VAN HOOK – Fishing, food and camaraderie combined for a good time for area veterans treated to a day on the lake during the annual Warriors on the Water event Saturday at Van Hook. It didn’t hurt that the walleye were biting, either. This was the 10th year that Aaron Donamaria and his ...

I have tremendous respect for all our North Dakota game wardens. Their work is under-appreciated and most invaluable to all who spend time outdoors. Long days in remote locations, nights, weekends and holidays. And while you may take every opening day of deer season off, they likely work every ...

The 2024 pronghorn hunting season is set with 1,265 licenses available and all units open. North Dakota Game and Fish Department big game management supervisor Bruce Stillings said license numbers are up significantly from last year, when the department allocated 420 licenses in eight ...

Hunters can apply for 2024 swan licenses through the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. North Dakota residents and nonresidents are eligible to apply. The resident swan license is $10, while the nonresident fee is $30. The application deadline is Aug. 21. The statewide tundra swan ...

Count me among the anglers who have lived through the drought of the 1980s and witnessed firsthand the 25-plus years of booming fisheries of North Dakota, which few will argue began with the 1993 drought busting and continues to a lesser degree today. Anglers recall when North Dakota fishing ...

Walleye fingerling stocking wrapped up with Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery at Riverdale setting a record with just short of 12 million fingerlings produced. Distribution trucks traveled more than 12,000 miles over a two-week period to stock the fish, according to Jerry Weigel, North ...