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Prevent spread of aquatic nuisance species

Waterfowl hunters should do their part in preventing the spread of aquatic nuisance species into or within North Dakota. Hunters must remove aquatic plants and plant fragments from decoys, strings and anchors; remove aquatic plant seeds and plant fragments from waders and other equipment before leaving hunting areas; remove all water from decoys, boats, motors, trailers and other watercraft; and remove all aquatic plants from boats and trailers before leaving a marsh or lake. In addition, hunters are encouraged to brush their hunting dogs free of mud and seeds. Cattails and ...

Waterfowl hunters should wear life jackets

Waterfowlers hunting from boats are encouraged to wear properly fitted life jackets while on the water. Hunting coats with life jackets built in are light and comfortable to wear. In addition, wearing a life jacket will not only keep the overboard hunter afloat but also slow the loss of critical body heat caused by exposure to cold water. Capsizing and falling overboard from small boats are the most common types of fatal boating accidents for hunters.

North Dakota Outdoors: Important news for North Dakota hunters

Hard to believe North Dakota’s hunting seasons opened more than a month ago with the early Canada goose season on Aug. 15. Other hunting openers have followed and more to come, and every hunter should know the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s Private Land Open To Sportsmen Guide for ...

Mule Deer Foundation hires regional director

Sara Wagner is the new regional director for North Dakota and Minnesota for the Mule Deer Foundation. Born and raised in southern Illinois, she moved in 2015 to northwestern North Dakota, where she discovered her passion for hunting and conservation. Before coming to MDF, she co-created a women’s hunting platform to share experiences and encourage other women to find adventure and confidence in the outdoors, hosting several women’s outdoor events. Wagner’s volunteer experience with various conservation groups helped get the MDF chapter operating in Tioga. Wagner has previous ...

Game and Fish allocates bighorn licenses

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department allocated five bighorn sheep licenses for the 2022 hunting season, the same as last year. One license was issued in unit B1, one in B3, one in B4 and one in B5. In addition, one license, as authorized under North Dakota Century Code, was auctioned in May by the Midwest Chapter of the Wild Sheep Foundation, from which all proceeds are used to enhance bighorn sheep management in North Dakota. A record 19,423 applicants applied for bighorn sheep. Successful applicants have been notified. Prospective hunters were required to apply for a ...

Hunters asked to submit wing envelopes

Hunters can help in the effort to manage upland game birds in North Dakota by collecting feathers from harvested birds and sending in wing envelopes. Birds included in the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s upland game wing survey, which has been in practice for decades, are ring-necked pheasants, sharp-tailed grouse, Hungarian partridge, turkeys and ruffed grouse. Collecting enough pheasant samples is typically never a problem, but securing enough sharptail and partridge feathers can be. Game and Fish biologists will take as many sharptail and partridge feathers as they ...