With North Dakota’s deer gun season opening on Friday, the state’s countryside is seeing an influx of hunters traveling rural backroads to fill their tags. The Game and Fish Department encourages hunters to assess travel routes during the season as recent precipitation has created some ...

The state Game and Fish Department cautions deer hunters to be wary of ice conditions. In some parts of the state, there are already smaller and mid-sized waters that show the appearance of safe ice. Even though deer might be able to make it across, it doesn’t mean hunters can. Ice can ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s District 1 (Divide, McKenzie and Williams counties) advisory board meeting in Watford City has been rescheduled for Tuesday. It will be held at 7 p.m. in the McKenzie County Sportsman’s Club. The meeting was scheduled for October but postponed due ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will hold a public hearing to address proposed rules changes to Title 30 of the North Dakota Administrative Code. The hearing is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at the agency’s main office in Bismarck. Anyone planning to attend the ...

This year’s deer season will run between Veterans Day and the Thanksgiving holiday. While that is subject to change from the annual shifting of the deer opener set near the Friday before Veterans Day. Many hunters appreciate the added holiday time while the rest of the non-hunting ...

Each deer season is unique. It’s part of what creates the hunting heritage as you reconnect with the same hunting crew at deer camp each year. But no matter how hard you try, there’s bound to be a little different twist each year. A new member joining the crew or, unfortunately, one ...