The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will lift the Tuesday-Wednesday no-camping restriction for Memorial Day week, which will allow overnight camping May 28-29 on those wildlife management areas that otherwise have the two-day restriction in place. A complete list of WMA regulations is available from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
Twenty years ago I wrote a column about technology. It was inspired by a walk through an early spring hunting and fishing expo. What I wrote then and what I’m thinking about today with forward-facing sonar and even more evolution really hasn’t changed much at all has it? Think back to ...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department announced on Monday that the state’s 2024 paddlefish snagging season will close Wednesday, May 15, to any additional harvest to provide long-term protection of the paddlefish population. An additional snag-and-release extended season will begin Thursday, May 16, and run through Tuesday, May 21. Paddlefish snaggers with unused tags can continue snagging during the additional snag-and-release season but must release all fish immediately. If snaggers have already used their tags on harvested paddlefish, they are not allowed to participate in ...
A week-long national safe boating public awareness campaign is being held May 18-24, an annual event that serves to educate boaters and water users heading into summer. A boat should have enough U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets on board for all passengers. North Dakota law requires all children ages 10 and younger to wear a personal flotation device (PFD) while in boats of less than 27 feet in length. The law also requires all personal watercraft users to wear a life jacket, as well as anyone towed on skis, tubes, boards or other similar devices. However, state law allows an ...
North Dakota’s 2024 deer season is set, with 50,100 licenses available to hunters, down 3,300 from last year. In addition, muzzleloader licenses decreased by 66 and restricted youth antlered mule deer licenses remained the same. North Dakota’s 2024 deer gun season opens Friday, Nov. 8, at noon and continues through Sunday, Nov. 24. Applicants for regular deer gun, gratis, youth and muzzleloader can apply online through the Game and Fish Department. The deadline for applying is midnight Wednesday, June 5. Those who didn’t apply last year will lose accrued points by not applying ...
To encourage exploration of the state’s fisheries, anglers fishing in North Dakota are invited to complete the third annual Fish Challenge. New this year, anglers can choose to complete the Rough Fish Challenge by catching a bullhead, carp and sucker. In addition, anglers can complete last year’s Sportfish Challenge by catching a bluegill, walleye, bass and trout, or the inaugural Classic Challenge requiring a northern pike, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and channel catfish. Either way, the process is simple – snap a photo of each and submit your entry on the North Dakota ...
