The 2026 archery deer season opened Friday, Sept. 4, and regular deer gun season opens at noon on Friday, Nov. 6. Before hunters head afield this year, North Dakota Game and Fish Department officials are reminding sportsmen and women that protecting the state's deer herd remains a shared ...
The Report All Poachers call I received when I was a game warden was from an elderly lady who watched a young man intentionally run over a couple of squirrels. Doesn’t sound like a big poaching crime but I’ll never forget how angry she was. This “poacher” swerved to run over one squirrel, then came back and ran over another. Turns out, it was just one of many crimes which included misdemeanors and felonies over the past 30 years. Being prosecuted didn’t stop this man from a variety of future violations, but it’s an example of how the system works. It takes a concerned ...
Drought is a prevalent problem this year and is affecting crops and wildlife across the region, according to Chris Asmundson, agricultural research technician at the NDSU Research Extension Center, south of Minot. Asmundon said raccoons, turkeys, woodpeckers and robins are just a few ...
WASHBURN - The public is invited to join the 2026 Twilight Hike at Fort Mandan State Historic Site at Washburn on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 6-7:30 p.m. The free tour will be hosted by nationally certified interpreters who will guide participants from the Fort Mandan Visitor Center along the ...
With fall fast approaching, North Dakota’s hunting seasons have already opened. The 2026 season officially kicked off Aug. 15 with the early Canada goose management season. Depending on the hunting zone, the first closure is Sept. 7 in the Missouri River zone, followed by Sept. 15 in the ...
A partnership between the North and South Dakota state chapters of the National Wild Turkey Federation and Pheasants Forever is helping open more private land to public hunting across the Dakotas. Through the partnership, the South Dakota NWTF State Chapter contributed $5,000 and the North Dakota NWTF State Chapter contributed $8,000 this year to Pheasants Forever’s Public Access to Habitat program, commonly known as PATH. Pheasants Forever debuted its PATH program in South Dakota in 2023 and expanded to include North Dakota in 2025. Other states with PATH programs include Michigan, ...
