Based on all the necessary ingredients needed to provide essential water levels for lakes Sakakawea and Oahe in 2022, the forecast to do just that doesn’t look promising at this time. “Given current water levels and projected runoff based on mountain snowpack, it’s likely both lakes ...

Elk, moose and bighorn sheep applications are available online at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov. The deadline for applying is March 23. A total of 563 elk licenses are available to hunters this fall, an increase of 40 from last year. A total of 404 moose ...

Harvest statistics released by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department show overall hunter success during the 2021 season for bighorn sheep was 80%, 90% for moose and 65% for elk. The department issued four bighorn sheep licenses and auctioned one. Four of the five hunters harvested a ...

Anglers are reminded unoccupied fish houses must be removed from all waters beginning March 15 until ice-out. Fish houses may be used after March 15 if they are removed daily. Anglers are advised to use caution while accessing area lakes. Ice conditions can vary from region to region, ...

The deadline to submit entries for North Dakota’s Earth Day Patch contest is March 15. The Earth Day Patch Contest is step one in bringing awareness and developing consciousness about the environmental conditions of the planet and North Dakota. Students who participate will develop a patch ...

Mountain lion hunting during the late season in Zone 1 is closed immediately. The zone’s late-season harvest limit of either seven total cats or three females was reached after the third female was taken. A conditional season in Zone 1 will open March 6 for hunters to pursue the additional ...