Youth are the future of North Dakota’s hunting tradition. Last year Outdoor Life published an article with some detail of why we “suck” at recruiting new hunters. If you’re a hunter yourself, then you’re probably aware that our numbers have [read more…]
Yes, it’s that time. The deadline for applicants to participate in the 2019 Deer Gun Lottery is today— June 5th. You must have your applications submitted before midnight tonight. Youth hoping to hunt antlered mule deer in 3B1, 3B2, 4A, [read more…]
One of the most contentious bills of the recently completed 66th Legislative Session was Senate Bill 2315. This, of course, was the bill that dealt with the issue of whether landowners should have to post their property. Some referred to it [read more…]
As Announced by the North Dakota Game & Fish Department 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 [read more…]
It’s the time of year many anglers across the State of North Dakota live for— ice fishing. This week the North Dakota Game & Fish Department published a reminder of the Winter Fishing Regulations and encouraged people to consult the [read more…]
The North Dakota Department of Agriculture and North Dakota Game & Fish Department are once again partnering up to provide a means for landowners and coyote hunters/trappers to coordinate their efforts in removing unwanted coyotes. It is called the Coyote [read more…]
Just six days ago, the 2nd River Otter Season in 98 years opened in North Dakota. And just past Noon today, that season is now closed after reaching the 15 otter limit of one otter per trapper. The season was [read more…]
In the big scheme of things, it wasn’t that long ago that a day like today was pretty much a state holiday— the opening day of the 2018 Deer Gun Season. For some of us, it meant a day off [read more…]
I know that we’re typically a political blog, but I can’t help but share the excitement I felt when I saw this headline from the Grand Forks Herald— “Report: Warmer Fall, Winter Predicted for North Dakota“. According to the Climate [read more…]
Last month we published an article documenting the fact that the North Dakota Game & Fish Department is issuing 650 more licenses for the 2018 Deer Gun Season than they did in 2017— for a total of 55,150. The application [read more…]
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