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Outdoors

Deer season set, apply online

North Dakota’s 2022 deer season is set, with 64,200 licenses available to hunters, down 8,000 from last year. In total, any-antlered licenses decreased by 150 from last year, any-antlerless by 350, antlered whitetail by 4,150, and antlerless whitetail by 3,700. Antlered mule deer licensed ...

Fishing for a challenge

The Game and Fish Department’s 2022 North Dakota Fish Challenge is an initiative designed to get more people fishing, trying to catch a new species, exploring new waters, and learning (or remembering) how much fun just fishing can be. So, what’s the challenge? Catch a channel catfish, ...

Area student overall winner of 2022 Earth Day patch contest

Zoe Beall of Alexander was chosen as the overall winner of the 2022 Earth DAy patch contest announced by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Beall, in the 9-12 years category, was among three first-place winners. Beall’s design will be made into the 2022 Earth Day patch. More ...

2021 deer season summarized

BISMARCK — A total of 57,086 North Dakota deer hunters took approximately 32,793 deer during the 2021 deer gun hunting season, according to a post-season survey conducted by the state Game and Fish Department. Game and Fish made available 72,200 deer gun licenses last year. Overall hunter ...

ANS sticker required for nonresident boaters

Boaters with watercraft registered outside of the state who do not have a 2022 aquatic nuisance species sticker need to purchase a current sticker before operating watercraft on North Dakota waters. State law requires a $15 ANS fee for motorized watercraft not licensed in North Dakota to be ...

Paddlefish snagging season opens May 1

North Dakota’s paddlefish season opens May 1, and tags are only available for purchase online at the state Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov, and during normal business hours at Game and Fish offices in Bismarck, Dickinson and Williston. Snaggers buying tags online should plan ...