NORTH DAKOTA GAME AND FISH
STAFF BLOG COMPASS POINTS WITH BRAD DOKKEN N.D. to close paddlefish harvest season Friday night
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department announced today that the states 2013 paddlefish snagging season will close to any additional harvest at 10 p.m. CDT Friday to protect populations as the take ...
Posted on 5/16/13 at 2:27 PM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Hunting measure impact unknown
BISMARCK There are no known added expenses to the government if voters approve an initiated measure related to fee hunting of captive exotic and native game animals, lawmakers learned Thursday. Vote...
Posted on 10/1/10 at 9:14 AM
N.D. Game and Fish advisory meetings set 
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has scheduled advisory board meetings across the state.
By Associated Press , November 21, 2010
Trenton Lake oil patch plan draws criticism
A northwestern North Dakota man’s plans to take water from an area lake for use in the oil patch is worrying a state wildlife official.
By Associated Press , March 01, 2010
Feral swine worries increase in N.D.
Wildlife officials are working to keep feral swine from becoming established in North Dakota.
By Associated Press , February 28, 2010
Survey: N.D.'s mule deer population shrinks
tate wildlife officials say a fall survey has confirmed that the severe winter and spring reduced mule deer production in North Dakota.
By Associated Press , November 03, 2009
Oil activity impact on Lake Sakakawea fish to be studied
Oil exploration under and around the lake has been going on since the 1970s, but activity in western North Dakota's oil patch is booming.
By Associated Press , October 24, 2009
Online hunting license sales upset some N.D. businesses
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has gone completely digital when it comes to out-of-state small game licenses this year. Venders will no longer offer the old paper method of licensing for nonresident hunters. “I’m kind of thinking our traffic is going to be way down this year,” said Greg Knutson, owner of Andrus Outdoors in Dickinson.
By Ashley Martin , October 05, 2009
Cougars reportedly seen in Dickinson area
Mountain lions have allegedly been spotted on a South Heart golf course and near a local veterinarian’s horses, but the North Dakota Game and Fish says they have no concrete evidence the sightings are in fact big cats.
By Lisa Call , October 01, 2009
Coyotes gain a foothold in GF County
Growing up on a family farm southwest of Larimore, N.D., Patti Aanenson said she doesn’t remember seeing coyotes, even though her dad raised sheep.
It’s a different story today, Aanenson said. She and her husband, Gene, live on the same farm where she grew up, and coyotes are common.
By Brad Dokken , September 26, 2009
N.D. Game and Fish gets OK to buy wildlife land
North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department has been cleared to buy more land for wildlife management in Morton and Grand Forks counties.
By Associated Press , September 15, 2009
Moose sightings continue in southwest N.D.
Initially, moose numbers were highest in the Pembina Hills and Turtle Mountains, Johnson said.
Johnson said in the last five years, however, the biggest concentrations have been further west, with the highest numbers north of Minot, Kenmare and the Stanley area.
By Lisa Call , September 03, 2009
More than 35,000 N.D. deer gun licenses remain
The Game and Fish Department recently completed its lottery drawing. The remaining licenses will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no limit to the number of licenses a hunter can receive.
By Associated Press , August 29, 2009
2 moose seen near Belfield, N.D.
Moose are not a common sight in southwest North Dakota, but two were spotted west of Dickinson, N.D., on Sunday
By Dickinson (N.D.) Press , August 06, 2009
N.D. pheasant crowing counts down
North Dakota pheasant numbers are down, and state wildlife officials say the harsh winter is to blame.
By Associated Press , June 29, 2009
N.D. Game and Fish adds enforcement region
Enforcement Chief Bob Timian says the addition of a fifth regional office will help the agency put more people in the field.
By Associated Press , May 10, 2009
Plea deals underway in massive N.D. wildlife killings operation
Plea agreements are being worked out with five people charged in what North Dakota wildlife officials say is the worst case of illegal animal killings they have ever seen.
By Associated Press , April 30, 2009
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