Category Archives: Outdoors Live

The number of roosters heard crowing during the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's 2024 spring pheasant crowing count survey was up 37% statewide from last year. "This is really good news but exp...

  By Doug Leier The fish and wildlife variety in North Dakota is truly impressive. From paddlefish and pallid sturgeon in the Missouri River, to trophy catfish and the recent repopulation of stur...

District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2024-06-17 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) patrolled Lake of the Woods and Hayes Lake monitoring boating and fishing activity. Active shooter training was attended in W...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department encourages boaters to plan accordingly when launching and loading a boat. Here are a few simple reminders to ensure a fluent transition at the ramp. Launching...

The next guide and outfitter written examination is Aug. 17 at 1 p.m. at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department office in Bismarck. Preregistration is required no later than Aug. 9 by calling the D...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department's 77th annual spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of about 2.9 million birds, down from 3.4 million last year.   The 2024 breedi...

Live white suckers are not legal baitfish in North Dakota, except in the Bois de Sioux and Red rivers.   Anglers can use live white suckers on the Bois de Sioux and Red rivers, and tributaries up...

  By Doug Leier Even if you don't hunt, I hope you've at least heard about chronic wasting disease. If you haven't, let's start today. Chronic wasting disease is a fatal disease of deer, moose an...

North Dakota state law requires youth ages 12-15 who want to operate a boat or personal watercraft by themselves with at least a 10-horsepower motor must pass the state's boating basics course.  ...

District 1 - Baudette area   CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked anglers on Lake of the Woods, the Roseau River, and Hayes Lake, along with patrolling area WMAs and following up on reports of ATVs in ...