Each spring, North Dakota Game and Fish Department staff count the number of male sharp-tailed grouse, greater prairie chickens and greater sage grouse dancing on breeding ground “leks,” while also tallying the number of male ruffed grouse drumming in suitable aspen habitats.
These surveys serve as relative indices of spring breeding populations.
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North Dakota’s 2025 upland bird harvests were down for pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse and gray partridge compared to 2024.
“We were not surprised by a decrease in pheasant harvest in the fall of 2025 based on decreases of chicks in our late summer roadside counts.”
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The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s 78th annual spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of about 2.66 million birds, down from 2.9 million in 2024 and 3.4 million in 2023.
The 2025 breeding duck index was the 33rd highest on record and exceeded the long-term (1948-2024) average by 7%, according to Mike Szymanski, NDG&F migratory game bird supervisor.
North Dakota breeding duck numbers decrease again in spring ’25 Read More »
North Dakota’s spring light goose conservation order opens Feb. 15 and continues through May 11.
Residents must have a 2024-25 (valid through March 31) or 2025-26 (required April 1) combination license, or they must have a small game, and general game and habitat license.
Light goose season in North Dakota begins Feb. 15 Read More »
North Dakota’s spring light goose conservation order opens Feb. 17 and continues through May 12.
Residents must have a 2023-24 (valid through March 31) or 2024-25 (required April 1) combination license; or a small game, and general game and habitat license.
Light goose hunts set to kick off Read More »
While North American duck counts are down in 2023, North Dakota offers a bright spot for duck production.
North Dakota Game and Fish Department migratory game bird biologists expect a fall flight of ducks similar to 1998, 2004, and 2020. The fall flight is anticipated to be about 23% above last year’s fall flight, based on observations from the state’s annual mid-July duck production survey.
Brood numbers up, brood size down in North Dakota heading into 2023 season Read More »
Anticipated to be about 26% above last year’s fall flight.
Duck brood, fall flight numbers spike in N.D. Read More »
North Dakota Game and Fish Department upland game biologists summarized the spring survey results for sharp-tailed grouse, ruffed grouse and greater sage grouse. Summaries from the spring sharp-tailed grouse census indicate a 13% decrease in the number of male grouse counted compared to last year. Statewide, 2,639 sharptails were observed on spring dancing grounds this
Sharpies down, ruffies up in N.D. Read More »
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