2011 Bighorn Sheep, Moose and Elk Harvests Harvest statistics released by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department show overall hunter success during the 2011 season for bighorn sheep was 100 percent, 88 percent for moose and 50 percent for elk. Four bighorn sheep units were open in 2011. Game and Fish issued one license [...]
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Feb 23
a thank you to Hunter Ed instructors
Hunter Education Volunteers Recognized Volunteer instructors for North Dakota’s hunter education program were recognized Feb. 11 for their contributions of teaching students the importance of hunter safety and ethics. Instructor of the year and years of service awards were presented at the annual hunter education workshop and awards banquet held in Bismarck. Larry Thompson of [...]
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2012 snow goose updates
This little shot of winter is going to through a little wrench into what was setting up to be a very early spring snow goose migration. How much snow, where it falls and how soon it melts will all play into the 2012 season. stay tuned! North Dakota spring light goose hunters can track general [...]
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deadline for spring turkey applications!
The state Game and Fish Department is offering 5,795 wild turkey licenses for the spring hunting season, a decrease of 925 from last year. The decrease is a result of additional winter mortality the last three years and poor production during spring 2011. Ten of the 22 hunting units have fewer spring licenses than in [...]
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new North Dakota fishing regulations
2012-14 Fishing Regulations Set, New License Required North Dakota’s 2012-14 fishing proclamation is set, with regulations effective April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2014. In addition, anglers are reminded that new fishing licenses are required April 1. Greg Power, fisheries chief for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said the northern pike daily and [...]
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2012 spring snow goose season is set
Light goose hunters planning to hunt during North Dakota’s spring season can purchase a license online at the state Game and Fish Department’s website. The season opens Feb. 18 and continues through May 6. Residents can hunt during the spring season by having last fall’s 2011-12 bird licenses. Otherwise, hunters will need to purchase either a 2012-13 [...]
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another record breaker…(no, not the weather)
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual midwinter waterfowl survey in early January showed 279,000 birds, a record high for the number of ducks and geese wintering in the state. Mike Szymanski, migratory game bird biologist, said an estimated 90,000 Canada geese were observed on the Missouri River, and another 70,500 were scattered on [...]
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