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2010-2014 Deer Population Information
Every five years, North Dakota Game and Fish Department biologists establish a benchmark for deer licenses in the state – a number that will guide management decisions for several years. The five-year goal is an effort that involves biological...
Fireworks Prohibited on WMAs
The 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...
Stocking Requests Grow as Public Waters Increase
North Dakota Game and Fish Department fisheries personnel are gearing up to stock a record number of walleye lakes this year. Fisheries production and development supervisor Jerry Weigel said 20 years ago approximately 50-70 waters were stocked...
North Dakota Paddlefish Snagging Season to Close
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department announced today that the state’s 2014 regular paddlefish snagging season will close at 10 p.m. Central Daylight Time, Sunday, May 18, to protect the population level of the fish. However, snaggers are...
Be Cautious of Early Ice
Winter anglers are encouraged to consider early ice conditions before traveling onto and across North Dakota lakes. Keep in mind: Snow insulates ice, hampering solid ice formation, and makes it difficult to check thickness. Snow also hides the...
Mule Deer Production Remains Low
Aerial observations during the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s fall mule deer survey indicated production in 2012 was about the same as last year’s record low. Biologists who accompanied pilots in fixed-wing planes counted 1,224 (1,055...