When should you start planning for next fall’s hunting season? If you or someone you know will need hunter safety and education. The time is right now. I know it doesn’t seem quite normal when hunting seasons just wrapped up and squirrel season is still open but there’s a pretty short ...
Hunting, fishing, trapping and conservation issues can change quickly with a nasty winter, disease and other influences that challenge the animals on the landscape and the people who pursue them. Then again, sometimes the stars align and both animals and people benefit. To see where we have ...
If you were born after 1961, are 12 years or older, you must take a home study or traditional classroom certified hunter education course before you can get a firearm or bowhunting license in North Dakota. The home study, or hybrid course, requires 7-10 hours of online and six hours of in-person classroom time. The six hours of classroom time consists of an in-person session prior to starting the online class and at the end of the class to complete testing. Traditional classroom courses require at least 14 hours of in-person class time, and most classes are held from January through ...
North Dakota hunters will get a chance to harvest an elk in a new unit, according to Gary Williams with the U.S. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. J. Clark Salyer was previously Unit E5, which is unmanaged elk habitat and considered not great habitat for a herd. This had let hunters with tags for other units hunt there, granted they only harvest whatever animal their tag permits. The large mammals now are to be added to the list of approved species for hunting at J. Clark Salyer. “It will now be its own unit, with its own allocation of licenses,” said Casey Anderson, with the North ...
The 1st Battalion of North Dakota Waterfowl Brigade will be held July 8-12 at the 4-H Center in Washburn. The camp, a program of Texas Brigates, a Texas-based 501(c)(3) focusing on educating adolescents to become conservation ambassadors, is a five-day hands-on immersive learning experience for youth ages 13-17. The camp is designed to educate participants about the importance of wetland ecosystems, waterfowl biology, flock dynamics, shooting skills and safety, stewardship, public speaking, leadership development and more. The deadline to apply is March 15. Applications can be found ...
Tree stands, blinds, steps and other personal items, such as cameras, must be removed from all wildlife management areas by Jan. 31. Items not removed by then are considered abandoned property and are subject to removal and confiscation by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
