Tuesday – Merry Christmas!

Friday – Canada goose season closes, Zone 1.

Saturday – Buffalo Lodge Lake Fishing Derby, 720-3555.

Saturday-Sunday – Free fishing weekend.

Sunday – Duck season closes, High Plains Unit.

Sunday – Light geese season closes.

Sunday – Tundra swan season closes.

Dec. 31 – Bighorn sheep season closes.

Dec. 31 – Winter Survival Camp, Lake Metigoshe State Park.

Jan. 1 – Happy New Year!

Jan. 6 – Upland game season closes.

Jan. 6 – Fall turkey season closes.

Jan. 6 – Deer bow season closes.

Jan. 12 – Souris River Basin Longbeards Ice Fishing Derby, Lake Darling, 721-5546.

Jan. 12 – Hiddenwood Sportsman’s Club Ice Fishing Derby, 720-4386.

Jan. 19 – Minot State Baseball Ice Fishing Derby, Lake Audubon, 822-2010.

Jan. 19 – Relay For Life Ice Fishing Derby, Tobacco Garden Bay, 580-5362.

Jan. 20 – Full moon, 11:17 p.m.

Jan. 26 – Devils Lake Volunteer Fire Dept. Fishing Derby, Six-mile Bay, Devils Lake.