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#NDGF Employee Awards
Agency Employees Recognized Jeb Williams, North Dakota Game and Fish Department director, recently honored employees with performance-based awards. The following special recognition awards were presen...
Jan 05, 2026
Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports-Jan 5, 2026
District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2026-01-05 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked anglers on Lake of the Woods. The bite seems to have slowed. Heavy pressure is being seen on the lake already. Violat...
Jan 05, 2026 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 Johnson Earns Two Awards
Drew Johnson, North Dakota Game and Fish Department district game warden in Finley, is the state's 2025 Wildlife Officer of the Year. Johnson was honored by Shikar-Safari Club International, a private...
Jan 02, 2026 Drew Johnson NDGF
Holen Named Agency Employee of the Year
Ben Holen, aquatic nuisance species coordinator, Jamestown, received the agency's Director's Award for professional excellence at the department's annual staff meeting in December. Since stepping into...
Jan 02, 2026 Ben Holen NDGF ANS Coordinator
Minnesota DNR recognizes 9 conservation officers for lifesaving efforts
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Enforcement Division recently recognized nine conservation officers for their lifesaving efforts in the past few months. The COs receiving lifesaving awar...
Jan 02, 2026 MN DNR Conservation Officer
Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports-Dec 30, 2025
Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports-Dec 30, 2025 District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2025-12-30 CO Tony Hams (Warroad North) spent the week checking area anglers on LOTW. Violations encou...
Dec 30, 2025 MN DNR Conservation Officer
The First (bighorn sheep) For North Dakota
By Doug Leier Note: As we close out 2025, it's 50 years since North Dakota's first modern bighorn sheep hunt. Tim Felchle, born and raised in central North Dakota, was one of 12 lucky hunters to recei...
Dec 30, 2025 (Tim Felche bighorn sheep courtesy NDGF)
Minnesota's state parks and recreation areas offer fun and affordable winter adventures
Minnesota's state parks and recreation areas are ready to welcome visitors for a full season of winter recreation, with opportunities ranging from skiing and snowshoeing to wildlife watching and peace...
Dec 30, 2025 Minnesota DNR Ice Fishing
Embrace the winter
By Doug Leier Early winter in North Dakota is unlike anything else - a time of transition, not just in the weather, but in mindset. The landscape quiets. The urgency of fall - hunting seasons, harvest...
Dec 23, 2025 NDGF winter pheasant
Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports Dec. 22, 2025
District 1 - Baudette area Last updated: 2025-12-22 CO Ben Huener (Roseau) monitored trapping activity and checked anglers on the Roseau River and Lake of the Woods. The walleye bite generally has bee...
Dec 22, 2025
