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Category: Outdoors

Third Consecutive Record Count of Bighorn Sheep 

ND Game and Fish News  The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s 2022 bighorn sheep survey, completed by recounting lambs in March, revealed a record 347 bighorn sheep in the grasslands of western North Dakota, up 4% from 2021 and 15% above the five-year average. The count surpassed the previous record of 335 bighorns in […]
by The Dakotan
April 17, 2023

Maple Sugaring Day 

A Slice of Life A horse drawn wagon, flannel shirts, floppy eared caps, smiling faces, the smell of fresh pancakes, and sweet maple syrup.  Vermont?  Nope. Fort Stevenson State Park a few miles south of Garrison. Standing under one of the park’s most reliable box elder trees, Park Manager Chad Trautman, was talking to park visitors.  […]
by Kim Fundingsland
April 16, 2023

Advisory Board Meeting in Velva Moved 

ND Game and Fish  The North Dakota Game and Fish Department advisory board meeting in Velva, scheduled for April 17, has been moved to Verendrye Electric Cooperative.  District 2 – Bottineau, Burke, McHenry, Mountrail, Pierce, Renville and Ward counties  Date: April 17 – 7 p.m.  Location: Verendrye Electric Cooperative, 615 U.S. Highway 52 W., Velva  Host: Velva […]
by The Dakotan
April 13, 2023

Judge blocks rules intended to protect nation's waterways 

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a federal rule in 24 states that is intended to protect thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways throughout the nation.  U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland in Bismarck, North Dakota, halted the regulations from the U.S. […]
by AP - The Dakotan
April 12, 2023

2023-25 Watercraft Registrations 

ND Game and Fish News   North Dakota watercraft owners should note that 2023 is the first year of a new three-year registration period.  Watercraft registrations must be renewed online by visiting My Account at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov. A credit card is required.  The price to register motorboats in North […]
by The Dakotan
April 12, 2023

ND Game and Fish News 

 Earth Day Patch Contest Winners   The North Dakota Game and Fish Department announced the winners of the 2023 Earth Day Patch Contest. Over 2,000 students and 116 schools entered this year’s contest.  Winners in three age categories are Ella Fernandez, Fessenden Bowdon Elementary, (K-4); Brooke Livingston, Kenmare Public School (5-8); and Alex Dodgen, Minot […]
by The Dakotan
April 10, 2023

The Silence of the Owl 

A Slice of Life  Sometimes a person needs to listen to the silence.  Our world is filled with sounds of all sorts, so much so that most of us don’t even realize it. There’s cheering and chatter, the closing of car doors, noise of traffic, televisions, ring tones of cell phones -- even our own […]
by Kim Fundingsland
April 9, 2023

Sakakawea Outlook Increased 

Expected Runoff Climbs Above Average  RIVERDALE – Lake Sakakawea is now expected to reach a peak elevation four feet higher than predicted one month ago.  According to the April projections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the state’s largest body of water will reach 1,836.6 feet in late July. That compares to a peak […]
by Kim Fundingsland
April 7, 2023

ND Game and Fish Advisory Board Meetings Announced 

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department Advisory Board will host public meetings this spring at seven locations across the state. Districts 3 and 4 will have a shared meeting. In addition, the district 7 meeting in Bismarck will be streamed live on the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov.  Some information is to be determined. […]
by The Dakotan
April 5, 2023

Senators Split on Outdoor Bills 

Deer Baiting Bill Fails, Fishing Tourney Fees Passes  BISMARCK – The North Dakota Senate voted on two very prominent bills involving Game and Fish Department policies late Tuesday, rejecting one and passing the other.  HB1151, the deer baiting bill, which received more written comment than any other bill this legislative session, failed on the Senate […]
by Kim Fundingsland
April 4, 2023
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