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Minnesota Muzzleloader and archery deer seasons underway
How was your deer season? For some hunters it's not over, as muzzleloader and archery deer seasons continue. For details: DNR deer hunting page Thank you to everyone who sent in deer hunting photos, i...
Syndicated Author Dec 02, 2020
Fishing Tournaments Require 30-Day Notice
Organizers planning fishing tournaments, including ice fishing contests this winter, are reminded to submit an application along with fishing tournament regulations to the North Dakota Game and Fish D...
Doug Leier Dec 02, 2020 winter ice fishing NDGF
GFP Completes Annual Salmon Spawn
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) recently completed their annual salmon spawning operations on Lake Oahe. Crews collected 900,000 eggs at the Whitlock Spawning Station. Bo...
Syndicated Author Dec 01, 2020 SD GFP salmon
Darkhouse Spearfishing Opens at Ice-Up
North Dakota's darkhouse spearfishing season opens on most state waters whenever ice-up occurs. Legal fish are northern pike and nongame species. Individuals who are required to possess a valid fishin...
Doug Leier Dec 01, 2020 NDGF spearing
Staying safe on the ice
By Doug Leier It's not written in any expert ice safety advice column, but I'll always remind hard-water anglers how valuable experience can be. If you've never tried ice fishing before this pa...
Doug Leier Dec 01, 2020 Austin Barchenger, right, and Jackson Bryant, both of Bismarck, fish for walleye and perch at Sibley Lake in central North Dakota on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018.
Winter Fishing Regulations
Anglers are encouraged to refer to the North Dakota 2020-22 Fishing Guide or the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's website for winter fishing regulations, plus fishing questions and answers. &nb...
Doug Leier Nov 30, 2020 Austin Barchenger, right, and Jackson Bryant, both of Bismarck, fish for walleye and perch at Sibley Lake in central North Dakota on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018.
Explore the outdoors this winter hunting Minnesota small game
Hunting pheasants, ruffed grouse, squirrels or rabbits offers opportunities to enjoy the Minnesota outdoors as temperatures fall and snow blankets the landscape. "Small game hunting remains a great wa...
Syndicated Author Nov 30, 2020
Get Outside with Custer State Park’s Winter Trail Challenge
PIERRE, S.D. - The outdoors are open and now is the perfect time to try a new winter activity! The Custer State Park Winter Trail Challenge kicks off today, Nov. 27 and will run through April 5. "The ...
Doug Leier Nov 28, 2020 Custer State Park SDGFP
Game and Fish Advisory Board Meetings
Outdoor enthusiasts are reminded the North Dakota Game and Fish Department fall advisory board meetings will be livestreamed Monday, Nov. 30 and Tuesday, Dec. 1. Districts 1, 2, 7 and 8, which make up...
Doug Leier Nov 25, 2020 Advisory Board NDGF
A new way of stocking for better success
By Doug Leier I'll interrupt the usual "migration" of hunting information this time of year with an interesting update on the future of fishing in North Dakota where fisheries biologists contin...
Doug Leier Nov 24, 2020 fish stocking