Category Archives: Outdoors Live
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in New Areas
PIERRE, S.D. - Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was recently confirmed in Sully and Lyman counties in South Dakota. Samples were obtained from two male white-tailed deer by hunters in Lyman County and on...
Nov 25, 2020
A new way of stocking for better success
By Doug Leier I'll interrupt the usual "migration" of hunting information this time of year with an interesting update on the future of fishing in North Dakota where fisheries biologists contin...
Nov 24, 2020 fish stocking
Take caution around open water, newly formed ice
With the continued surge in the number of people recreating outdoors this year, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds everyone that lakes and ponds across the state have started to fre...
Nov 23, 2020 MN DNR ice safety
Late Season Hunting Dates
North Dakota waterfowl hunters are reminded the statewide duck and white-fronted goose seasons close Dec. 6. However, duck hunting in the high plains unit reopens Dec. 12 and continues through Jan. 3....
Nov 23, 2020 KFGO file photo
Mountain Lion Zone 1 Early Season Ends, Late Season Opens
North Dakota's early mountain lion season in Zone 1 closed Sunday, Nov. 22, and the late season, when hunters can pursue lions with dogs, is now open. During the early season, hunters took two cats fr...
Nov 23, 2020 Photo: North Dakota Game & Fish Department
GFP Seeking Comments on Turkey Plan
PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) is seeking comments on a draft revision of the turkey management plan, which was last updated in 2016. All individuals interested in the mana...
Nov 19, 2020 SD GFP turkey
Some Refuges Open to Late-Season Upland Game
Hunters are reminded that several national wildlife refuges in North Dakota are open to late-season upland game bird hunting the day after the deer gun season closes. Arrowwood, Audubon, Des La...
Nov 18, 2020
Special Allocation Lottery Apps Due Jan. 1
Nonprofit organizations eligible to receive big game hunting licenses in 2021, must have the application submitted to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department no later than Jan. 1. North Dakot...
Nov 17, 2020
Take care of your wild game from the field to the fork
By Doug Leier North Dakota Game and Fish Department I grew up in an era when wild game cooking involved a can of cream of mushroom soup and a roaster. The wild game - grouse, duck, partridge or a rare...
Nov 17, 2020 deer sausage
Minnesota hunters can find CWD test results online
Hunters can check the DNR website for CWD test results on the deer they've harvested. The site also shows statewide CWD test results, including locations of deer that tested positive, and statistics. ...
Nov 17, 2020 MN DNR CWD
