In a perfect world everyone would get a buck tag and a stringer full of walleyes. But as much as we nod and smile we acknowledge not everyone wants a buck tag and there are some anglers who would take a few nice crappie, perch or (gasp) pike. There is no one size fits all. The legal ...
If you haven’t purchased your new fishing license, it was due April 1. I’d encourage you to give it a try on the Game and Fish app. Last year I did it for the first time exclusively on the app. I did the same this year and it was even quicker than it was last year. If you’re like me, the first thing to catch my eye is the local sunrise, sunset and wind. No matter if you hunt or fish, the weather is at the front of mind because of where we live. For many hunters, legal shooting hours are key, and this feature removes the need to mentally do the math. On the ND OUTDOORS calendar, ...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s 2024 bighorn sheep survey, completed by recounting lambs in March, revealed a minimum of 350 bighorn sheep in the grasslands of western North Dakota, down 4% from 2023 and 6% above the five-year average. Despite a slight decrease from the record count in 2023, the 2024 survey was still the second highest count on record. Altogether, biologists counted 105 rams, 199 ewes and 46 lambs. Not included are about 40 bighorn sheep in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park and bighorns introduced to the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation ...
A total of 42,416 North Dakota deer hunters took approximately 23,300 deer during the 2024 deer gun hunting season, according to a post-season survey conducted by the state Game and Fish Department. Game and Fish made available 50,100 deer gun licenses last year. Overall hunter success was 55%, with each hunter spending an average of 4.7 days in the field. Hunter success for antlered white-tailed deer was 49% and 44% for antlerless whitetails. Mule deer buck success was 80% and 78% for antlerless mule deer. Hunters with any antlered or any antlerless licenses generally harvest ...
There’s something about spring in North Dakota that’s different. The way it stretches out like an old neighbor coming over to visit after a long, harsh winter. As much as we love our winters (and yes, some of us do), there’s no denying the anticipation we feel as the days grow longer and ...
Like many growing up hunting, fishing and trapping, my memories of our North Dakota game wardens were my first exposure to natural resource law enforcement. In LaMoure, it was Harold Bellin. In Valley City, Delbert Tibke. Prior to becoming a game warden myself, I rode along with Ken Skuza who ...
