The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual midwinter waterfowl survey in early January indicated about 88,000 Canada geese and 3,225 mallards in the state. John Palarski, department migratory game bird biologist, said the below average count was expected this year for wintering ...

When should you start planning for next fall’s hunting season? If you or someone you know will need hunter safety and education. The time is right now. I know it doesn’t seem quite normal when hunting seasons just wrapped up and squirrel season is still open but there’s a pretty short ...

Hunting, fishing, trapping and conservation issues can change quickly with a nasty winter, disease and other influences that challenge the animals on the landscape and the people who pursue them. Then again, sometimes the stars align and both animals and people benefit. To see where we have ...

If you were born after 1961, are 12 years or older, you must take a home study or traditional classroom certified hunter education course before you can get a firearm or bowhunting license in North Dakota. The home study, or hybrid course, requires 7-10 hours of online and six hours of ...

The 1st Battalion of North Dakota Waterfowl Brigade will be held July 8-12 at the 4-H Center in Washburn. The camp, a program of Texas Brigates, a Texas-based 501(c)(3) focusing on educating adolescents to become conservation ambassadors, is a five-day hands-on immersive learning experience ...

North Dakota hunters will get a chance to harvest an elk in a new unit, according to Gary Williams with the U.S. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. J. Clark Salyer was previously Unit E5, which is unmanaged elk habitat and considered not great habitat for a herd. This had let hunters with tags for ...