There’s something about spring in North Dakota that’s different. The way it stretches out like an old neighbor coming over to visit after a long, harsh winter. As much as we love our winters (and yes, some of us do), there’s no denying the anticipation we feel as the days grow longer and ...

Like many growing up hunting, fishing and trapping, my memories of our North Dakota game wardens were my first exposure to natural resource law enforcement. In LaMoure, it was Harold Bellin. In Valley City, Delbert Tibke. Prior to becoming a game warden myself, I rode along with Ken Skuza who ...

Years ago in grade school we took a field trip to Valley City National Fish Hatchery. Even now I don’t think I fully appreciated what was right in our own backyard. I know back then I certainly didn’t. What I did know is that I loved to fish. I was fascinated by the hatchery setting ...

As open water fishing on the Missouri River picks up during the spring bite, anglers should note that the drain plug must always remain out of the boat during transport, whether going to or away from the river. In addition, to keep waters clean of aquatic nuisance species, all water users ...

Wildlife, shooting, fraternal and nonprofit civic organizations can submit an application for the Encouraging Tomorrow’s Hunters program, a North Dakota Game and Fish Department grant program developed to assist in the recruitment, retention and reactivation of hunters. The program supports ...

A couple of decades ago, March was typically sort of a down time for outdoor activity in North Dakota, but that’s no longer the case. With the fishing season for game fish open year-round instead of closing around the first weekend in March, plus the advent of the spring light goose ...