The North Dakota Game and Fish Department encourages businesses to add their names to a list of available contractors to perform habitat work on Private Land Open To Sportsmen program lands across the state. PLOTS is an agreement between the department and private landowners to open their ...

North Dakotans interested in supporting wildlife conservation programs should look for the Watchable Wildlife checkoff on the state tax form. The state income tax form gives wildlife enthusiasts an opportunity to support nongame wildlife like songbirds and birds of prey, while at the same ...

The 2025 Butch Potts Boating Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award and the 2025 Pamela S. Dillon Boating Educator of the Year Award are now open for nomination submissions. The deadline to submit nominations is March 31. Nominations for the Butch Potts award is open to all ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual midwinter waterfowl survey in early January indicated about 88,000 Canada geese and 3,225 mallards in the state. John Palarski, department migratory game bird biologist, said the below average count was expected this year for wintering ...

When should you start planning for next fall’s hunting season? If you or someone you know will need hunter safety and education. The time is right now. I know it doesn’t seem quite normal when hunting seasons just wrapped up and squirrel season is still open but there’s a pretty short ...

Hunting, fishing, trapping and conservation issues can change quickly with a nasty winter, disease and other influences that challenge the animals on the landscape and the people who pursue them. Then again, sometimes the stars align and both animals and people benefit. To see where we have ...