Category Archives: Outdoors Live
North Dakota Hunter Education Changing With The Pandemic
By Doug Leier A year ago, the pandemic created a unique set of circumstances for the North Dakota hunter education program. With a goal of training safe hunters, the Game and Fish Department an...
Feb 16, 2021 Brian Schafer, NDGF (L)
Darren Becker (R) teaching hunter safety
Spring Light Goose Conservation Order
North Dakota's spring light goose conservation order opens Feb. 20 and continues through May 9. Residents must have a valid current season 2020-21 (valid through March 31) or 2021-22 (required April 1...
Feb 15, 2021 snow goose 4-96
photo by Craig Bihrle, ND Game and Fish
Darkhouse Spearers Reminded to Register, Practice Safety
Individuals who are required to possess a valid fishing license (age 16 and older) to participate in darkhouse spearfishing are reminded to first register with the North Dakota Game and Fish Departmen...
Feb 12, 2021 NDGF spearing
CRP General Signup Extended
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending the open enrollment of its voluntary Conservation Reserve Program by continuing to accept offers past the original Feb. 12 deadline. Private landowners ...
Feb 12, 2021
Minnesota WEEKLY FISHING UPDATE - FEB. 12, 2021
Central Region Otter Tail Area Lakes Ice fishing in Otter Tail County is in full swing. Fishing has been very good this week despite the cold. One area guide recommends that anglers treat cold fronts ...
Feb 12, 2021
New technology available for anglers
By Doug Leier When my son, dad and I went spearing, Dad had his ice saw in the back of the truck. We put it in the sled and hauled it out. But we didn't use it. We could have, but the lithium ion auge...
Feb 10, 2021
Applications for Minnesota WMA turkey permits
Apply for WMA turkey permits through Feb. 12 Firearms turkey hunters age 18 and older who are interested in a permit to hunt in Mille Lacs, Carlos Avery or Whitewater wildlife management areas during ...
Feb 10, 2021
Fergus Falls Region Weekly Conservation Officer News
District 3 - Fergus Falls area Last updated: 2021-02-01 CO Shane Osborne (Evansville) checked anglers, snowmobile riders, ATV operators and fish houses. A court trial was attended for a hunting while ...
Feb 09, 2021
Paddlefish Snagging Season Expected
North Dakota Game and Fish Department officials anticipate a normal paddlefish snagging season in 2021, unless COVID-19 safety concerns deem the activity unsafe. The season in 2020 was canceled becaus...
Feb 09, 2021 Paddlefish snaggers line the banks at Sundheim Recreation Area to catch their quearry on Wednesday, May 2, 2018.
Chronic Wasting Disease in tri-state deer populations on the rise
Chronic Wasting Disease in local deer populations has been on a steady climb. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a highly transmissible disease that affects deer, elk, reindeer, sika deer, and moose. It...
Feb 08, 2021
