Like most of you, I’ve long appreciated the grit of North Dakota’s native species. We tend to think more about the toughness of sharp-tailed grouse, northern pike and pronghorn that, like our ancestors, have managed to survive on the prairies compared to the more beautiful, but fragile ...

North Dakota’s pronghorn lottery has been held and all 1,965 licenses were issued. In total, 16,499 applications were received, including 818 gratis applications. Individual results are available online at North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov.

North Dakota Game and Fish Department officials will host three public meetings this month to discuss chronic wasting disease in North Dakota. A meeting will be held in Minot on Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Grand Hotel. Other meetings are scheduled for Aug. 22 in Fargo and Aug. 24 in Dickinson. ...

Migratory bird hunters of all ages need to register with the Harvest Information Program prior to hunting ducks, geese, swans, mergansers, coots, cranes, snipe, doves and woodcock. Hunters must register in each state for which they are licensed to hunt. Hunters can HIP certify when ...

North Dakota Game and Fish Department fisheries personnel encourage anglers to keep fish caught from depths of more than 25 feet, rather than practice catch-and-release. Dave Fryda, Missouri River System supervisor, said given the exceptional Lake Sakakawea walleye fishing this summer, ...

Friluftsliv To loosely translate from Norwegian to English: fri = free, lufts = air’s, liv = life The English equivalent= Outdoor Life The “Outdoor Life” (Friluftsliv) that I will explore in these columns will be wide ranging: birds, wildlife, the Badlands, historic sites, outdoor ...