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North Dakota Outdoors: Staying safe on water this summer

You wouldn't wait until after the opening weekend of pheasant season to brush up on firearm safety. You take hunter education before you hunt. You check your firearm, review the rules and head into the field prepared. The same mindset belongs on the water. Because here's the truth: if your ...

NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS: Biology of fishing regulations

If you spend enough time backing a trailer down a ramp or leaning against a bait shop counter, you’re bound to overhear some chatter about fishing rules and regulations. Anglers love to swap stories from trips to neighboring states, especially Minnesota, and it usually leads to a familiar ...

LOCAL OUTDOORS

Camping restrictions lifted on WMAs With Independence Day approaching, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department reminds outdoor recreationists fireworks on state wildlife management areas are prohibited. The primary objective of a wildlife management area is to enhance wildlife production, provide hunting and fishing opportunities, and offer other outdoor recreation compatible with these objectives. Activities that do not disrupt the intentions are encouraged, and fireworks are not compatible. In addition, the department will lift the Tuesday-Wednesday no-camping restriction for the ...

Electronic posting closes soon

Farmers, ranchers and all landowners should be aware of a key deadline: July 1, 2026. This date serves as the cutoff for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s electronic posting system. Electronic posting allows landowners to designate land as "posted" via a digital database. For ...

NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS: What makes summer so special?

In North Dakota, summer’s arrival has always been a bit of a tease. I was visiting with an old friend on the sidewalk the other evening and it didn’t take long before the conversation turned the way it usually does this time of year — toward the weather and then getting back ...

North Dakota Outdoors: What to do, not to do when find baby wildlife?

On a chilly, rainy Friday night the police officer called and said a young girl had taken what she thought was an injured mother duck and rode off on her bike. The officer was unable to find the girl and the hen, while a dozen ducklings scurried around looking for mom. Maybe they’d ...