The North Dakota Game and Fish Department Advisory Board will host its public meetings on site this spring at eight locations across the state. In addition, the District 7 meeting in Bismarck will be streamed live on the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov. Attendance will be limited at the ...

North Dakota Game and Fish Department offices, except for Riverdale, are open to public access after being closed to walk-in traffic since last spring due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Riverdale office will remain closed to walk-in traffic since it does not have an administrative assistant. ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s 2020 bighorn sheep survey, completed by recounting lambs in March, revealed a record 322 bighorn sheep in western North Dakota, up 11% from 2019 and 13% above the five-year average. The count surpassed the previous record of 313 bighorns in ...

One of the most fascinating upland game birds I’ve ever witnessed is the sage grouse. My first look at them came many years ago during my first mule deer hunting trip to the Badlands in the far southwest part of North Dakota. I’ve never forgotten it. While big mule deer were on ...

Today – Spring turkey opener. Today – Badlands Bass Bandits derby, Nelson Lake, 6:30 a.m., 300-3442. Today – Maple Sugaring Day, Fort Stevenson State Park. April 25 – AIM Weekend Walleye Series, Missouri River, Bismarck. April 26 – Full moon, Pink Moon, 10:33 p.m. May 1 – ...

GARRISON – Fort Stevenson State Park will host its annual Maple Sugaring event on Saturday, April 10. Park staff will demonstrate how to tap trees, collect sap, and use it to make maple syrup. They will also tell of the history of maple syrup and explain the equipment used in the process. The ...