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North Dakota Outdoors: Professional gives outdoor photography tips, tricks

There’s a big difference between doing it and doing it well. I can take outdoor photographs but it’s more the equivalent of beating a drum than “playing” the drums. Everyone has a camera on their mobile device but taking a picture and true photography are not one in the same. Trust ...

Game and Fish advises early fish house removal

While the deadline for removing permanent fish houses from North Dakota lakes is March 15, the state Game and Fish Department is urging anglers to consider removing their houses early in areas of the state where ice conditions are deteriorating. Given the current long-range weather forecast predicting temperatures well above normal, coupled with a marginal ice pack in areas of the state, removing a fish house can be difficult or dangerous. It’s important to check ice thickness, especially this time of year. Ice conditions can vary from region to region, between lakes in the same ...

FOR THE TREES: Keeping an eye out for emerald ash borer

You may have heard that emerald ash borer (aka EAB) is knocking on North Dakota’s doorstep. Forestry partners across North Dakota have been on the lookout for this invasive insect for over a decade, so having discovered it in a few boulevard trees in a Moorhead, Minnesota, neighborhood ...

Spring turkey drawing held

The 2024 spring wild turkey lottery has been held and more than 1,000 licenses remain in 11 units, according to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Remaining licenses are issued on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 8 a.m. Central time on Wednesday. Hunters are allowed two licenses for the spring season. Licenses remain in unit 03, Benson and Ramsey counties and portions of Pierce County; unit 06, Bowman County; unit 13, Dunn County; unit 19, Grant and Sioux counties and portions of Morton County; unit 25, McHenry County and portions of Pierce and Ward counties; ...

North Dakota Outdoors: Working hard for fish, wildlife of ND

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 ...

Information sought in deer poaching

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. 3-5. If anyone has information about the illegal taking of this deer, contact Report All Poachers at 328-9921. Individuals may remain anonymous and are eligible for a reward if a conviction is made based on the information provided.