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Outdoors

Youth, military waterfowl weekend set

Introduce a youngster to duck hunting during North Dakota’s two-day youth waterfowl season Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 20-21. In addition, the special veteran and active military personnel waterfowl season is set for the same weekend. Legally licensed resident and nonresident youth waterfowl ...

Sandhill crane season begins Sept. 20

North Dakota’s sandhill crane season opens Saturday, Sept. 20, and runs through Sunday, Nov. 16. Limits are three daily and nine in possession in unit 1 (west of U.S. Highway 281), and two daily and six in possession in unit 2 (east of U.S. Highway 281). Shooting hours are 30 minutes before ...

Remaining fall turkey licenses available Sept. 17 beginning

The fall wild turkey lottery has been held and more than 1,200 licenses remain in 10 units. Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 8 a.m., all remaining licenses will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis. Hunters are allowed a maximum of five licenses for the fall season. Resident and ...

Upland game brood survey results

North Dakota’s roadside surveys conducted in late July and August indicate pheasant numbers are relatively the same as last year, while gray partridge and sharp-tailed grouse numbers were down. Total pheasants observed (91.6 per 100 miles) are down 3% from last year and broods (11.4) per ...

Submit wing envelopes

Hunters can help in the effort to manage upland game birds in North Dakota by collecting feathers from harvested birds and sending in wing envelopes. Birds included in the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s upland game wing survey, which has been in practice for decades, are ...

Minot Parks brings back Logger Fest

Minot Parks has announced the return of Logger Fest at Oak Park. Logger Fest is an outdoor festival combining family friendly lumberjack activities and German Oktoberfest. The event will be held Saturday, Sept. 27, from noon-6 p.m.. Logger Fest is a fun-filled day of music, retail and craft ...