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July 1 deadline for landowners to post land electronically

The deadline for landowners interested in posting private land electronically for the 2022-23 hunting season is July 1. Landowners can log into My Account on the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov. The July 1 deadline is necessary to produce print material and digital content prior to hunting seasons that begin in August. The 2021 state legislature passed a bill to allow electronic posting of private land, giving landowners another option for posting private property. Landowners who enrolled land electronically last year can renew, add or modify posting ...

Anglers may not bring live aquatic bait into ND

Anglers are reminded that it is illegal to import minnows and other forms of live aquatic bait, such as leeches and frogs, into North Dakota. When purchasing live aquatic bait, anglers must buy from a licensed North Dakota retail bait vendor. Bait vendors can properly identify species and ensure all bait is clean of any aquatic nuisance species. For more information, refer to the 2022-24 North Dakota Fishing Guide, available at license vendors or online at the state Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov.

The state Game and Fish Department reminds anglers that live white suckers are not legal baitfish anywhere in North Dakota, except in the Bois de Sioux and Red rivers. Anglers can use live white suckers on the Bois de Sioux and Red rivers, and tributaries up to the first vehicular bridge; however, they are illegal elsewhere. Fathead minnows, sticklebacks and creek chubs are the only legal live baitfish outside of the Bois de Sioux and Red rivers. The transportation of live white suckers, other than in Richland, Cass, Traill, Grand Forks, Walsh and Pembina counties, is illegal. ...

Boat ND course required for youth

North Dakota state law requires youth ages 12-15 who want to operate a boat or personal watercraft by themselves with at least a 10-horsepower motor to pass the state’s boating basics course. The course is available for home-study by contacting the North Dakota Game and Fish Department at 328-6300, or ndgf@nd.gov. Two commercial providers also offer the course online, and links to those sites are found on the boat and water safety education page on the Game and Fish website at gf.nd.gov. While the home-study course is free, students are charged a fee to take it online. The online ...

Lake Metigoshe opens watercraft access

BOTTINEAU — Lake Metigoshe State Park is teaming with the Bottineau County Commission to allow private users free access into the park to utilize the boat ramp until June 30. This service is being offered while the construction at the Narrows boat ramp is being completed. This agreement allows users with a watercraft and trailer to access the park boat ramp free of charge. Visitors are asked to stop by the entrance booth or the park’s main office to obtain a vehicle pass to reflect that they are utilizing the boat ramp. The state park boat ramp is available daily until 10 p.m. ...

NCREC announces field day

The North Central Research Extension Center, Minot, will hold its annual field day July 20 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The North Dakota State University Research Extension Centers has set its annual field days across the state. Other area events are at the Williston Research Extension Center main site on July 13 from 4-8 p.m. and the irrigated tour at the Nelson Research and Development farm east of Williston on July 14 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The Carrington Research Extension Center will hold its field day July 19 from 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.