North Dakota’s early Canada goose season dates are set, with bag limits and licensing requirements the same as last year. Opening day is Aug. 15 in all three zones. Closing dates are Sept. 7 in the Missouri River zone, Sept. 15 in the western zone and Sept. 22 in the eastern zone. Early ...

Hunters applying for a 2022 swan license can submit an online application through the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov. North Dakota residents and nonresidents are eligible to apply. The resident swan license is $10, while the nonresident fee is $30. The deadline ...

The 2022 edition of the North Dakota Governor’s Walleye Cup Tournament was held last weekend and two teams from the Minot area finished first and second amongst 260. The Cup is won by the team that catches the 10 heaviest fish. The duo Cody Pardon and Josh Gladback reeled in 39.48 pounds ...

North Dakota’s 2022 pronghorn hunting season is set, with 1,970 licenses available in 17 units. Bruce Stillings, big game management supervisor for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said license numbers are up slightly from last year, when the department allocated 1,720 licenses. ...

North Dakota Game and Fish Department upland game biologists summarized the spring survey results for sharp-tailed grouse, ruffed grouse and greater sage grouse. Summaries from the spring sharp-tailed grouse census indicate a 13% decrease in the number of male grouse counted compared to last ...

North Dakota’s 2021 pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse and Hungarian partridge harvests were down from 2020, according to the state Game and Fish Department. Upland game biologist RJ Gross said the overall harvest was likely a result of fewer hunters and below average reproduction. “We ...