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Outdoors

Paddlefish snagging season opens May 1

North Dakota’s paddlefish season opens May 1, and snaggers should note that the sale and distribution of tags are similar to last year. Paddlefish tags are available for purchase online at the Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov, at license vendors, and during normal business ...

Fort Stevenson holds evening hike series

GARRISON – Fort Stevenson State Park will host its third event of its Evening Hike Series on May 6 from 9:30-10:30 p.m.    In recognition of the full moon in May called the Flower Moon, the Full Flower Moon Fairy Hike will be a fun evening exploring a section of trail lit by a ...

North Dakota Outdoors: The importance of pollinators

I’ve always appreciated the complexities of nature, including the connection of individual fish and wildlife species to food, water, space and where they call home. If you hunt upland game, the importance of grassland habitat and pollinators is mutual to game and hunters. Much of the ...

ANS sticker for watercraft required

Boaters with watercraft registered outside the state must have a 2023 aquatic nuisance species sticker before operating watercraft in North Dakota. State law requires a $15 ANS fee for motorized watercraft not licensed in North Dakota to be paid for each calendar year, and the ANS sticker ...

2023-25 watercraft registrations available

North Dakota watercraft owners should note that 2023 is the first year of a new three-year registration period. Watercraft registrations must be renewed online by visiting My Account at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov. A credit card is required. The price ...

Friluftsliv: Western Meadowlark: Our endangered state bird

To loosely translate from Norwegian to English: fri = free, lufts = air’s, liv = life The English equivalent= Outdoor Life On Saturday, June 22, 1805, Meriwether Lewis recorded a journal entry near Great Falls, Montana, while proceeding west with William Clark and members of ...