It’s hard to forget winter and its impact on fish, wildlife, hunters and anglers. While the recovery will slowly meld into the coming fall seasons, it’s important to realize the influence down the road. In similar fashion, the legislative session, which wrapped up around the same time ...
Even as a lifelong North Dakota hunter, angler, former game warden and veteran (old) biologist, there are plenty of times when my colleagues and agency make me smile and think “WOW, now that’s cool.” Take for instance a few years back when North Dakota’s first big game crossings were ...
North Dakota Pheasants Forever invites landowners to an informational event to learn more about land conservation programs available to farmers and ranchers in Ward and surrounding counties. The event will be held Tuesday, Aug. 1, between 4-8 p.m. at the NDSU North Central Research Extension Center. Free hamburgers and hotdogs will be served. Please RSVP at the link on North Dakota Pheasants Forever’s Facebook page or Twitter feed.
GARRISON — Kids can show off their fishing skills at the North Dakota Junior Governor’s Cup Youth Fishing Derby at Fort Stevenson State Park on Saturday, July 22, in the DeTrobriand Marina. The derby is open to anyone 17 and younger. Registration starts at 10 a.m. on the lawn. Multiple prizes will be awarded; participants may only win in one category. A limited supply of loaner poles is available on a first come-first serve basis. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own pole if possible. Bait will be provided. Lunch will be served following the derby while supplies last. ...
It’s been nearly 20 years since the first legal mountain lion season in North Dakota. To think there’s a generation that has grown up never knowing a time when there wasn’t a season. It puts into context the label of “new” or “experimental” when describing one of the more ...
North Dakota Game and Fish Department fisheries personnel encourage anglers to keep fish caught from depths of more than 25 feet, rather than practice catch-and-release. Scott Gangl, Game and Fish fisheries management section leader, said with the exceptional fish bite at Lake Sakakawea this summer, anglers should know fish reeled in from this depth will likely die if released. “As water warms during summer, fish tend to move to deeper, cooler water,” Gangl said. “This is particularly true for walleye in the big lake, where they follow their primary forage of rainbow smelt to ...
