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Chronic wasting disease confirmed in wild deer in 2 new Minnesota deer permit areas
Cases confirmed in DPA 266 near Hawley and DPA 701 near Greenfield Two adult male deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease in two deer permit areas without previous confirmed cases of the dise...
Jan 27, 2025 MN DNR CWD
Game and Fish Seeks Contractors for Work on Private Lands
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department encourages businesses to add their names to a list of available contractors to perform habitat work on Private Land Open To Sportsmen program lands across the...
Jan 27, 2025
Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Report-Jan 27, 2025
Weekly CO report District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2025-01-27 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) monitored area snowmobile and angling activity. Fishing on Lake of the Woods has slowed. Violations for the ...
Jan 27, 2025 Caption: DNR Assistant Commission Bob Meier (far left), DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen (second from left) and Col. Rodmen Smith, DNR Enforcement Division director (far right), are pictured here with the 18 new conservation officers who graduated from the CO Academy and now are field training across the state.
#NDGF 2025 Waterfowl Survey Numbers Not a Surprise
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department's annual midwinter waterfowl survey in early January indicated about 88,000 Canada geese and 3,225 mallards in the state. John Palarski, department migratory ...
Jan 24, 2025
Northeast Minnesota elk restoration planning underway
Northeast Minnesota elk restoration planning underway The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, in coordination with other Tribal entities, loca...
Jan 24, 2025 Minn. DNR photo
2025 #NDGF Spring Turkey Season Set
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is offering 8,547 wild turkey licenses for the 2025 spring hunting season, 410 more than last year. Eight of the 21 hunting units have more spring licenses th...
Jan 22, 2025
Preliminary Minnesota 2024 season report shows higher deer harvest
2023-2024 mild winter conditions helped deer populations begin to recover Hunters harvested more than 170,000 deer during the 2024 hunting season, up 7% statewide from the 2023 hunting season. The sta...
Jan 22, 2025
Director Williams Takes A Look At North Dakota Outdoors
Hunting, fishing, trapping and conservation issues can change quickly with a nasty winter, disease and other influences that challenge the animals on the landscape and the people who pursue the...
Jan 21, 2025 NDGF Director Jeb Williams
Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports Jan 21, 2025
District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2025-01-21 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked anglers on Lake of the Woods and monitored area snowmobile activity for speed and registration compliance. Angling ac...
Jan 21, 2025 MN DNR Conservation Officer
2025 #NDGF Youth Conservation and Leadership Summer Camp
The 1st Battalion of North Dakota Waterfowl Brigade will be held July 8-12 at the 4-H Center in Washburn. NDWTFL is a five-day hands-on immersive learning experience for youth ages 13-17. The camp is ...
Jan 17, 2025
