The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s 77th annual spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of about 2.9 million birds, down from 3.4 million last year. The 2024 breeding duck index was the 30th highest on record and stands at 17% above the long-term (1948-2023) ...

North Dakota state law requires youth ages 12-15 who want to operate a boat or personal watercraft by themselves with at least a 10-horsepower motor must pass the state’s boating basics course. The course is available for home-study by contacting the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. ...

June is Great Outdoors Month, and the messaging about embracing outdoor activities is often associated with national park sites. But industry voices say state sites shouldn't be overlooked for their drawing power. North Dakota recently broke ground on transforming the Pembina Gorge Recreation ...

WASILLA, Alaska – When Sydnie Bahl talks about the Iditarod, she doesn’t talk only about herself. She speaks about her dogs and the 1,000-mile “last great race on earth” that they compete in as a team together. A 2007 graduate of Des Lacs-Burlington High School, Bahl moved to Alaska ...

Navy veteran Kenneth Bitz has a passion for protecting the beauty of the outdoors for future generations. “It gives you a great appreciation for the outdoors when you spend 300 days a year underwater for several years in a row,” said Bitz, who was assigned to submarines during his service ...

The fish and wildlife variety in North Dakota is truly impressive. From paddlefish and pallid sturgeon in the Missouri River, to trophy catfish and the recent repopulation of sturgeon in the Red River. We’re home to mountain lions, moose and elk, also the unique furbearers including river ...