Category Archives: Outdoors Live

North Dakota's two-day youth pheasant season Oct. 1-2 is a great opportunity to introduce a new hunter to the outdoors with limited competition.   That's when legally licensed residents and nonre...

North Dakota Outdoors Doug Leier North Dakota Game and Fish Department Last week I wrote about the Game and Fish Department's Private Land Open To Sportsmen program, which provides walk-in access to h...

District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2022-09-26 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) conducted field training with COC Hams. They spent time attending a waterfowl identification class, checking bear baits, and ...

Fish and Wildlife Almanac A weekly list of news briefs about fish, wildlife, and habitat management that can be used in full, as separate short stories, or to jump-start a longer article. Hunter walki...

Motorists should watch for deer along roadways this time of year as juvenile animals disperse from their home ranges.   October through early December is the peak period for deer-vehicle accident...

The deadline for submitting entries in the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's annual Watchable Wildlife Photo Contest is Oct. 3. The contest has categories for nongame and game species, as well a...

  North Dakota's waterfowl season opens for residents Sept. 24, while nonresidents may begin hunting waterfowl Oct. 1.   The season for swans opens Oct. 1 for both residents and nonresidents...

Waterfowl hunters should do their part in preventing the spread of aquatic nuisance species into or within North Dakota.   Hunters must remove aquatic plants and plant fragments from decoys, stri...

  Doug Leier Last fall saw the first year of electronic posting (eposting) in North Dakota. For most, it's like the first time you shoot a rifle or call in a goose, it gets easier with time. Even...

District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2022-09-19 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) conducted field training with COC Anthony Hams. They spent the week working ATV enforcement and checking small-game hunters, ...