2024 North Dakota Earth Day Patch Contest Winners
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department announced the winners of the 2024 Earth Day Patch Contest. Over 2,000 students from 100 schools entered this year's contest. Winners in three age categories are Ella Haagenson, Leeds (K-4); Isla Anderson, St. Johns Academy, Jamestown (5-8); and Deegan Kierschemann, Barnes Count...
Apr 15, 2024
Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports-April 15, 2024
District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2024-04-15 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) patrolled area wildlife management areas and took a local ATV-related complaint. Preparations were made for the upcoming turkey season, and assistance was given to local law enforcement at a couple local calls for service. CO Tony Hams (Warroad ...
Apr 15, 2024
Taking A Closer Look At The Work Of North Dakota Game Wardens
By Doug Leier The work of North Dakota game wardens is so much more than checking hunting and fishing licenses. The men and women wearing a badge and working the frontlines of game and fish law enforcement are the first called when a hunter has a question or a landowner is dealing with deer depredation. They're the ind...
Apr 09, 2024
2024 #NDGF Paddlefish Tags Online
North Dakota's paddlefish snagging season opens May 1, and snaggers should be aware of the sale and distribution of paddlefish tags. Paddlefish tags are available for purchase online at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's website, gf.nd.gov, at license vendors, and during business hours at Game and Fish Departm...
Apr 09, 2024
Spring turkey hunting begins April 17
Minnesota turkey hunting begins this month, with opportunities available from Wednesday, April 17, through Friday, May 31. The season is divided into six hunt periods, A-F. Wild turkey hunting is popular in Minnesota and turkey hunting - including setting decoys, listening for gobbles and calling to birds - can make fo...
Apr 08, 2024
Stream trout fishing opens in streams statewide April 13
Stream trout fishing opens in streams statewide April 13 Minnesota's popular stream trout season opens Saturday, April 13, with quality fishing opportunities in every region of the state. Brook trout and splake fishing also open April 13 on Lake Superior and its tributary streams. Trout anglers can find information on ...
Apr 08, 2024
Game and Fish Pays $762,000 in Property Taxes
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department recently paid more than $762,000 in taxes to counties in which the department owns or leases land. The 2023 in-lieu-of-tax payments are the same as property taxes paid by private landowners. The Game and Fish Department manages more than 200,000 acres for wildlife habitat and p...
Apr 08, 2024
Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports-April 8, 2024
District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2024-04-08 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked northern pike and walleye anglers on Lake of the Woods. Last-ice walleye fishing was good most days. Enforcement action was taken for an overlimit of walleyes and sauger. CO Tony Hams (Warroad North) spent the week monitoring ATV traffic...
Apr 08, 2024
Fourth Consecutive Record Count of Bighorn Sheep
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department's 2023 bighorn sheep survey, completed by recounting lambs in March, revealed a record 364 bighorn sheep in the grasslands of western North Dakota, up 5% from 2022 and 16% above the five-year average. The count surpassed the previous record of 347 bighorns in 2022. Altogether, ...
Apr 08, 2024
Full South Dakota Game Fish & Parks April Update
GFP Holds April Commission Meeting The South Dakota Game, Fish and Park (GFP) Commission held their April meeting in Pierre, April 4-5 at the Matthews Training Center in Pierre. Wildlife Proposals East River Firearm, Archery, and Muzzleloader Deer Harvest data and observation reports from GFP staff, landowners, and hun...
Apr 06, 2024
Report Bald Eagle Nest Sightings
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is asking for help locating active bald eagle nests. Conservation biologist Sandra Johnson said the department is looking for locations of nests with eagles present, not individual eagle sightings. Eagles lay eggs in early to mid-March, which hatch about a month later. Johnson ...
Apr 01, 2024
Deer Gratis Application Online
Landowners interested in a 2024 deer gratis license must apply online by visiting the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov. The deadline for applying is June 5. General deer and muzzleloader lottery applications will be available online in early May, also with a deadline of June 5. Gratis applicants...
Apr 01, 2024
Bear hunt lottery applications available
Deadline is Friday, May 3 Prospective bear hunters have until Friday, May 3 to apply for a bear hunting license from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Applications for the 2024 season can be submitted online, at any license agent or by telephone at 888-665-4236. A total of 4,030 licenses are available in 1...
Apr 01, 2024
Minnesota DNR seeks input on updates to pheasant and waterfowl plans
Refreshed plans will span from 2025-2030 The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking for feedback on pheasant and duck management which will inform updates to the state's duck and pheasant action plans. "We're starting the process to refresh these two action plans to reflect current conditions and publ...
Apr 01, 2024
Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports-April 1, 2024
District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2024-04-01 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) attended annual in-service training at Camp Ripley, and then put in one last long snowmobile patrol on Lake of the Woods with CO Fontes. Some walleye anglers were having success, but the majority of the activity was by tip-up northern pike angle...
Apr 01, 2024
Helping Wildlife Is A Long Term Commitment
By Doug Leier We live in a world of point, click, instant access and information. Patience is a rare commodity, but when it comes to hunting and fishing, it's not an option. Waiting for the right deer or the hot bite is as important as finding the right lure or spot. In the same way, maintaining, enhancing and growing ...
Mar 26, 2024
Minnesota DNR seeks input on muskie plan update
Anglers, lake user groups, others invited to participate in online survey The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking people to share their thoughts on how the DNR manages muskellunge as part of an update to the state's muskie long-range plan. "We're gathering input as we update our muskie plan for the...
Mar 26, 2024
Prevent conflicts with bears this spring by being BearWise
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is encouraging homeowners to remove birdfeeders now and check their property for food sources that could attract bears. While most of the female bears with cubs and yearlings are still near their denning areas, the mild winter has caused some full-grown bears to emerge from...
Mar 26, 2024
2024 North Dakota CWD Test Results
With the 2023 chronic wasting disease surveillance season completed, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department reported 11 deer tested positive. "The good news is that all these cases came from units where CWD has already been detected. None came from the southeastern part of the state where we were focusing our s...
Mar 25, 2024
North Dakota 2023 Deer Season Summarized
2023 Deer Season Summarized A total of 45,927 North Dakota deer hunters took approximately 25,146 deer during the 2023 deer gun hunting season, according to a post-season survey conducted by the state Game and Fish Department. Game and Fish made available 53,400 deer gun licenses last year. Overall hunter success was 5...
Mar 25, 2024