North Dakota’s sandhill crane season opens Sept. 17 and runs through Nov. 13. Limits are three daily and nine in possession in unit 1 (west of U.S. Highway 281), and two daily and six in possession in unit 2 (east of U.S. Highway 281). Shooting hours are a half-hour before sunrise to 2 ...

North Dakota’s roadside surveys conducted in late July and August indicate pheasant and gray partridge were up from last year, while sharp-tailed grouse numbers were down. State Game and Fish Department upland game supervisor Jesse Kolar said the annual upland late summer counts showed ...

A few weeks ago, I went to the post office and bought my duck stamp. I’ve done this for about 35 years running, which seems like a long time. Yet, I know there are readers who can tell me they’ve been purchasing duck stamps longer than that. On the other side of the discussion are hunters ...

North Dakota’s hunting seasons for grouse and partridge will open Saturday. Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. Sharptails, ruffed grouse and Hungarian partridge each have a daily limit of three and a possession limit of 12. All hunters, regardless of age, must ...

With the deer bow, elk, and moose seasons opening soon, North Dakota Game and Fish Department officials remind hunters there are options for getting their animals tested for chronic wasting disease. A list of locations where hunters can drop off heads is available at the N.D. Game and Fish ...

State Game and Fish Department migratory bird biologists expect a fall flight of ducks from North Dakota similar to 2007, 2008 and 2017. To bring that forecast closer to home, the fall flight is anticipated to be about 26% above last year’s fall flight, based on observations from the ...