North Dakota residents who want to give fishing a try can fish for free June 1-2. That is the state’s free fishing weekend, when all residents 16 and older can fish any North Dakota water without a license. Residents 15 and younger do not need a fishing license at any time of year. The ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department offers a simple message to the well-intentioned who want to rescue what appear to be orphaned baby animals this time of year: don’t touch them. Whether it is a young fawn, duckling, cottontail rabbit or a songbird, it is better to leave them ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will lift the Tuesday-Wednesday no-camping restriction for Memorial Day week, which will allow overnight camping May 28-29 on those wildlife management areas that otherwise have the two-day restriction in place. A complete list of WMA regulations is ...

Twenty years ago I wrote a column about technology. It was inspired by a walk through an early spring hunting and fishing expo. What I wrote then and what I’m thinking about today with forward-facing sonar and even more evolution really hasn’t changed much at all has it? Think back to ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department announced on Monday that the state’s 2024 paddlefish snagging season will close Wednesday, May 15, to any additional harvest to provide long-term protection of the paddlefish population. An additional snag-and-release extended season will begin ...

A week-long national safe boating public awareness campaign is being held May 18-24, an annual event that serves to educate boaters and water users heading into summer. A boat should have enough U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets on board for all passengers. North Dakota law requires all ...