Tweet The North Dakota Game and Fish Department, local wildlife clubs and other sponsors will usher youngsters into fall during the annual Youth Outdoor Festival in Minot. The event is Thursday, Aug. 30 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Game and … Continue reading →
Tweet The Asian Longhorned Tick has been found in five NJ counties (Hunterdon, Union, Middlesex, Mercer, and Bergen) and is known to occur in people and animals (deer, horses, and others). They pose a hazard to hunters and their dogs, as well … Continue reading →
TweetThe North Dakota Game and Fish Department has openings for Hike the Maah Daah Hey Trail, an educational event for women scheduled Sept. 8-9. The workshop is designed for women with previous hiking or backpacking skills, or who are in … Continue reading →
TweetNorth Dakota Game and Fish Department fisheries personnel encourage anglers to keep fish caught from depths of more than 25 feet, rather than practice catch-and-release. Scott Gangl, Game and Fish fisheries management section leader, said while catch-and-release is often encouraged … Continue reading →
TweetWalleye Fingerlings Stocked North Dakota Game and Fish Department fisheries personnel recently stocked nearly 10 million walleye fingerlings in more than 140 waters across the state. “Considering not many went into Lake Sakakawea, this was one of the largest stockings of … Continue reading →
TweetThe North Dakota Game and Fish Department will host thousands of visitors to its free Conservation and Outdoors Skills Park July 20-28 at the State Fair in Minot. Visitors will be treated to an array of activities, exhibits and useful … Continue reading →
TweetThe DEP has joined other partners, including The Nature Conservancy, to launch a $7 million project to remove the Columbia Lake Dam in Warren County, making a large stretch of the Paulins Kill free-flowing again. The project will restore important habitat … Continue reading →
Tweet The North Dakota Game and Fish Department, after consulting with officials from Burleigh and Morton county commissions, has established an idle-speed-only restriction within 200 feet of the shoreline for boaters on the Missouri and Heart rivers in the Bismarck-Mandan … Continue reading →
TweetHigh water levels on the Missouri River have closed or restricted access at numerous public boat ramps, specifically in the Bismarck/Mandan and Williston areas. Bob Frohlich, North Dakota Game and Fish Department fisheries development supervisor, said high releases from Garrison … Continue reading →
TweetThe North Dakota Game and Fish Department reminds citizens that possession or use of fireworks on state wildlife management areas is prohibited. The primary objective of a wildlife management area is to enhance wildlife production, provide hunting and fishing opportunities, … Continue reading →
TweetNorth Dakota boaters who are traveling to or through other states or Canadian provinces, are reminded to check the aquatic nuisance species regulations of their destination, to make sure they are in compliance. Mandatory boat inspections may be required along … Continue reading →
TweetAnglers are reminded that it is illegal to import all forms of live aquatic bait into North Dakota. This includes minnows, suckers, leeches, waterdogs (salamanders) and frogs. Anglers should buy bait from a licensed North Dakota retail bait vendor. Bait vendors … Continue reading →
TweetA fish kill affecting adult rainbow smelt is ongoing in portions of the upper half of Lake Sakakawea. Dave Fryda, Missouri River System fisheries supervisor for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said the cause of the die-off has … Continue reading →
Tweet Neal Leier’s walleye caught on May 18 broke the longest-standing state record fish in North Dakota, one that stood for nearly 60 years. The Bismarck angler reeled in a 15-pound, 13-ounce walleye from the Missouri River near Fox Island, … Continue reading →
TweetNorth Dakota Game and Fish Department fisheries biologists investigated winterkills at 13 lakes this spring, and some were considered significant enough to affect the quality of fishing. Popular fishing lakes that appear to have suffered a significant kill include Spring … Continue reading →
TweetMore than 50 local fisheries throughout North Dakota now have a fresh supply of catchable trout, as state Game and Fish Department personnel are wrapping up their annual spring trout stocking efforts. Fisheries production and development section leader Jerry Weigel … Continue reading →
TweetNorth Dakotans who want to give fishing a try are reminded they can fish for free June 2-3. That is the state’s Free Fishing Weekend, when all residents age 16 and over can fish any North Dakota water without a … Continue reading →
TweetThe North Dakota Game and Fish Department is reminding parents to capture their little angler’s first catch on a specially designed First Fish certificate. First Fish has no qualifying weights or measurements. The only requirement is the successful landing of … Continue reading →
TweetBoat owners are reminded that children ages 12-15 who want to operate a boat or personal watercraft alone this summer must first take the state’s boating basics course. North Dakota Game and Fish Department education coordinator Brian Schaffer recommends all boaters … Continue reading →
TweetThe state Game and Fish Department reminds anglers that live white suckers are not legal baitfish anywhere in North Dakota, except in the Bois de Sioux and Red rivers. Although anglers can use live white suckers on the Bois de … Continue reading →
