Category Archives: Outdoors Live

Game and Fish Revokes Fishing Tournament Permits
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has revoked all fishing tournaments for April and May due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Tournament sponsors were notified of possible rescheduling opti...
Sports/Outdoors Apr 06, 2020

Paddlefish Snagging Harvest Season Canceled
The North Dakota 2020-22 fishing proclamation has been amended and the state Game and Fish Department is canceling the upcoming paddlefish snagging harvest season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Howe...
Sports/Outdoors Apr 03, 2020

State Agencies Promote Benefits of Outdoor Recreation
While the upcoming weekend weather doesn't necessarily remind us of spring, warmer weather is just around the corner. As the days get longer and temperatures rise, people naturally want to head outdoo...
Sports/Outdoors Apr 03, 2020 snow goose 4-96
photo by Craig Bihrle, ND Game and Fish

Keep drones grounded this spring wildfire season
Flying a drone can be a lot of fun-but it can be downright dangerous during a wildfire, according to the Department of Natural Resources. A drone has invaded the airspace above a Minnesota wildfire in...
Sports/Outdoors Apr 03, 2020 (MN DNR)

Game and Fish Pays $700,000 in Property Taxes
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department recently paid more than $700,000 in taxes to counties in which the department owns or leases land. The 2019 in-lieu-of-tax payments are the same as property t...
Sports/Outdoors Apr 01, 2020

Deer Gratis Application Online
Landowners who are interested in a 2020 deer gratis license can start the online-only application process now by visiting the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov. The deadline for...
Sports/Outdoors Apr 01, 2020

An update on bighorn sheep
The history of bighorn sheep in the southern badlands of North Dakota is a roller coaster tale. And unfortunately, it's been mostly down of late. That's how editor Ron Wilson described the situation i...
Sports/Outdoors Mar 31, 2020

Spring Mule Deer Survey Begins April 1
The state Game and Fish Department's annual spring aerial mule deer survey is set to begin April 1 in western North Dakota. Weather permitting, the survey takes about two weeks to complete. Dur...
Sports/Outdoors Mar 31, 2020 photo by Craig Bihrle, ND
Game and Fish

Open Fires Banned on Oahe WMA, Surrounding Areas
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is prohibiting open burning this spring on public property it manages south of Bismarck and Mandan, as a means to reduce potential for wildfires on a heavily ...
Sports/Outdoors Mar 30, 2020

2019 Deer Season Summarized
A total of 57,949 North Dakota deer hunters took approximately 37,250 deer during the 2019 deer gun hunting season, according to a post-season survey conducted by the state Game and Fish Department. &...
Sports/Outdoors Mar 30, 2020
