Category Archives: Outdoors Live

North Dakota is fortunate to have a small sage grouse population
by Doug Leier I keep three North Dakota OUTDOORS calendars on the wall in my office. When I glance up and see a dark shaded day I know it's pretty significant. A season opener or application deadline ...
Sports/Outdoors Sep 17, 2024

Minnesota DNR Enforcement, Forestry staff receive lifesaving awards
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Enforcement Division recently recognized four conservation officers, a natural resources pilot, and a Forestry Division staff person for their lifesaving ...
Syndicated Author Sep 16, 2024 Grace Zeller, MN DNR pilot

Teach a kid to hunt small game during Take a Kid Hunting Weekend
Getting youth outdoors in pursuit of squirrels, rabbits and other small game is the focus of Take a Kid Hunting Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 21, and Sunday, Sept. 22. During the weekend, adult Minnesota...
Syndicated Author Sep 16, 2024

Minnesota's regular waterfowl season opens this weekend
Minnesota's regular waterfowl hunting season opens a half-hour before sunrise on Saturday, Sept. 21, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters about season dates, regulations a...
Syndicated Author Sep 16, 2024

Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports-Sept 16, 2024
Weekly CO report District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2024-09-16 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked bear, goose, sandhill crane and grouse hunters. An illegal bear bait was followed up on in the Green...
Syndicated Author Sep 16, 2024 MN DNR Conservation Officer

#NDGF 2024 Waterfowl Season
North Dakota's waterfowl season opens for residents Sept. 21, while nonresidents may begin hunting waterfowl Sept. 28. The season for swans opens Sept. 28 for both residents and nonresidents wh...
Sports/Outdoors Sep 16, 2024

South Dakota GFP Seeking Additional Comments on Draft Mountain Lion Action Plan
Pierre, S.D.- South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) is seeking additional comments on the draft Mountain Lion Action plan. The draft Mountain Lion Action plan, 2024-2028, is a document that will be ...
Syndicated Author Sep 13, 2024 SDGFP

Leaf Days at Maplewood State Park - Take a walk, take a drive, take it in!
Leaf Days at Maplewood State Park - Take a walk, take a drive, take it in! September 28-29 and October 5-6 Come and celebrate autumn during Leaf Days at Maplewood State Park. The Friends of Maplewood ...
Syndicated Author Sep 13, 2024 Maplewood State Park (Joe Leier photo credit)

Feathers for Science #NDGF
Hunters can help in the effort to manage upland game birds in the state by collecting feathers from harvested birds and sending in wing envelopes. Birds included in the North Dakota Game and Fi...
Sports/Outdoors Sep 10, 2024

Recruit, Retain and Reactivate Hunters
By Doug Leier I wouldn't be surprised to find out kids who grew up on the beaches of California are more likely to surf than a kid from North Dakota. Fair is fair. If you were raised in the Midwest, I...
Sports/Outdoors Sep 10, 2024 Hunter NDGF Ashley Peterson
