The Western meadowlark is North Dakota’s state bird but did you know one of its closest relatives is the less embraced common blackbird? Yes, meadowlarks are members of the blackbird family, which also includes orioles and bobolinks. A couple of other interesting facts: One nestling ...
North Dakota’s pronghorn lottery has been held and all 1,265 licenses were issued, according to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. In total, 16,572 applications were received, including 813 gratis applications.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s Private Land Open To Sportsmen Guide for 2024 is now available. The guide will feature about 836,000 PLOTS acres. Because PLOTS tracts can be added or removed from the program throughout the year, hunters are encouraged to use mapping and browser-based applications to locate and identify these tracts. Map sheets are updated weekly. The PLOTS guide features maps highlighting these walk-in areas, identified in the field by inverted triangular yellow signs, as well as other public lands. To maximize the use of hunter dollars, fewer signs ...
Hunters can purchase additional, concurrent season deer licenses Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 8 a.m. There is no limit on the number of concurrent season licenses a hunter can purchase. Contact the North Dakota Game and Fish Department for information. Concurrent season licenses can be used during the archery season with a bow; deer gun season with a bow, rifle or muzzleloader; or during the muzzleloader season with a muzzleloader. However, youth younger than 14 (at the end of the calendar year) will be issued a concurrent season license for archery only. Hunters with concurrent season ...
A federal duck stamp is required for waterfowl hunters 16 and older beginning Sept. 1. Waterfowl includes ducks, geese, swans, mergansers and coots. As a result of the Duck Stamp Modernization Act, the electronic stamp is now valid for the entire waterfowl hunting season. A physical stamp will be mailed in March 2025 to individuals who purchased the e-stamps. The federal duck stamp costs $25. An additional $4 processing fee is added. Contact the North Dakota Game and Fish Department for information.
Migratory bird hunters of all ages need to register with the Harvest Information Program prior to hunting ducks, geese, swans, mergansers, coots, cranes, snipe, doves and woodcock. Hunters must register in each state they are licensed to hunt. Contact the North Dakota Game and Fish Department for information. Those who registered to hunt during the spring light goose conservation order in North Dakota do not have to register with HIP again, as it is required only once per year. HIP registration is a cooperative program designed to determine a sample of hunters to measure harvest of ...
