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Outdoors

North Dakota Outdoors: 2025 outdoors legislation brings new department changes

Many hunters and anglers understand the work of the Game and Fish Department – from game wardens checking hunting and fishing licenses and keeping everyone outdoors safe, to fisheries biologists stocking and surveying lakes, to wildlife biologists and land managers maintaining and enhancing ...

Minot honored as Great American Defense Community

Minot was recognized as a 2025 Great American Defense Community during a ceremony at the North Dakota State Fair Grandstand before the evening’s concert July 18. The honor, presented by the Association of Defense Communities (ADC), celebrates Minot’s unwavering support for Minot Air Force ...

Garrison-Bismarck team takes top prize at 50th Governor’s Walleye Cup

GARRISON — The 50th annual North Dakota Governor’s Walleye Cup reeled in big results this past weekend as anglers from across the region gathered on the waters of Lake Sakakawea. Held July 18-19 at Fort Stevenson State Park, south of Garrison, the two-day fishing tournament marked a ...

North Dakota Outdoors: Game warden’s job means more than enforcing law

For many, a career as a game warden might sound like a dream job. A life spent outdoors, checking fishing licenses and keeping hunters safe and catching poachers. For most the job goes far beyond the glamour of a uniform or the thrill of patrolling the open landscapes of the state. It’s a ...

Minot AFB airmen deploy in support of Indo-Pacific Bomber Task Force exercise

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – A Bomber Task Force deployment of multiple U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, airmen and support equipment from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Minot Air Force Base arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam last week. This deployment ...

North Dakota Outdoors: Embrace summer before it slips away

Summer in North Dakota sneaks up slowly but when it finally arrives, it comes in wide open skies, the smell of fresh-cut alfalfa, and the echo of boat motors humming across prairie lakes. It’s slow to arrive and too quick to exit. Summer in North Dakota means fishing first and foremost. ...