Category Archives: Outdoors Live

Hunters Should be Aware of Early Ice
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department cautions hunters to be wary of ice conditions. In some parts of the state, there are smaller waters that show the appearance of safe ice. Hunters shoul...
Doug Leier Nov 21, 2024 MN DNR ice safety

From The Field To The Fork
By Doug Leier I spend a lot of time talking about the outdoors and one of the more recent conversations connected with old timers eating everything "but the squeal" from a pig to acknowledge how our g...
Sports/Outdoors Nov 19, 2024 Ashley Peterson Photo Credit:NDGF venison pastys

Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports-Nov 18, 2024
District 1 - Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) and COC Calli Oberg continued working the firearms deer season. Deer activity stayed steady, and many hunters reported having multiple opportun...
Sports/Outdoors Nov 18, 2024 MN DNR Conservation Officer

Hunters can find CWD test results online
Hunters can check the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources website (mndnr.gov/cwdcheck) for chronic wasting disease test results on the deer they've harvested. The site also shows statewide CWD t...
Sports/Outdoors Nov 18, 2024 CWD sampling station, Vermillion Highlands WMA, Rosemount. CWD station for hunters to donate their deer head

Minnesota DNR retains 4 walleye limit on Upper Red Lake for winter season
Due to excellent results in the fall netting assessment of walleye on Upper Red Lake, the winter season walleye limit on Upper Red will continue to be a four fish possession limit, with only one walle...
Minnesota DNR Outdoor News Nov 14, 2024 (photo: Beltrami County Sheriff's Office)

Minnesota DNR retains 2 walleye limit on Mille Lacs Lake for winter season
State-licensed ice anglers on Mille Lacs Lake will be able to keep two walleye 18-20 inches long, or one walleye 18-20 inches and one walleye longer than 28 inches, from Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, to Sunda...
Minnesota DNR Outdoor News Nov 14, 2024 winter ice fishing NDGF

Deer harvest numbers available online
People who are interested in deer harvest numbers can find current harvest data and past harvest reports on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' deer reports and statistics webpage (m...
Minnesota DNR Outdoor News Nov 14, 2024

Habitat and Hunting Access Summit Scheduled
The loss of habitat across North Dakota is impacting game and nongame populations and, consequently, hunting license allocations. Coupled with increased challenges to finding hunting access, the state...
Sports/Outdoors Nov 13, 2024 Maple River, Dickey County, ND.

#NDGF 2024 Deer Hunting Questions
By Doug Leier "Hey, Doug, what's the most common question you get each year when deer hunting season is on?" It likely has to do with trespassing or tagging. But those can vary as each situatio...
Sports/Outdoors Nov 12, 2024 Ashley Peterson NDGF Deer Hunting Photo Credit

Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Report-November 11, 2024
District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2024-11-04 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) prepared for the upcoming deer season and worked two bear-related cases. One originated from a TIP that resulted in enforceme...
Sports/Outdoors Nov 11, 2024 MN DNR Conservation Officer
