Category Archives: Outdoors Live

An Early Look At Fall Pheasant Numbers
By Doug Leier As September settles in and we inch closer to fall, some hunters have enjoyed August goose hunting, the opening of archery deer and dove hunting. For anxious October pheasant hunt...
Sports/Outdoors Aug 19, 2025 NDGF pheasant 2025 Ashley Peterson

Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports August 18, 2025
Weekly CO report District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2025-08-18 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) started field training recent academy graduate COC Jayden Frank. Time was spent checking anglers on Lake of ...
Sports/Outdoors Aug 18, 2025

2025 #NDGF Fall Turkey Season Set
The fall turkey season is set with 4,310 licenses available to hunters, 235 less than last year. One of the 21 hunting units has more licenses than last year, eight have fewer licenses and 12 units re...
Sports/Outdoors Aug 18, 2025

2025 #NDGF PLOTS Guide Online
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department's Private Land Open To Sportsmen Guide for 2025 is available online at the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov. The guide will feature about 880,000 PLOTS acres....
Sports/Outdoors Aug 13, 2025

Wild rice season opens soon, but harvesters must ensure rice is ripe
As the Aug. 15 wild rice season opening date approaches, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds harvesters that rice stands must be ripe before they can be legally harvested. "The green...
Sports/Outdoors Aug 13, 2025 Hay Point Wildlife Management Area, Moose Lake, wild rice

Pronghorn Lottery Held
North Dakota's pronghorn lottery has been held and all 1,305 licenses were issued. In total, 16,488 applications were received, including 837 gratis applications.
Sports/Outdoors Aug 12, 2025 NDGF Pronghorn

Explaining the difference in survey numbers
By Doug Leier When you hear terms like wildlife survey, census, or index, it might sound like three ways to say the same thing, but there are key differences, especially in how we at the North ...
Sports/Outdoors Aug 12, 2025 NDGF Ashley Peterson Blue Winged Teal ducks

Weekly Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports-August 11, 2025
Weekly CO report District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2025-08-11 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) attended training at Camp Ripley for most of the week. Anglers were checked at the Northwest Angle and at Ha...
Sports/Outdoors Aug 11, 2025

#NDGF 2025 Pronghorn Applications Due
The deadline to apply for the 2025 pronghorn hunting season is Aug. 6. Applicants can apply online by visiting the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov. Only North Dakota residents...
Sports/Outdoors Aug 05, 2025

The biology behind catch and release fishing
By Doug Leier No one will argue the intent of catch-and-release fishing. To enjoy the thrill of landing a fish and then successfully releasing it to live another day and possibly providing an o...
Sports/Outdoors Aug 05, 2025
