By Doug Leier, NDG&F Dept. With deer gun season getting underway, and upland game and waterfowl seasons continuing on, it’s a good time for a reminder about hunting safety. Not that there is a bad time for such a reminder. Whether it’s grouse hunting in September or deer hunting in November, the same rules apply…

NDG&F Press Release North Dakota’s deer gun season opens Nov. 10 at noon, and the state Game and Fish Department cautions deer hunters to be wary of ice conditions. In some parts of the state, there are already small and mid-sized waters that show the appearance of safe ice. Even though deer might be able…

NDG&F Dept. Release Nonprofit organizations that are eligible to receive big game hunting licenses in 2018, must have the application submitted to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department no later than Jan. 1 Deputy director Scott Peterson said as a result of a legislatively mandated study, Game and Fish worked closely with the 2017 state…

US FWS Press Release In a continuing effort to increase access to hunting and fishing on public lands, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a final rule to open or expand opportunities across 132,000 acres on 10 national wildlife refuges. This will bring the number of refuges where the public may hunt up to…

NDG&F Dept. Press Release The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is reminding deer hunters to keep in mind the Sportsmen Against Hunger program this fall. While this year’s deer proclamation allows only one deer gun license per hunter, families with more than one license might want to consider donating a deer to this worthy…

NDG&F Dept. Press Release The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s fall mule deer survey indicated fawn production in 2017 was lower than in 2016. Biologists counted 2,548 (3,003 in 2016) mule deer in the aerial survey in October. The buck-to-doe ratio of 0.32 (0.48 in 2016) was lower than the long-term average of 0.43…

NDG&F Press Release The state Game and Fish Department will continue its Hunter-Harvested Surveillance program during the 2017 deer hunting season, by sampling deer for chronic wasting disease and bovine tuberculosis from 10 units in North Dakota. In addition, all moose and elk harvested in the state are eligible for testing. Samples from hunter-harvested deer taken in…

NDG&F  Dept. Press Release Fisheries crews have completed their annual salmon spawning operation on the Missouri River System after collecting more than 2.5 million eggs. Dave Fryda, North Dakota Game and Fish Department Missouri River System supervisor, said crews easily collected enough eggs to stock the 400,000 smolts planned for Lake Sakakawea in 2018. The…

MISS THIS?  Ol’ Man Winter takes another swipe at cooling down North Dakota, as yesterday’s wind and chill persist throughout much of the day today.  Things will calm down tonight, giving you an opportunity to get outdoors tomorrow.  However, there’s plenty to catch up on and get ready for while you wait, as we talk…

GOBBLED UP.  Back to the bluster today after Saturday’s near perfection as shifting conditions bring more gusts in the afternoon that will hang around until Halloween.  Chilly conditions are settling in and thoughts are quickly turning to the back half of the hunting season, and maybe even ice fishing?  We talk about all sorts of…

By Nick Simonson With the changing of the seasons evident in the recent onset of chilly conditions, hunters look ahead to the North Dakota Firearm Deer Season Opener set for noon on Fri. Nov. 10.  With that shift, many deer hunters will trade their bows for their favorite rifles but still occupy the same stands…

SUPER SATURDAY.  How about that?  The calmest day of the week falls on a Saturday.  If you aren’t out there getting some sort of hunting in (or maybe some fishing later in the day when it warms up) you probably don’t have a pulse!  If that is the case, Halloween is only a few days…