The man who has never developed a taste for hunting ducks and grouse is missing one of the favorite sports offered in North Dakota. Many a North Dakota woman is able to go and [...]Read More... from On This Day | True[...]
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Pheasant Season Preview 2025
North Dakota’s pheasant hunters will find plenty of birds in the field this fall, even if the numbers dipped slightly from last year. State biologists say severe storms and hail in parts of the northwest cut brood counts, but overall populations remain[...]
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Waterfowl Season Preview 2025 – 09-22-2025
North Dakota’s waterfowl hunters will see a few changes in 2025, starting with a new requirement: an electronic state waterfowl stamp to better track both resident and non-resident hunters. Bag limits for pintails are also increasing to three, while zone adjustments will[...]
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Tips for Hunting Waterfowl Safely
I’m reminded that some of the most memorable duck hunts often involve more than just decoys and camouflage. They include early mornings pushing off from shore, a dog pacing at the bow, and the quiet thrill of hunting from a boat. Hunting[...]
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On This Day | Pheasants Go Into Hiding
Pheasants throughout the state are getting quite a chuckle out of this, since we know that the reason the hunters, mailmen, key farmers and other humans are having such a terrible time finding pheasants [...]Read More... from On This Day | Pheasants[...]
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Explaining 2025 Waterfowl Hunting Regulations
There’s been plenty of discussion in coffee shops, gas stations, online and more about the changes to this fall’s nonresident waterfowl regulations. Here’s key points addressed by Bill Haase, Game and Fish Department wildlife division chief, and John Palarski, department waterfowl biologist:[...]
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Watch: Hunter Safety Tips and Ethics
As hunting season approaches, safety and respect remain the most important tools in the field. Brian Schaefer of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department reminds hunters to prepare both mentally and physically, double-check equipment, and practice safe firearm handling. From tree[...]
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Want more elk and hunting opportunities? Keep the ‘roadless rule’
The management of about 38% of Montana’s national forest lands is guided by the 2001 Roadless Rule, which generally prevents new road construction while allowing for a multitude of other uses, including Off Highway Vehicle riding on motorized trails, firewood cutting, grazing,[...]
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On This Day | Hunting For More Local Control
North Dakota has long protested what they term too late a season set up by the federal government in which North Dakotans say they only have a few weeks of hunting before the ducks [...]Read More... from On This Day | Hunting[...]
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Listen: So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance
In this episode of North Dakota Outdoors Podcast, Bruce Stillings, Department big game management supervisor, and Jason Smith, Department big game management biologist, talk about the once-in-a-lifetime moose and elk hunts, the importance of hunter harvest information and some tips for being[...]
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Reviewing the 202 Legislative Session Impacts on North Dakota Outdoors
Many hunters and anglers understand the work of the Game and Fish Department—from game wardens checking hunting and fishing licenses and keeping everyone outdoors safe, to fisheries biologists stocking and surveying lakes, to wildlife biologists and land managers maintaining and enhancing habitat,[...]
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Pronghorn Hunting Season Set, Apply Online
The 2025 pronghorn hunting season is set with 1,310 licenses available in 18 units, an increase of 45 licenses from last year. Licenses are available for all traditional units. Additionally, a new unit,17A, which includes Emmons County and portions of Logan and[...]
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Watch: Pheasant Crowing Counts Early Indicators of Population Rebound
After two mild winters and well-timed spring rains, North Dakota’s pheasants are bouncing back in a big way. Biologist R.J. Gross from Game and Fish reports that overwinter survival is up and breeding roosters are crowing in strong numbers—especially in the southwest,[...]
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On This Day | Got Shot; Found Out The Easy Way
Crawling under a barbed wire fence with a rifle in your hand is as foolhardy as safety experts say it is. Howard Carlson, young Tagus farmer found out the easy way. His .22 only [...]Read More... from On This Day | Got[...]
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Measuring Up North Dakota’s Great Outdoors
I was compelled to jot down some interesting numbers that pertain to North Dakota’s outdoors as Jeb Williams, Game and Fish Department director, recently addressed the joint Senate and House Legislative Natural Resource committees. Did you know the Game and Fish Department[...]
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Haute hunted cuisine pushes culinary prowess
At Lander’s Wild Game Cookoff in Wyoming, the usual backcountry staples got a serious upgrade. From moose tacos slow-roasted and sizzled to perfection, to elk arancini with chokecherry mayo, teams of amateur chefs turned harvested game into inventive, restaurant-worthy fare. Held during[...]