North Dakota’s paddlefish snagging season opens May 1 and is scheduled to continue through the end of the month. However, depending on the overall harvest, an early in-season closure may occur with a 36-hour notice issued by the state Game and Fish Department. Legal snagging hours are from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. One [...]
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Apr 27
ND Game & Fish pay’s tax on land
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department recently paid $464,835 in taxes to counties in which the department owns or leases land. The 2010 in-lieu-of-tax payments are the same as property taxes paid by private landowners. The Game and Fish Department manages more than 200,000 acres for wildlife habitat and public hunting in 50 counties. [...]
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North Dakota habitat workshops
Teachers, environmental educators and anyone else who works with youth are invited to attend wildlife conservation and resource management workshops in Valley City or Bismarck this summer. “A Visual Arts Approach to Teaching Life Science†is scheduled June 7-8 at the Valley City Area Teacher Center on the campus of Valley City State University, and [...]
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the first fish!
Maybe not the biggest, but usually one of the most memorable is the first fish an angler catches. Now there is a way to recognize the accomplishment. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is reminding parents to capture their little angler’s first catch on a specially designed First Fish certificate. First Fish has no [...]
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boating? hopefully by the 4th of July!
Let’s hope we are not icefishing on Memorial weekend! But if you have a youngster that will be ready to run the boat, NOW is good time to take care of some of the needed training. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department reminds outdoor enthusiasts of the requirements for youngsters operating a watercraft. State [...]
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BIG three lottery has been held
North Dakota’s moose, elk & bighorn sheep lottery has been held. check results online https://secure.apps.state.nd.us/gnf/onlineservices/lic/public/online/lot/lotterySearch.htm
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Outdoors opportunities for the ladies
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program has scheduled four outdoor workshops in 2011. A mini-workshop will be held June 3-5 at Turtle River State Park, Arvilla. Course offerings include archery, birding, campfire cooking, global positioning system, mountain biking, orienteering, fly-fishing and general outdoor skills. Workshop fees of $135 cover instruction [...]
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on deck May 1 the 2011 paddlefish season
North Dakota’s paddlefish snagging season opens May 1 and is scheduled to continue through the end of the month. However, depending on the overall harvest, an early in-season closure may occur with a 36-hour notice issued by the state Game and Fish Department. Legal snagging hours are from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. One [...]
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North Dakota spring fishing rules review
Over the past three years, North Dakota has implemented several new rules intended to reduce the risk of aquatic nuisance species transfer throughout the state. The most recent of those rules, according to State Game and Fish Department fisheries chief Greg Power, is a requirement that anglers in all cases must now drain their boat’s [...]
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2011 North Dakota National Archery in Schools State Tournament
The number of students participating in North Dakota’s National Archery in the Schools Program has more than doubled in one year, based on the number of student archers who competed in this year’s state tournament. Jeff Long, NASP coordinator for the State Game and Fish Department, said 295 student archers participated in the 2011 state [...]
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