BOATING
THE NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS AND BEYOND May Highlights Safe Boating
A public awareness campaign held annually in May emphasizes the need for boaters to wears life jackets. Nancy Boldt, boat and water safety coordinator for the North Dakota Game and Fish Depar...
Posted on 5/22/13 at 9:18 AM
STAFF BLOG COMPASS POINTS WITH BRAD DOKKEN Operation Drywater begins today
If your plans this weekend including hitting a favorite Minnesota lake or river and knocking back several beers, you might want to reconsider. Beginning today and continuing through Sunday, conservat...
Posted on 6/22/12 at 7:00 AM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Summer water safety
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department reminds people to play it safe near the water this summer. North Dakota law requires all children ages 10 and younger to wear a personal flotation device whil...
Posted on 6/14/10 at 5:10 AM
DOUG LEIER: Wearing a life jacket will make time on the water safer
When it comes to a successful or memorable trip outdoors, many will look for pleasant weather, good friends and maybe catching some fish or an evening of storytelling around a campfire.
By Doug Leier , June 15, 2013
Tips for sharing boats with landlubbers 
As boating season approaches, the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety offers these tips for boaters to share with their on board guests
By Herald Staff Report , May 12, 2013
OUTDOOR FACTOIDS: National Recreational Boating Survey
An estimated 9 percent of North Dakota residents and about 15 percent of Minnesotans own boats, according to results from the 2011 National Recreational Boating Survey.
By Herald Staff and Wire report , March 31, 2013
ND Hunters, fishers push to increase own license fees
North Dakota outdoorsmen are willing to come to the rescue of the state’s Game and Fish Department as its reserve fund is running out. House Bill 1130 would increase all license fees by 10 percent to 20 percent.
By TJ Jerke , January 18, 2013
DOUG LEIER: Think safety to ensure good time in the great outdoors
Over the course of nearly two decades, I’ve taught and assisted in dozens of hunter education or boat and water safety classes. My favorite part of any event is the question and answer or open session wrapping up the class.
By Doug Leier , June 21, 2012
Like seatbelts, invasive species laws are beginning to click
In this case, though, instead of clicking the seatbelt, boaters are being required to do things like pull the plug, drain their live wells and bait buckets and remove weeds and other debris from the trailers once they leave the boat ramp.
By Brad Dokken , May 20, 2012
DNR online course set for 2015 aims to prevent AIS spread
The online course hasn’t been developed but is expected to be available before the law takes effect in July 2015.
By Brad Dokken , May 06, 2012
WEEKLY DNR ENFORCEMENT REPORT: Early fishing, ATV activity, fires etc.
CO Angie Warren (Thief River Falls) checked area angling activity on area rivers. The public is reminded that it is illegal target fish including walleye and northern pike during a closed season even if they are caught and released.
By Minnesota DNR , April 09, 2012
War over invasive species prevention spills into Minnesota courts
This may be the most contentious boating season yet in Minnesota’s two-decade fight over zebra mussels and other invasive species.
By Josephine Marcotty , April 08, 2012
JETS: Byfuglien likely to go to trial on impaired charges in Minnesota
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien, who spent much of his youth in Roseau, was stopped while driving a boat on Minnesota's Lake Minnetonka on Aug. 31, 2010. He is charged with boating while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and refusing to provide a blood or urine sample. He is also accused of failing to display proper lights and failing to provide enough flotation devices for those on board the boat.
By Canadian Press , February 02, 2012
Winnipeg Jets' Byfuglien charged with boating while intoxicated
Dustin Byfuglien, a Minnesota native, was charged with third-degree boating while intoxicated, a gross misdemeanor carrying a penalty of up to a year in jail, and refusing to submit to a test. He was also charged with failing to display the proper warning lights on the boat and not having enough flotation devices for everyone on board.
By Associated Press , September 20, 2011
Missouri River boat ramp work beginning soon in North Dakota
he North Dakota Game and Fish Department says many boat ramps are likely to require substantial repairs after the flooded Missouri River recedes.
By Associated Press , August 17, 2011
Child, 3, seriously hurt in Meeker County, Minn., boating accident
A 3½-year-old child sustained a life-threatening head injury during a boating accident around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday on Lake Stella. The child was airlifted to Hennepin County Medical Center for treatment of their injuries. According to a news release from Meeker County Sheriff Jeff Norlin, the injured child was one of three children, with one adult, on an inflatable tube that was pulled by a boat.
By West-Central (Minn.) Tribune , July 13, 2011
OPERATION DRY WATER: Drunken boating targeted this weekend in Minnesota
Conservation officers from the state Department of Natural Resources and county sheriff's deputies are taking part in Operation Dry Water this Friday through Sunday.
By Associated Press , June 22, 2011
Search for N.D. boater hampered by high winds
Randy Poole, 49, went missing Saturday night while fishing at Hofflund Bay on Lake Sakakawea. Authorities say they are still investigating what caused Poole to fall overboard.
By Associated Press , June 07, 2011
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