Category Archives: Outdoors Live
Bighead Carp Caught in James River
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department recently collected and verified bighead carp in the James River near LaMoure during silver carp monitoring efforts. Bighead carp, an exotic species, are estab...
Jul 01, 2019
2018 Upland Game Seasons Summarized
North Dakota's 2018 pheasant and sharp-tailed grouse harvests were similar to 2017, while the number of Hungarian partridge taken last year was down from the year before, according to statistics compi...
Jul 01, 2019
Operation Dry Water
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will again participate in Operation Dry Water as part of a nationally coordinated effort to increase knowledge about the dangers of boating under the influenc...
Jun 25, 2019
Deer Lottery Held, Licenses Remain
North Dakota's deer gun lottery has been held and individual results are available online at the state Game and Fish Department's website, gf.nd.gov . Chief of administrative services Kim Kary said mo...
Jun 25, 2019
Heading to the lake or river?
Like it or not, we're heading into July and the peak season for fishing, boating and water recreation. As such, there's no shortage of reminders for buying a fishing license, making sure you have enou...
Jun 24, 2019
Spring Breeding Duck Numbers Tallied
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department's 72 nd annual spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of 3.4 million birds, up 20 percent from last year. Migratory game bird supervisor...
Jun 24, 2019
State records topple for 2 species of Minnesota fish
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources certified a record 13 pound, 9 ounce whitefish caught by an Oklahoma angler ice fishing on Lake of the Woods, and a 4 pound, 13 ounce golden redhorse caug...
Jun 20, 2019
Apply now for the Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener Women’s Mentored Hunt
Women who are new to the sport of pheasant hunting or interested in learning more about the sport of hunting are encouraged to apply for the mentored hunt, taking place during this fall's Minnesota Go...
Jun 20, 2019
WMA Regulations Prohibit Fireworks, Camping Restrictions Lifted for Holiday
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department reminds citizens that possession or use of fireworks on state wildlife management areas is prohibited. The primary objective of a wildlife management area is ...
Jun 17, 2019
Waiting for hunting seasons
From the end of the spring turkey and snow goose seasons until the mid-August early Canada goose opener, North Dakotans find themselves in a stretch of about three months with no gamebird season open....
Jun 17, 2019
