Count me among the anglers who have lived through the drought of the 1980s and witnessed firsthand the 25-plus years of booming fisheries of North Dakota, which few will argue began with the 1993 drought busting and continues to a lesser degree today. Anglers recall when North Dakota fishing ...
Walleye fingerling stocking wrapped up with Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery at Riverdale setting a record with just short of 12 million fingerlings produced. Distribution trucks traveled more than 12,000 miles over a two-week period to stock the fish, according to Jerry Weigel, North Dakota Game and Fish Department fish production/development section supervisor. When combined with fingerling production from Valley City National Fish Hatchery, 177 waters were stocked, providing a great boost in developing future fishing prospects across the state. While producing nearly 12 ...
Water recreationists should do their part to help prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species in North Dakota. While the effort to stop the transportation of ANS has been mostly successful, challenges remain as not all anglers, pleasure boaters and other water enthusiasts are abiding by the clean, drain, dry message. North Dakota waters remain relatively free of aquatic nuisance species. Besides common carp, most species – zebra mussels, Eurasian water milfoil, flowering rush, curlyleaf pondweed and three species of invasive carp – are only found in a handful of waters in the ...
More than 1,900 deer licenses are available in four units for North Dakota’s 2024 deer gun season, and will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Wednesday, July 24, at 8 a.m. Central time. Residents and nonresidents who have not already received a lottery or landowner license are eligible to apply. Hunters who want to purchase additional licenses may do so Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 8 a.m. Central time. At that time, any remaining licenses will be issued as a concurrent season license, which can be used during the archery season with a bow; deer gun season with a bow, ...
I’m not a professional angler. When it comes to tips and tactics on how to land a lunker walleye or fill a stringer in short order, I’ve got more questions than answers. In the not so recent past I casually referred to myself as the human cold front because of a perceived lack of fishing ...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s Watchable Wildlife Photo Contest is open for entries. The deadline for submitted photos is Oct. 1. The contest has categories for nongame and game species, as well as plants/insects. An overall winning photograph will be chosen, with the number of place winners in each category determined by the number of qualified entries. Photographers interested in sending photos must follow guidelines for submitting their work. Contestants are limited to no more than five entries. Photos must have been taken in North Dakota. Contact the North Dakota ...
