The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will host visitors to its free Conservation and Outdoors Skills Park July 19-27 at the State Fair in Minot. Visitors will be treated to an array of activities, exhibits and useful information as the park is open from 1-7 p.m. daily. Pathways to ...

By Tom Miller Forum News Service GRAND FORKS — Catching, running and passing for a touchdown in the same game happens once in a lifetime to a very select few high school football players. But forgive Thompson wide receiver Marcus Hughes if he wasn't blown away by his own performance ...

The North Dakota Cooperative Fur Harvester Education Program is sponsoring a fur harvester education class in Bismarck for anyone interested in trapping or hunting furbearers. The class is scheduled for Aug. 6 and 8 from 5-9 p.m., and Aug. 10 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. The course is free and takes ...

GRAND FORKS — For a third-string quarterback, Adam Zavalney played a big role in the offense Saturday, July 13, at Cushman Field. Zavalney scored two touchdowns — one on offense and one on defense — and set up another score with a long run. The Park River/Fordville-Lankin product sparked ...

MAYVILLE (FNS) — The last time Joey Hornstein played against a large-school, Class AAA football program, he was a sophomore and a reserve running back for Devils Lake. That was three seasons ago. And, after back-to-back all-state seasons, the Devils Lake High School product is looking ...

GRAND FORKS — New Rockford-Sheyenne wide receiver Bo Belquist was a little hesitant at first to approach his family about the possibility of playing football at the University of North Dakota. His dad, Elliott, played wide receiver at North Dakota State (1999-03) and Bo was born when his ...

Tuesday – Velva Wildlife Club Grand Opening/Banquet, 1901 Highway 52 West, 5:30 p.m. Saturday – Badlands Bass Bandits Tourney, Lake Oahe, Mobridge, SD, 6:30 a.m. Saturday –Van Hook Association Kid’s Fishing Derby, 240-8320. Sunday – AIM Fishing Derby, Lake Oahe, 920-505-0122. July ...

Here is the North Dakota Game and Fish Department Catch-and-Release Club qualifiers, date & length for June: Lake Audubon Tiger muskellunge: Rodney Keller, Max, June 1, 46 inches. Lake Metigoshe bluegill: Travis Hovde, Minot, June 9, 11 inches. West Park Lake northern pike: Shar ...

Here are the top five place winners and payouts from the AIM Weekend Walleye Series held at Fort Stevenson State Park June 30: 1 – 31.39 lbs., Justin Krieger and Rick Ellingson, Williston, $3,500. 2 – 31.03 lbs., Greg Abdallah and Steve Meyer, Spearfish, SD, $1,800. 3 – 29.96 lbs., ...

North Dakota’s 2018 pheasant and sharp-tailed grouse harvests were similar to 2017, while the number of Hungarian partridge taken last year was down from the year before, according to statistics compiled by the state Game and Fish Department. Upland game management supervisor Jesse Kolar ...

Here is the North Dakota Game and Fish Department Whopper Club entries, date & weight for June: Lake Sakakawea walleye: Chase Brown, Minot, June 1, 8 lbs., 7 oz. Paul Thompson, Watford City, June 2, 9 lbs., 8 oz. Kyle Ereth, Beulah, June 6, 9 lbs., 10 oz. Chris Wilmes, Bismarck, June ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will again participate in Operation Dry Water as part of a nationally coordinated effort to increase knowledge about the dangers of boating under the influence. The goal is to reduce the number of accidents and deaths associated with alcohol and drug ...

Lake Metigoshe State Park is hosting their fall Wild Outdoor Women event September 13-15, 2019. WOW events are primarily for ladies over the age of 16 who are looking to learn or improve on skills associated with several outdoor recreational activities. Women of all skill levels are encouraged ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s 72nd annual spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of 3.4 million birds, up 20 percent from last year. Migratory game bird supervisor Mike Szymanski said the index was the 22nd highest on record and stands 40 percent above the ...

Thursday – Happy Fourth of July! July 9 – Velva Wildlife Club Grand Opening/Banquet, 1901 Highway 52 West, 5:30 p.m. July 13 – Badlands Bass Bandits Tourney, Lake Oahe, Mobridge, SD, 6:30 a.m. July 13 –Van Hook Association Kid’s Fishing Derby, 240-8320. July 14 – AIM Fishing ...

By SCOOTER PURSLEY Bismarck Tribune How does a person start to break down a softball tournament as large as the Sam McQuade Charity Softball Tournament? Well, just about everything can be broken down by numbers. So, let’s crunch some numbers, starting with 0.57. That’s the amount of ...

BISMARCK — The 44th annual Sam McQuade Charity Softball Tournament started Friday with a record number of 464 teams participating. The three-day tournament features 15 different classes, from Women’s Recreational to Men’s Masters 50+. There are 40 fields in use across seven complexes in ...

By Brad E. Schlossman Forum News Service GRAND FORKS — Adam Scheel was passed over in the 2017 NHL Draft. He was passed over for a second time last summer. Scheel dropped off of the radar of NHL teams and arrived at the University of North Dakota in the fall unheralded, expected to back ...

FARGO — Roger Maris was coming off back-to-back American League Most Valuable Player awards and just finished a season in which he hit a record 61 home runs, yet still found himself scraping for every dollar from the vault of the New York Yankees. Maris, according to New York Times reports, ...

GRAND FORKS — The University of North Dakota football program stayed in-state to land its first verbal commitment of the 2020 recruiting class. Mandan wide receiver Elijah Klein announced his commitment Tuesday morning. The 6-foot-7, 205-pound senior-to-be led the state in receiving yards ...