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North Dakota Game and Fish Department director Jeb Williams recently honored employees with performance-based awards. The following special recognition awards were presented during the department's st...

Plan guides DNR's approach to wolf management The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has finalized an updated wolf management plan that incorporates the diverse views of Minnesotans and will gu...

by Doug Leier The phone call was from a Florida number and I had no idea where the conversation would lead. Low and behold, it turned to ice fishing. Growing up and living in North Dakota my entire li...

North Dakota's free ice fishing weekend is Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. Resident anglers may fish those two days without a license. All other winter fishing regulations apply.   The weekend provides a gre...

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 harve...

District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2022-12-19 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) continued field training with COC Hams. They spent time during the week checking anglers and following up on various complain...

North Dakota watercraft owners should note that 2023 is the first year of a new three-year registration period.   Watercraft registrations must be renewed online by visiting My Account at the Nor...

WEEKLY FISHING UPDATE - DECEMBER 16, 2022 Warm temperatures and heavy snowfall have stalled ice development. While anglers are venturing out onto the ice in many areas of the state, everyone must use ...

The 2023 North Dakota OUTDOORS calendar is available for ordering online on the state Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov. The calendar features outstanding color photographs of North Dakota w...

  By Doug Leier In the spring of 2000, the new North Dakota Game and Fish Department fishing proclamation carried a provision that eliminated the requirement for licensing winter ice fishing shel...