Hunters can apply for 2024 swan licenses through the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. North Dakota residents and nonresidents are eligible to apply. The resident swan license is $10, while the nonresident fee is $30. The application deadline is Aug. 21. The statewide tundra swan ...

Count me among the anglers who have lived through the drought of the 1980s and witnessed firsthand the 25-plus years of booming fisheries of North Dakota, which few will argue began with the 1993 drought busting and continues to a lesser degree today. Anglers recall when North Dakota fishing ...

Walleye fingerling stocking wrapped up with Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery at Riverdale setting a record with just short of 12 million fingerlings produced. Distribution trucks traveled more than 12,000 miles over a two-week period to stock the fish, according to Jerry Weigel, North ...

Water recreationists should do their part to help prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species in North Dakota. While the effort to stop the transportation of ANS has been mostly successful, challenges remain as not all anglers, pleasure boaters and other water enthusiasts are abiding by ...

More than 1,900 deer licenses are available in four units for North Dakota’s 2024 deer gun season, and will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Wednesday, July 24, at 8 a.m. Central time. Residents and nonresidents who have not already received a lottery or landowner ...

I’m not a professional angler. When it comes to tips and tactics on how to land a lunker walleye or fill a stringer in short order, I’ve got more questions than answers. In the not so recent past I casually referred to myself as the human cold front because of a perceived lack of fishing ...