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The state Game and Fish Department is allowing hunters with whitetail or “any” deer gun licenses in five units in western North Dakota the option of turning those licenses in for refunds. Hunters with antlered whitetail, antlerless whitetail, any antlered and any antlerless licenses, are eligible for refunds in units 3E1, 3F1, 3F2, 4E and 4F. Hunters who return their licenses will have their bonus points restored, if applicable, to the same number of points prior to the 2025 deer gun lottery. Mason Ryckman, wildlife health biologist, said the decision is based on scattered ...

North Dakota Outdoors: Help youth get hooked on hunting

Across North Dakota and elsewhere, there are kids fishing, take a kid hunting and volunteer organizations to help keep the spirit of hunting and fishing alive. From 2011-16, we lost 2.2 million hunters nationwide amidst population increases. But don’t put on blinders and stick your head ...

North Dakota Outdoors: Poaching is stealing from hunters

Even if you’ve never been a hunter, you’re likely familiar with the term poaching. Poaching is theft, plain and simple. It’s the illegal taking or killing of fish and wildlife. It’s stealing from legal hunters and trampling on the public trust. It might be shooting before legal hours, ...

Fall mule deer survey begins in western ND

The state Game and Fish Department’s annual fall aerial mule deer survey is set to begin Monday, Oct. 13, in western North Dakota. Weather permitting, the survey takes about two weeks to complete. During the survey period, people could notice low-flying small airplanes over some parts of the badlands. Game and Fish biologists have completed aerial surveys of the same 24 badlands study areas since the 1950s. The survey is used to collect mule deer population data for monitoring demographic trends, such as buck-to-doe and fawn-to-doe ratios.

2026 OUTDOORS calendars available

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s North Dakota OUTDOORS calendar is available. The calendar lists all hunting seasons and application dates for 2026. Along with color photographs of North Dakota’s wildlife and outstanding scenery, it includes sunrise-sunset times and moon phases. Contact the Game and Fish Department for information to obtain the calendar.