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Watchable Wildlife Photo Contest open for submissions

Photographers interested in sending photos for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s Watchable Wildlife Photo Contest must follow guidelines for submitting their work. Photographers should go to the Game and Fish Department’s website at gf.nd.gov/wildlife/watchable-photo-contest. Contestants are limited to no more than five entries. Photos must have been taken in North Dakota. By submitting an entry, photographers grant permission to Game and Fish to publish winning photographs in North Dakota OUTDOORS and on the department’s website. The contest is open and the ...

Report boat accidents

Regardless of how safe and cautious boaters are on the water, accidents happen. If a boating accident involves injury, death or disappearance of a person, an accident report must be completed and sent to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department within 48 hours of the occurrence. If property damage exceeds $2,000, but no deaths or injuries occur, a boat operator has five days to file a report. These reporting requirements are mandatory whether there is one or more boats involved. A boat accident form is available on the Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov, at any Game ...

Swan hunt applications available online

Hunters applying for a 2023 swan license can submit an online application through the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov. North Dakota residents and nonresidents are eligible to apply. The resident swan license is $10, while the nonresident fee is $30. The deadline to apply is Aug. 16. The statewide tundra swan hunting season opens Sept. 30. A total of 2,200 licenses are available. Successful applicants will receive a tag to take one swan during the season. Since swans are classified as waterfowl, nonresidents may hunt them only during the period their ...

Outdoors legislation changes for 2023

It’s hard to forget winter and its impact on fish, wildlife, hunters and anglers. While the recovery will slowly meld into the coming fall seasons, it’s important to realize the influence down the road. In similar fashion, the legislative session, which wrapped up around the same time ...

Innovative crossings reduce big game vehicle collisions

Even as a lifelong North Dakota hunter, angler, former game warden and veteran (old) biologist, there are plenty of times when my colleagues and agency make me smile and think “WOW, now that’s cool.” Take for instance a few years back when North Dakota’s first big game crossings were ...

Pheasants Forever invites landowners to talk conservation

North Dakota Pheasants Forever invites landowners to an informational event to learn more about land conservation programs available to farmers and ranchers in Ward and surrounding counties. The event will be held Tuesday, Aug. 1, between 4-8 p.m. at the NDSU North Central Research Extension Center. Free hamburgers and hotdogs will be served. Please RSVP at the link on North Dakota Pheasants Forever’s Facebook page or Twitter feed.