Category Archives: Outdoors Live

Many reports indicate that walleye have been unusually active in the shallows where they are responding well to live bait. Spinners and live bait rigs with minnows or crawlers account for the majority...

State Game and Fish Department biologists expect a fall flight of ducks in North Dakota this fall that will be unfamiliar to many hunters.   Mike Szymanski, Department migratory game bird managem...

District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2021-08-02 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked anglers on Lake of the Woods and ATV riders around Warroad. Anglers had mixed results fishing for walleyes, and the o...

  By Doug Leier Hints of North Dakota's fall duck and pheasant populations were revealed in spring. For starters, the pheasant population index was about the same as last year, according to the s...

North Dakota's early Canada goose season dates are set, with bag limits and licensing requirements the same as last year. Opening day is Aug. 15 in all three zones. Closing dates are Sept. 7 in the Mi...

Hunters interested in applying for a 2021 swan license can submit an online application through the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's website, gf.nd.gov. North Dakota residents and nonresidents ...

Race the Red can't happen without you! Because we value our volunteers and their time, we need more pre-registered racers by Thursday, August 5 in order to hold Race the Red. Planning on joining in on...

Water temperatures remain high, causing most species of fish to seek deeper, cooler waters. Live bait rigs with leeches or crawlers have been key to catching a variety of fish, especially at the deepe...

  North Dakota's 2021 pronghorn hunting season is set, with 1,720 licenses available in 15 open units. Applicants can apply online at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov....

72nd year of counts continues Minnesota's ruffed grouse spring population counts are down from last year as expected during the declining phase of the species' 10-year cycle - a predictable pattern re...