Here is the North Dakota Game and Fish Department Catch-and-Release Club qualifiers, date & length for August: Nelson Lake largemouth bass: Denton Cash, Minot, Aug. 7, 20 inches. Devils Lake northern pike: Ryan Bacon, Granville, Aug. 6, 42 inches. Lake Sakakawea ...

Today – Upland game, squirrel season opener. Today – Badlands Bass Bandits Classic, Lake Ashtabula, 6:30 a.m., 300-3442. Today – Prairie Knights Casino, Casino Cup Walleye Circuit, Lake Oahe, 854-7743. Friday – Youth deer season opener. Sept. 18 – Youth waterfowl season ...

North Dakota’s roadside surveys conducted in late July and August indicate the state’s pheasant population is down from last year, while sharp-tailed grouse and Hungarian partridge numbers remain about the same. State Game and Fish Department upland game supervisor Jesse Kolar said ...

North Dakota’s hunting seasons for grouse and partridge will open Saturday, Sept. 11. Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. Sharptailed grouse, ruffed grouse and Hungarian partridge each have a daily limit of three and a possession limit of 12. All hunters, regardless ...

A handler in a familiar white jacket places a whistle in her mouth. At her side a glistening black Labrador glances at the movement, eyes gleaming and bright. About 125 yards distant an assistant tosses a bumper high into the air. The dog’s muscles begin to tense, a spring about to unwind, ...

Jeb Williams was appointed director of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department on Aug. 24, replacing the retired Terry Steinwand. Steinwand held the post for more than 15 years. Williams, from Beach, earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Dickinson State University and has been with ...