The number of roosters heard crowing during the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s 2023 spring pheasant crowing count survey was up 30% statewide from last year. “We documented increased production for most of the state during 2022 brood routes compared to the last couple years, and ...
North Dakota’s deer gun lottery has been held and more than 4,300 licenses remain. Only resident applicants who were unsuccessful in the lottery can apply for remaining licenses. Successful applicants can expect to receive their deer licenses by early August. More than 68,500 individuals applied for a deer gun lottery license, in addition to more than 13,000 gratis applicants. The 2023 deer gun proclamation allows for 53,400 deer gun season licenses. Unsuccessful applicants can apply online for remaining licenses beginning today. The deadline for applying is July 19. For a ...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual aerial pronghorn survey began June 28. It is scheduled to be completed within two weeks. During the survey period, small airplanes will sometimes fly low over some parts of western North Dakota. The survey determines pronghorn abundance, herd demographics and fawn production. This data is used to set the number of licenses for the fall hunting season.
Outdoor recreationists are encouraged to keep it clean this summer by packing out all trash. All garbage, including used fireworks, should be placed in a proper trash receptacle. If trash cans aren’t available, or are full, dispose of trash at home. It is not uncommon to see garbage piling up around full trash containers. Styrofoam containers are not biodegradable but are often found wedged in cattails, drifting or washed up on shore. Tires, mattresses and kitchen appliances have found their way to public use areas. This illegal dumping is costly to clean up and takes a ...
Thanks to modern technology you can register your boat and buy a fishing license from your phone. The internet and mobile technology has made the process quicker, faster and more efficient. But as my friend Alan asks, “Have we traded our patience in for convenience?” After spending two Saturday mornings in a row helping anglers buy a fishing license online at a retail outlet I tend to agree with my buddy. The world is obsessed with faster and easier, but I’d argue backing a boat into the water requires just as much time and patience now as 30 years ago. As we’ve seen the ...
Since 1993 when the wet cycle began, the growing and maintaining aquatic habitat has been … natural. If you are under the age of, say, 35 or 40, you’ve never known the impacts of lower water issues. Sure, we’ve had a few short-term drought interruptions during the wet cycle, but anyone ...
