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Outdoors

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 ...

NDGF mobile app brings convenience to the palm of your hand

I don’t remember the year I bought my first North Dakota fishing license online. I intentionally tried to block it out with respect to an ongoing tradition. Prior to that, my first initial trip of the spring included a stop at the gas station for some worms, Diet Mountain Dew, my fishing ...

Whooping crane migration underway

Whooping cranes are in the midst of their spring migration, and sightings will increase as they make their way through North Dakota over the next several weeks. Anyone seeing these endangered birds as they move through the state should report sightings so the birds can be tracked. The ...

Anglers, trappers, hunters licenses needed

North Dakota anglers, trappers and hunters are reminded that new licenses are required as of April 1. Licenses can be purchased online by visiting the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov. Once the license is processed, hunters and anglers will have the option to print a ...