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#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 ...
Doug Leier Apr 17, 2024 NDGF tagged walleye,
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 ...
Doug Leier 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...
Syndicated Author Apr 15, 2024
2024 North Dakota Earth Day Patch Contest Winners
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department announced the winners of the 2024 Earth Day Patch Contest. Over 2,000 students from 100 schools entered this year's contest. Winners in three age categ...
Doug Leier Apr 15, 2024 2024 NDGF Earth Day Patch Winner Ella Haagenson
Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports-April 15, 2024
District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2024-04-15 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) patrolled area wildlife management areas and took a local ATV-related complaint. Preparations were made for the upcoming turk...
Syndicated Author Apr 15, 2024
Taking A Closer Look At The Work Of North Dakota Game Wardens
By Doug Leier The work of North Dakota game wardens is so much more than checking hunting and fishing licenses. The men and women wearing a badge and working the frontlines of game and fish law...
Doug Leier Apr 09, 2024 NDGF Enforcement Chief Scott Winkleman
2024 #NDGF Paddlefish Tags Online
North Dakota's paddlefish snagging season opens May 1, and snaggers should be aware of the sale and distribution of paddlefish tags. Paddlefish tags are available for purchase online at the Nor...
Doug Leier Apr 09, 2024
Spring turkey hunting begins April 17
Minnesota turkey hunting begins this month, with opportunities available from Wednesday, April 17, through Friday, May 31. The season is divided into six hunt periods, A-F. Wild turkey hunting is popu...
Syndicated Author Apr 08, 2024
Game and Fish Pays $762,000 in Property Taxes
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department recently paid more than $762,000 in taxes to counties in which the department owns or leases land. The 2023 in-lieu-of-tax payments are the same as property t...
Doug Leier Apr 08, 2024
Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports-April 8, 2024
District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2024-04-08 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked northern pike and walleye anglers on Lake of the Woods. Last-ice walleye fishing was good most days. Enforcement acti...
Syndicated Author Apr 08, 2024 The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources K9 unit. Left to right: Lt. Phil Mohs and K9 Mack; Conservation Officer Mike Krauel and K9 Bolt; Conservation Officer Mike Fairbanks and K9 Fennec; Conservation Officer Adam Seifermann and K9 Jet; and Conservation Officer Luke Gutzwiller and K9 Earl.