Farmers, ranchers and all landowners should be aware of a key deadline: July 1, 2026. This date serves as the cutoff for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s electronic posting system. Electronic posting allows landowners to designate land as "posted" via a digital database. For ...
In North Dakota, summer’s arrival has always been a bit of a tease. I was visiting with an old friend on the sidewalk the other evening and it didn’t take long before the conversation turned the way it usually does this time of year — toward the weather and then getting back ...
On a chilly, rainy Friday night the police officer called and said a young girl had taken what she thought was an injured mother duck and rode off on her bike. The officer was unable to find the girl and the hen, while a dozen ducklings scurried around looking for mom. Maybe they’d ...
Every year about this time, questions start rolling in about the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s lottery system. Hunters wonder how bonus points work, whether they need to apply in the same unit each year, and how the drawing happens. The short answer is that the system rewards ...
One of the biggest days of the year for prospective deer hunters occurred Friday afternoon, May 8. It’s when the Game and Fish Department released the framework for the 2026 deer hunting season. This year’s deer gun season will open Nov. 6 at noon and runs through Nov. 22, as wildlife ...
I’ve never been mistaken as a master gardener, and I’m perfectly fine with that. I can borrow the neighbor’s tiller and work up a patch of soil, but somewhere between turning dirt and planting the first spuds, my enthusiasm tends to fade. That doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the ...
