North Dakota sharptails: ‘Hunters will see significantly lower numbers of grouse statewide’
Staff and News Reports
September 6, 2018
Pheasant and partridge numbers similar to last year, according to roadside surveys.
North Dakota Game and Fish Department
Focus of North Dakota walleye stocking is on smaller lakes
Associated Press
September 5, 2018
There are more than 50 new lakes in North Dakota in which the walleye population is still getting established.
Easing of drought good news for duck hunting in North Dakota
Associated Press
August 13, 2018
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows just 2 percent of North Dakota in some stage of drought. That compares with 82 percent at the same time last year.
Thanks to rains, North Dakota duck brood numbers see recent bounce-back, spike
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
August 6, 2018
This year’s duck brood index was up 37 percent from last year, and showed 5.11 broods per square mile, an increase of 39 percent.
North Dakota pronghorn population surges after years of dismal numbers
Associated Press
August 3, 2018
North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department is more than doubling the number of pronghorn licenses this year, a dramatic turnaround from earlier this decade when the hunting season was canceled four consecutive years due to
With pronghorn numbers up 57 percent, North Dakota bulks up hunting opportunities
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
July 24, 2018
North Dakota’s 2018 pronghorn hunting season is set, with 1,075 licenses available in 10 open units. That’s way up from 410 licenses and five open units last year. But if you’re not from North Dakota,
North Dakota Game and Fish encouraging anglers to keep fish caught in deeper waters
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
July 23, 2018
While catch-and-release is often encouraged under the right conditions, fish reeled in from this depth will likely die if released.
With 50-plus new walleye lakes, North Dakota steps up stocking efforts
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
July 9, 2018
“Considering not many went into Lake Sakakawea, this was one of the largest stockings of more than 8 million fingerlings into the smaller fishing waters across the state.”
Drought has big impact on North Dakota pheasant population
Associated Press
July 2, 2018
Much of western North Dakota was mired in severe, extreme and even exceptional drought last summer. That reduced food and habitat for pheasants, resulting in a population loss of about 60 percent from 2016 –
