Category Archives: Outdoors Live
A Look At Spearing In North Dakota
By Doug Leier Have you ever been darkhouse spearfishing for pike? It's relatively new compared to most outdoor recreation, having started a mere 25 years ago, but for those who have taken the opportun...
Dec 17, 2024 Ashley Peterson NDGF spear fishing
River Keepers Winter Solstice Walk
Winter Solstice Walk River Keepers is coordinating a Winter Solstice Walk to bring some light and cheer to the longest night of the year (December 21). The trail at M.B. Johnson Park in Moorhead will ...
Dec 17, 2024
#NDGF 2024 Fish House Regulations
Any fish house left unoccupied on North Dakota waters must be made of materials that allow it to float. In addition, fish houses do not require a license. Other fish house regulations include: ...
Dec 17, 2024
Minnesota DNR issues ice warning for aerated lakes
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has issued its annual ice safety warning for lakes with winter aeration systems. The updated list of aerated lakes and more information is available on th...
Dec 16, 2024 winter ice fishing NDGF
Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports-Dec 16, 2024
District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2024-12-16 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) monitored trapping activity throughout the week and attended investigations training at Camp Ripley. A trespass call was take...
Dec 16, 2024
Darkhouse Spearfishing Registration
Individuals required to possess a valid fishing license (age 16 and older) to darkhouse spearfish must first register online at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov. Dar...
Dec 16, 2024 NDGF spearfishing
2024 #NDGF River Otter Trapping Season Closed
North Dakota's river otter trapping season is closed. The statewide season's predetermined harvest limit of 25 has been reached. Only North Dakota residents were eligible to participate, with a season...
Dec 10, 2024 NDGF otter
Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Endangered Species Act Protection for Monarch Butterfly; Urges Increased Public Engagement to Help Save the Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing protection for one of the nation's most beloved species -- the monarch butterfly -- and is encouraging the public to be part of its recovery. The Servic...
Dec 10, 2024 USFWS monarch
The Lure Of Late Season Roosters
By Doug Leier As North Dakota's cherished deer gun hunting season opens and closes in November, thousands of hunters end their hunting activities within the regular season's 16.5 days. While the major...
Dec 10, 2024 NDGF winter pheasant
Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports-Dec 9, 2024
Weekly CO report Featured Update CO Tony Elwell (Cloquet) worked on cases from the firearms deer season, monitored muzzleloader-hunting activity, and conducted equipment maintenance this week. Recent ...
Dec 09, 2024 Caption: DNR Assistant Commission Bob Meier (far left), DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen (second from left) and Col. Rodmen Smith, DNR Enforcement Division director (far right), are pictured here with the 18 new conservation officers who graduated from the CO Academy and now are field training across the state.
