Remember last fall? For most of us it was filled with sunshine, warmth and appreciation. When November deer season opened, the extended autumn continued with many areas of the state enjoying temperatures around 45 degrees, and 50 was common. Then just before Thanksgiving the change of sun and ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is monitoring a mortality event involving Canada geese along the Missouri River and Nelson Lake in Oliver County. Testing of carcasses has indicated that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is the likely cause. Carcasses have been reported where ...

Landowners interested in posting private land electronically for the 2025-26 hunting season is available on the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website. Landowners who have a profile on the Game and Fish Department’s mobile application have an option this year to communicate with ...

The next guide and outfitter written examination is Saturday, April 5, at 1 p.m. at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department office in Bismarck. Preregistration is required no later than Friday, March 28, by calling the department’s enforcement office at 328-6604. In addition to passing a ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is offering 8,547 wild turkey licenses for the 2025 spring hunting season, 410 more than last year. Eight of the 21 hunting units have more spring licenses than last year, two have fewer licenses and 11 remain the same. Unit 21 (Hettinger and Adams ...

Audubon Great Plains has announced a $460,136 award from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to support the “Expanding Technical Assistance for North Dakota Producers” project. This initiative aims to enhance conservation efforts and provide critical support to producers across North ...