Dean Hildebrand, former Game and Fish director, had a flair for telling stories. Dr. Seuss could’ve taken notes. “When I lived in Kulm, it was so dry the ducks carried canteens … I played cops and robbers with a young girl that always won. Turns out, it was Angie Dickinson.” (If you ...

North Dakota Game and Fish Department officials are looking for information in connection to a deer poaching case on Oahe Wildlife Management area south of Bismarck near the Emmons-Burleigh county line. An antlerless white-tailed deer was shot and left intact in a field sometime around Feb. ...

The North Dakota National Archery in the Schools Program state tournament is scheduled for March 15-16 at the State Fair Center in Minot. The tournament will feature competition in bullseye, 3-D and varsity. The tournament consists of team and individual competition in elementary, middle and ...

North Dakota’s spring light goose conservation order opens Saturday and continues through Sunday, May 12. Residents must have a 2023-24 (valid through March 31) or 2024-25 (required April 1) combination license, or a small game, and general game and habitat license. Resident youth younger ...

The deadline for landowners to digitally post land is July 1, which enables N.D. Game and Fish to produce print material and digital content prior to hunting seasons that begin in August. Landowners who enrolled land electronically last year can renew, add or modify posting designations ...

Every hunter, angler and trapper can assess their own past seasons and look forward to the challenges and opportunities of 2024. The director of North Dakota Game and Fish and division chiefs are tasked with understanding and guiding the vested interests of all from Cavalier to Carson, from ...