Fisheries crews concluded a successful walleye spawning season despite the latest start on record. Jerry Weigel, fisheries production and development section leader for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said department staff, along with personnel from the Garrison Dam Fish Hatchery waited for ice to vacate the walleye collection sites on Lake Sakakawea and [...]
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May 23
It’s National Safe Boating Week May 21-27
A public awareness campaign held annually in May emphasizes the need for boaters to wears life jackets. Nancy Boldt, boat and water safety coordinator for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said this year’s National Safe Boating Week is May 21-27. “This annual week-long event reinforces the importance of personal flotation devices,†Boldt said. [...]
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Devils Lake access update
As of Friday, May 20, 2011, access onto Devils Lake became a little easier. Three public boat landings are open for use on Devils Lake. Lakewood Boat Landing, located on Creel Bay, is open with the docks placed. The original ramp is not usable at this time, and a new ramp was placed to the north [...]
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Devils Lake access update
A new boating access site on the southeast side of Devils Lake, along with several other access sites around the lake, are being worked on and should be ready for activity by early summer, according to Bob Frohlich, fisheries development supervisor for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. The new access area along ND [...]
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staying safe on the water
A public awareness campaign held annually in May emphasizes the need for boaters to wears life jackets. Nancy Boldt, boat and water safety coordinator for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said this year’s National Safe Boating Week is May 21-27. “This annual week-long event reinforces the importance of personal flotation devices,†Boldt said. [...]
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2011 paddlefish season will close early
Paddlefish Snagging Season Closed to Additional Harvest The North Dakota Game and Fish Department announced today that the state’s 2011 paddlefish snagging harvest season has been closed to protect the paddlefish population level. The 2010-12 fishing proclamation allows for the Game and Fish Department director to close the snagging season early if it appears [...]
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boat registration reminder
Boat owners are reminded that 2011 is the first year of the new three-year registration period. All boat registrations with an orange decal expired Dec. 31, 2010. The new registration cycle runs through Dec. 31, 2013. New blue and white boat validation stickers have the expiration year of 13 prominently readable in the middle of [...]
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why not give trout a try in North Dakota?
Trout Stocked in State Waters North Dakota Game and Fish Department fisheries personnel are in the process of stocking roughly 70,000 rainbow and brown trout in more than 55 waters statewide. Jerry Weigel, fisheries production and development supervisor, said stocking efforts of the 11-14 inch trout will be completed by May 12. Included are 3,500 [...]
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sage grouse still struggling in North Dakota
Results from North Dakota’s spring sage grouse survey indicate the number of strutting males observed remains well below management objectives. Therefore, the sage grouse hunting season will remain closed in 2011. Aaron Robinson, North Dakota Game and Fish Department upland game bird biologist, said biologists counted a record low 63 males on 12 active strutting [...]
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2011 deer season set for North Dakota
North Dakota’s 2011 deer season is set with 109,950 licenses available to hunters this fall, 6,825 fewer than last year and the lowest since 2001. Randy Kreil, wildlife chief for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said a continued reduction in deer numbers was evident in nearly all of North Dakota, except for [...]
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