GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT
STAFF BLOG COMPASS POINTS WITH BRAD DOKKEN N.D. duck index dips, but remains well above long-term average
The numbers are in, and North Dakotas annual spring duck survey shows an index of 3.9 million birds, down 17 percent from last year, but still 73 percent above the long-term average since 1948. Blue-...
Posted on 6/10/13 at 3:04 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
Longtime North Dakota game warden calls it a career 
Gary Rankin has been a fixture in eastern N.D. since joining Game and Fish Department in 1977
By Brad Dokken , May 05, 2013
Game and Fish Department to hold advisory board meetings
This week marks the spring leg of the advisory board circuit, and Game and Fish staff will be making the rounds across the state.
By Brad Dokken , April 14, 2013
North Dakota legislative session mostly positive for outdoors
As the 2013 session of the North Dakota Legislature enters the homestretch, bill watchers say hunting, fishing and conservation should be neither better nor worse off when the smoke clears.
By Brad Dokken , April 07, 2013
VIDEO: Researchers fit deer with radio-collars
Game and Fish Department study aims to learn more about deer in northeast part of state — but first, research crews have to trap 20 additional adult does and fit them with radio-collars. That sometimes is easier said than done.
By Brad Dokken , February 03, 2013
Q & A with new deputy N.D. Game and Fish Department director Duane DeKrey
Former legislator Duane DeKrey comes to his new position as No. 2 person in the N.D. Game and Fish Department with a voting record that didn’t always mesh with conservation. But DeKrey says his ag background will help the department work with private landowners
By Brad Dokken , January 20, 2013
DOUG LEIER: Exam marks first step to game warden career
It’s been a long time since I began my career with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department as a district game warden in January 1996. I’ll say it feels like yesterday and 17 years ago in the same assessment.
By Doug Leier , January 06, 2013
BRAD DOKKEN: DeKrey an unlikely choice for deputy Game and Fish director
Conservation advocates in North Dakota likely are scratching their heads this week if they’ve gotten word about the new second-in-command at the state Game and Fish Department.
By Brad Dokken , January 06, 2013
Becoming an Outdoors Woman
Women who want to get outside and learn about new ways to enjoy the outdoors this winter should consider signing up for one of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s Becoming an Outdoors Woman workshops.
By Herald Staff Report , December 23, 2012
N.D. turkey hunt applications due today
Time is running out for North Dakota hunters to get a fall turkey license.
The state Game and Fish Department said applications must be postmarked by midnight tonight.
By Associated Press , July 05, 2012
N.D. Game and Fish Department launches new website
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has launched a new website.
By Associated Press , May 21, 2012
DOUG LEIER: Once rare, eagles now are common sight
Bald eagles have recovered from endangered status to the point where sightings are common in much of North Dakota, and therefore the novelty of such sightings has diminished somewhat.
By Doug Leier , April 05, 2012
Game and Fish meetings set around North Dakota
The meetings give members of the public an opportunity to discuss fish and wildlife issues and ask questions. They are held each spring and fall. Game and Fish says one of the main topics this spring will be deer management.
By Associated Press , April 02, 2012
700-plus spring turkey licenses remain in N.D.
Licenses will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis starting Thursday. Only North Dakota residents are eligible to apply. The governor's proclamation allows a maximum of two licenses, and hunters who did not apply in the first drawing also are eligible.
By Associated Press , March 07, 2012
Oil lease sales delayed for western N.D. land
The state Department of Trust Lands is holding an auction Feb. 7 to sell the rights to explore for oil on some state lands. North Dakota's Game and Fish Department and the North Dakota chapter of the Wildlife Society wanted some land taken off the list.
By Associated Press , January 26, 2012
Ronald Brown, Mountain, N.D., letter: Put Game and Fish under taxpayers’ control
North Dakota should recharter its Game and Fish Department to encompass all North Dakota wildlife, game and nongame, and to be responsible with the lives of animals. That’s what’s needed in North Dakota, a state that now sits at or near the bottom of the list of states when it comes to respecting wildlife.
By Ronald Brown , January 23, 2012
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