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19th Annual Youth Outdoor Festival set The North Dakota Game and Fish Department, local wildlife clubs and other sponsors will be hosting the 19th Annual Youth Outdoor Festival in Minot. It will take place Sept. 3 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Game and Fish Conservation and Outdoors Skills Park at the state fairgrounds. For more information, contact Game and Fish outreach biologist Greg Gullickson at 720-1640. Deer archery season opens Sept. 4 Sept 4 marks the beginning of deer bow season which will end Jan 3, 2027. Nonresident hunters are only to hunt on private land besides ...

NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS: Looking back at PLOTS program

If you’ve spent any time driving the backroads of North Dakota over the last few decades, you know the sight well – inverted yellow triangles indicating a Private Land Open To Sportsmen tract. What started as a visionary idea to bridge the gap between private landowners and public hunters ...

New program shows strong interest from landowners

On a beautiful morning at the Cass County Soil Conservation District Office south of Mapleton, I watched them all come together. Literally. Richard Fordyce, USDA under secretary, Sen. John Hoeven, Gov. Kelly Armstrong, Jeb Williams, Game and Fish director, and a few dozen others. Some set out ...

Make good choices when outdoors

I’ll never tire from stressing the importance of safety because hunting, fishing and spending time outdoors is beneficial in multiple ways. Outdoor recreation brings people – old friends, new acquaintances, family – together. If you simply need time away from stress at work or need to ...

State issues algal bloom advisories, warnings

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality has issued a harmful algal bloom advisory for Lake Tschida in Grant County, bringing the number of state waterbodies under an active advisory or warning to seven. Harmful algal blooms, also called HABs or blue-green algae, can develop quickly in warm, sunny weather. Some blooms produce cyanotoxins that can make people, pets and livestock sick if the water is swallowed or touched. An advisory means a bloom is present in portions of the waterbody. A warning means a bloom covers a significant portion of the waterbody and ...

If fish doesn’t look or smell right, is it worth risk?

Fish can get viruses and can become stricken with diseases in a similar way to humans and wildlife. Fish can have appearances on the outside and internally, which give pause when cleaning, making you wonder “is it safe to eat?” While I understand the desire to keep, clean and eat your ...