North Dakota’s first salmon fishery taking hold
Associated Press
April 17, 2017
Last fall’s egg take was excellent, exceeding the goal of raising 400,000 salmon for stocking purposes.
North Dakota Game and Fish Department
29K deer taken by 44K hunters in North Dakota in 2016
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
April 17, 2017
Overall hunter success was 66 percent, with each hunter spending an average of 4.4 days in the field.
North Dakota bighorn sheep population stable
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
April 17, 2017
The northern badlands population, which was hit the hardest from 2014 die-off, increased 2 percent from last year. However, the southern badlands population was down 3 percent.
In North Dakota, touting habitat projects designed for wildlife
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
April 10, 2017
Over a 10-year period, approximately $19 million in federal funds from the Farm Service Agency will be used to provide annual rental, incentive and cost-share payments for filter strips, riparian buffers, or pollinator and honeybee
North Dakota anglers: Be on lookout for winterkill
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
April 3, 2017
Despite the heavy snow that covered much of the state in December, major widespread fish kills not expected.
North Dakota youth archers out in force for state NASP tournament
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
April 3, 2017
This year, a record 614 archers competed in the North Dakota National Archery in the Schools Program state bull’s-eye tournament, a 15 percent increase from the mark set last year.
Earlier start to North Dakota pheasant season could boost local economies
Associated Press
March 27, 2017
Change could mostly affect out-of-state hunters, who plan in advance and might be leery of scheduling later in the year due to wintry weather.
Whooping crane migration heating up across North Dakota
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
March 22, 2017
Anyone seeing these birds as they move through the state is asked to report sightings so the birds can be tracked.
One North Dakota mountain lion season closes, conditional season set to open
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
March 17, 2017
A conditional season in zone 1 will open March 21 for hunters to pursue the additional five mountain lions that were not taken during the early season. The zone 1 early season quota was eight,
