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Outdoors

Pronghorn survey begins

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual aerial pronghorn survey will begin June 28 and is scheduled to be completed within two weeks. During the survey period, small airplanes will sometimes fly low over parts of western North Dakota. The survey determines pronghorn abundance, ...

Guide, outfitter exam scheduled

The next guide and outfitter written examination is Saturday, Aug. 16, at 1 p.m. at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department office in Bismarck. Preregistration is required no later than Friday, Aug. 8, by calling the department’s enforcement office at 328-6604. In addition to passing a ...

Public advised to know, avoid, report bue-green algae

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality reminds residents that hot weather and accumulated nutrients can lead to blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) blooms in water bodies across the state. Blue-green algae can cause blooms that produce toxins in the water called ...

White Shield area wildlife

WHITE SHIELD – As wildfires rage in western Canada, recently Karen LoneFight, a contributor to The Minot Daily News from White Shield, looked for wildlife in a 5-mile radius of White Shield. This is what she found.