North Dakota’s deer gun lottery has been held and more than 3,800 licenses remain. Only resident applicants who were unsuccessful in the lottery can apply for remaining licenses. Licenses will be mailed to successful applicants in early August. More than 70,000 individuals applied for a ...

Hunter success during the spring turkey hunting season was 49%, according to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. The department issued 8,137 licenses for the 2024 spring season, and a record 6,847 hunters took 3,336 birds, the highest spring harvest on record. RJ Gross, upland game ...

Outdoor recreationists are encouraged to keep it clean this summer by packing out all trash. All garbage, including used fireworks, should be placed in proper trash receptacles. If trash cans aren’t available, or full, dispose of trash at home. It is not uncommon to see garbage piling up ...

Outdoor enthusiasts should note that possession or use of fireworks on state wildlife management areas is prohibited. The primary objective of a wildlife management area is to enhance wildlife production, provide hunting and fishing opportunities, and offer other outdoor recreational and ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual aerial pronghorn survey will begin Monday, July 1, and is scheduled to be completed within two weeks. During the survey period, small airplanes will sometimes fly low over parts of western North Dakota. The survey determines pronghorn ...

The number of roosters heard crowing during the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s 2024 spring pheasant crowing count survey was up 37% statewide from last year. The primary regions holding pheasants showed 28.8 crows per stop in the southwest, up from 19.5 in 2023; 21.5 crows per stop ...