North Dakota’s deer gun season, arguably the state’s most anticipated and celebrated hunting season, opens Nov. 10 at noon Central time. The Game and Fish Department’s standardized opening day of North Dakota’s deer gun season is determined by the calendar and always opens the Friday ...

Wouldn’t you feel better knowing the deer you shot, harvested and ate tested negative for chronic wasting disease? The North Dakota Game and Fish Department does the testing. Steph Tucker and Cami Wright are shown in this NDGF photo. If your deer hunting unit is under a chronic wasting ...

Deer hunters who can’t find their deer license should contact the North Dakota Game and Fish Department soon to secure their tag before the season opens. The Game and Fish Department must be contacted to authorize the online purchase of a replacement tag. Printable applications are not ...

The opening shots, so to speak, of the 2023 hunting season officially began over two months ago on Aug. 15 with the early Canada goose season. If you’re like many, the intention of brushing up on your swing and transitioning from fishing to shotgunning isn’t as gradual as you’d like. And ...

As the old saying goes, “If it wasn’t for the weather, most people wouldn’t know how to start a conversation.” The weather here on the Northern Plains impacts everything and everyone directly, and for farmers, ranchers, hunters, biologists and wildlife managers, what happened in the ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is asking water recreationists and property owners to check for zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species when removing boat lifts, docks and other equipment from state waters. Ben Holen, ANS coordinator, said water recreationists and property ...