NORTH DAKOTA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT
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
Chronic wasting disease: After 1 case each in Minnesota, N.D., no more positives 
North Dakota wildlife officials said no more deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said tests so far have found no chronic wasting disease in deer in the Pine Island area.
By Associated Press , February 19, 2011
NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS: Feeding by humans is mixed bleessing for wildife
I haven’t checked my archives, but even if I wrote last year about the human desire to feed wildlife during a difficult winter, it’s a topic that bears another look.
By Doug Leier , January 28, 2011
NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS: Game and Fish Department funded from various sources
A standard instructional segment of North Dakota’s hunter education course is an explanation of hunting and fishing license fees and excise taxes and how hunting and fishing have a strong history and tradition of financial self support. In fact, we often point out that the North Dakota Game and Fish Department receives no state general fund allocation.
By Doug Leier , January 14, 2011
ALWAYS IN SEASON: Wicked weather is danger for open-country birds
A wicked winter such as this can put open country birds at risk. This year, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department is monitoring prairie game birds.
January 08, 2011
NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS: Weather is wild card for hunting, fishing in 2011
Looking ahead to 2011 in the outdoors world is kind of like assessing the preseason prospects of your favorite sports team. We kind of have an idea of what to expect, but unpredictable variables such as major storms, timely rains, extended dry periods or injuries can make a big difference in the final outcome.
By Doug Leier , January 07, 2011
NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS: Pheasants, ducks a mixed bag in 2010
North Dakota’s pheasant and High Plains duck seasons close Sunday, so it’s a good time for a review before we start talking about prospects for 2011.
By Doug Leier , December 31, 2010
NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS: Allowing use of crossbows has pros, cons
More than 1,600 people in North Dakota have a director’s permit that, with medical verification, does allow use of crossbows during archery season. Most other states also allow hunters with disabilities to use crossbows during archery season.
By Doug Leier , December 17, 2010
GF men sentenced for untagged deer
Two Grand Forks men have been sentenced in Griggs County for failing to tag deer after being cited during a roadside check the opening weekend of North Dakota’s deer gun season.
By Brad Dokken , November 20, 2010
NDGF seeks info on Traill County moose poaching
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is looking for information on the illegal shooting of a moose in southwestern Traill County.
By Herald Staff Report , November 18, 2010
N.D. OUTDOORS: Deer hunting is valued tradition in state
Game and Fish workers squeeze in time to huntFor many North Dakota deer hunters, the opener is an “unofficial holiday,” a day that gets marked off as a vacation day as soon as the next year’s calendar comes out.
By Doug Leier , November 04, 2010
Doe licenses remain in North Dakota
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says it will continue to issue remaining doe licenses through the end of the archery season.
By Associated Press , October 26, 2010
NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS: Duck hunting: The story is worth more than the species
North Dakota has such an array of duck species nesting in the state, there’s a good chance most hunters will remember a teal, gadwall, pintail or shoveler as their first duck instead of a mallard.
By Doug Leier , October 21, 2010
NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS: Deer hunting reigns supreme, but pheasant hunting a close second for N.D. outdoorsmen
If deer hunting is king in North Dakota in terms of popularity, then pheasant hunting would be the first prince.
By Doug Leier , October 14, 2010
At least 6 injured hunting ND pheasants
North Dakota wildlife officials say at least six men were injured during the opening weekend of pheasant hunting season.
By Associated Press , October 11, 2010
OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: More salmon stocking ... Crane mortality ... First cougar killed ... more
Fisheries crews from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department are electrofishing in Lake Sakakawea and the Garrison Tailrace to collect salmon for spawning efforts.
By Staff and Wire Reports , October 10, 2010
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