full trash containers. Styrofoam containers are not biodegradable, but are often found wedged in cattails, drifting or washed up on shore. Tires, mattresses and kitchen appliances have found their way to public use areas. This illegal dumping is ...

Fireworks prohibited, camping restrictions lifted for weekend

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department reminds citizens that possession or use of fireworks on state wildlife management areas is prohibited. The primary objective of a wildlife management area is to enhance wildlife production, provide hunting and fishing opportunities and offer other outdoor recreational and educational uses compatible with these objectives. Only activities that would not disrupt the intentions of how these areas are managed are encouraged, and a fireworks display is not compatible. In addition, the Game and Fish Department will lift the Tuesday-Wednesday ...

Mule Deer Foundation to hire Dakota coordinator

The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) was awarded a $270,000 grant to hire a habitat partnership coordinator in the Dakota Grasslands region through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Northern Great Plains program. The new full time staff position within MDF will work with the Bureau of Land Management, North Dakota Game and Fish and other partnering agencies in Montana, South Dakota and Wyoming. The partners will match the grant funding through in-kind volunteer work, donated use of heavy equipment and other existing habitat restoration funds. With the MDF, the partners will ...