The North Dakota Game and Fish Department reminds citizens that possession or use of fireworks on state wildlife management areas is prohibited. The primary objective of a wildlife management area is to enhance wildlife production, provide hunting and fishing opportunities and offer other ...

The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) was awarded a $270,000 grant to hire a habitat partnership coordinator in the Dakota Grasslands region through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Northern Great Plains program. The new full time staff position within MDF will work with the Bureau of ...

On a trek across the country the Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure had a scheduled stop in Minot on Tuesday. Cyclists are riding to raise funds for families needing safe and suitable homes. The Fuller Center Adventure bicyclists are a group of 11 riders and five support cyclists. Bikers began ...

A bow fisherman from Bismarck has set a new bow/spear state record. Mitch Estabrook arrowed a 60-pound, 8-ounce buffalo from Heart Butte Reservoir on May 16. It broke the previous record by 3 pounds, taken at Heart Butte Reservoir in 2017 by Derek Larson of Mandan. Buffalo are a native ...

The deadline for landowners interested in posting private land electronically for the 2022-23 hunting season is July 1. Landowners can log into My Account on the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov. The July 1 deadline is necessary to produce print material and digital ...

Anglers are reminded that it is illegal to import minnows and other forms of live aquatic bait, such as leeches and frogs, into North Dakota. When purchasing live aquatic bait, anglers must buy from a licensed North Dakota retail bait vendor. Bait vendors can properly identify species and ...