Category Archives: Outdoors Live
A Fishing License From The Tap Of An App? Yes
By Doug Leier When it comes to phone apps, I'll be the first to admit I'm not the next generation. I'm at best the past generation and hopefully not the lost generation. While I admit I do enjoy havin...
Apr 30, 2024 NDGF license application
Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports- April 29, 2024
District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2024-04-22 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked sturgeon anglers on the Rainy River and Lake of the Woods. Turkey hunting activity was checked in Roseau and Marshall...
Apr 29, 2024
2024 North Dakota Paddlefish Preview
By Doug Leier A highlight of my early years with the Game and Fish Department as a district game warden was the variety of field-training opportunities. New wardens learn different required skills fro...
Apr 25, 2024
Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports
District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2024-04-22 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked sturgeon anglers on the Rainy River and Lake of the Woods. Turkey hunting activity was checked in Roseau and Marshall...
Apr 25, 2024
Report fish die-offs to help DNR, others respond as needed
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources encourages Minnesotans to contact the state duty officer if they see evidence of a fish die-off in a lake or stream. Fish die-offs can result from a varie...
Apr 25, 2024
Collaborative Conservation Efforts Keep Lake Sturgeon Off the Endangered Species List
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - After conducting a thorough species status assessment using the best available science, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined lake sturgeon do not require listing under th...
Apr 25, 2024 Lake Sturgeon (USFWS)
#NDGF Tagging Studies Offer Insight into Fisheries
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will be conducting numerous tagging studies on walleye populations across the state over the next several years to gain a better understanding of how anglers ...
Apr 17, 2024 NDGF tagged walleye,
Paddlefish Snagging Season Opens May 1
Paddlefish Snagging Season Opens May 1 North Dakota's paddlefish season opens May 1, and is scheduled to continue through May 21. However, depending on the overall harvest, an early in-season closure ...
Apr 16, 2024 Paddlefish
Explaining the deer lottery
by Doug Leier There's just something to be said for consistency. Not just because I'm an old man and don't like change, either. Changing fishing regulations year to year and lake to lake can maximize ...
Apr 16, 2024 NDGF mule deer
Peregrine falcon eggs visible on DNR FalconCam
Falcon pair prepared nest for brood Peregrine falcon chicks from a previous season in the St. Paul nest. Photo credit: Minnesota DNR The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said a pair of peregr...
Apr 15, 2024
