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Rough Start to Winter for Wildlife 

Survival Depends on Weather Ahead  MINOT – The state’s wildlife always must deal with winter snow and cold. This winter started off with a heavy dose of both, making for a stressful start to what is survival season for deer, birds, and other wildlife.  “We’ve actually got lucky the last few weeks of January where […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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February 1, 2023

Minot Angler’s Record Burbot Official 

North Dakota Game and Fish Shane Johnson’s 19-pound, 8-ounce burbot broke a state record that’s been in the books for nearly 40 years.  The Minot angler caught the 41.5-inch fish Jan. 3 from the Garrison Dam Tailrace.  The previous record of 18 pounds, 4 ounces was established in 1984 by Orland Kruckenberg, a Hazen angler […]
by The Dakotan
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January 30, 2023

Fat Tire Fun 

Not Your Everyday Bike  GARRISON – They are different, and they are fun. Fat tire bikes have proven to be a wonderful option for those who seek an enjoyable way to spend more time outdoors during a North Dakota winter.  They are not your usual bicycles, boasting wide and knobby tires suited to crossing snow […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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January 30, 2023

Hot Topic: Deer Baiting Bill 

Hundreds Testify Pro and Con  BISMARCK – House Bill 1151 is perhaps the most talked about bill at this year’s session of the North Dakota State Legislature. It also may be shortest.  HB 1151 – Baiting deer for hunting not prohibited.  The department may not issue rules or adopt a policy or practice prohibiting the […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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January 24, 2023

 
Participation Needed in Hunter Harvest Surveys 

North Dakota Game and Fish Department  While North Dakota’s 2022 hunting seasons have come and gone, hunter success, or lack thereof, still matters to wildlife managers.  The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has conducted hunter harvest surveys for more than a half-century, using the findings to help manage the state’s wildlife populations.  Thousands of […]
by The Dakotan
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January 23, 2023

Party Deer Hunting Proposed 

Legislators to Decide  BISMARCK – A bill that would allow deer hunters to shoot deer for others has been introduced in the North Dakota legislature.   Known as the “party hunting” bill, HB 1377 would allow hunting groups of up to 10 license holders to harvest 10 deer without regard to who actually shoots each deer. […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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January 18, 2023

Spring Turkey Season Set 

ND Game and Fish  The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is offering 7,412 wild turkey licenses for the 2023 spring hunting season, 235 fewer than last year.  Two of the 22 hunting units have more spring licenses than last year, eight have fewer licenses and 11 remain the same. Unit 21 (Hettinger and Adams […]
by The Dakotan
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January 18, 2023

Below Normal Missouri River Basin Runoff Projected 

Potential Low Water Year for Lake Sakakawea  RIVERDALE – Albeit early in the runoff forecast season for the Missouri River Basin, January projections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for spring runoff is 81% of normal. That would mean another year of very little rise for Lake Sakakawea.  Lake Sakakawea stood at 1,829.15 feet […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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January 17, 2023

Ice Fishing Fun 

Annual Longbeards Ice Derby held at Lake Darling  FOXHOLM – Forty-one two-man teams took advantage of the opportunity to partake in the annual Souris River Basin Longbeards Ice Fishing Derby at Lake Darling this past Saturday. The weather more than cooperative for an ice fishing derby with the temperature hovering near 30 degrees with no wind.  […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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January 16, 2023

Midwinter Waterfowl Survey, Earth Day Patch Contest 

North Dakota Game and Fish  The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual midwinter waterfowl survey in early January indicated about 29,000 Canada geese in the state.  Andy Dinges, department migratory game bird biologist, said a low count was expected this year for wintering waterfowl given the substantial snowfall and cold temperatures in November and […]
by The Dakotan
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January 16, 2023
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