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Outdoors

North Dakota Outdoors: Game warden’s job means more than enforcing law

For many, a career as a game warden might sound like a dream job. A life spent outdoors, checking fishing licenses and keeping hunters safe and catching poachers. For most the job goes far beyond the glamour of a uniform or the thrill of patrolling the open landscapes of the state. It’s a ...

Minot AFB airmen deploy in support of Indo-Pacific Bomber Task Force exercise

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – A Bomber Task Force deployment of multiple U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, airmen and support equipment from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Minot Air Force Base arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam last week. This deployment ...

North Dakota Outdoors: Embrace summer before it slips away

Summer in North Dakota sneaks up slowly but when it finally arrives, it comes in wide open skies, the smell of fresh-cut alfalfa, and the echo of boat motors humming across prairie lakes. It’s slow to arrive and too quick to exit. Summer in North Dakota means fishing first and foremost. ...

North Dakota Outdoors: Grasslands benefit birds, other wildlife

You don’t have to be a biologist or range scientist to see how the land use of grasslands of North Dakota has changed. Ashlyn Herron, a University of North Dakota master’s in biology student, is using technology to determine if high-quality grassland habitat restoration through the ...

Operation Dry Water underway

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will participate in Operation Dry Water as part of a nationally coordinated effort to increase knowledge about the dangers of boating under the influence. The goal is to reduce the number of accidents and deaths associated with alcohol and drug use on ...

Deer lottery held, licenses remain

North Dakota’s deer gun lottery has been held and more than 2,900 licenses remain. Only resident applicants who were unsuccessful in the lottery can apply for remaining licenses. Successful applicants will have their payment processed, with licenses mailed in early August. More than ...