If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably found yourself standing over a tailgate in November with cold fingers, a pocketknife that could use sharpening, and a few regrets. Whether it’s a whitetail buck from the Sheyenne River breaks, a Badlands muley or prairie fawn, how we handle ...
When I see kids balancing a rod and tackle box while riding a bike to a nearby river or fishing hole, I pause and smile. Years ago, I did that. So did my son. And it’s reassuring to know with all the distractions and noise in this digital age a remnant remains drawn to a worm, a hook, ...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department Advisory Board will host public meetings this fall at eight locations across the state. These public meetings provide citizens with an opportunity to discuss fish and wildlife issues and ask questions of their district advisors and agency personnel. Area meetings include: District 2 – Bottineau, Burke, McHenry, Mountrail, Pierce, Renville and Ward counties Oct. 29 – 7 p.m., Kenmare Fire Hall, 617 Central Ave. N. Host: Goosefest; contact: Scott Ness, 240-3855; advisory board member, Travis Leier, Velva. District 7 – McLean, ...
The state Game and Fish Department is allowing hunters with whitetail or “any” deer gun licenses in five units in western North Dakota the option of turning those licenses in for refunds. Hunters with antlered whitetail, antlerless whitetail, any antlered and any antlerless licenses, are eligible for refunds in units 3E1, 3F1, 3F2, 4E and 4F. Hunters who return their licenses will have their bonus points restored, if applicable, to the same number of points prior to the 2025 deer gun lottery. Mason Ryckman, wildlife health biologist, said the decision is based on scattered ...
Across North Dakota and elsewhere, there are kids fishing, take a kid hunting and volunteer organizations to help keep the spirit of hunting and fishing alive. From 2011-16, we lost 2.2 million hunters nationwide amidst population increases. But don’t put on blinders and stick your head ...
Even if you’ve never been a hunter, you’re likely familiar with the term poaching. Poaching is theft, plain and simple. It’s the illegal taking or killing of fish and wildlife. It’s stealing from legal hunters and trampling on the public trust. It might be shooting before legal hours, ...
