Survey shows record waterfowl
A mild, dry fall and an unseasonably warm winter have resulted in a record number of ducks and geese wintering in North Dakota.
Any-deer bow licenses offered
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will have 682 any-deer bow licenses available to nonresidents in 2012. However, pending the final proclamation, antlerless mule deer may not be legal to harvest within a large area of western North Dakota.
Hunter ed. class begins Feb. 7
The United Sportsman Jamestown Chapter is sponsoring a hunter education class beginning Feb. 7 at the James Valley Career and Technical Center. The class is free and open to youth ages 11 and up. Class meets for seven nights on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-9 p.m.
Never to early to look ahead
A new year of fishing started recently. The 2012 fishing season is under way. So far it’s been kind of a strange ice-fishing season. Ice conditions have been erratic throughout ice country. There has been lots of talk about a lack of ice, but in reality there are lots of places to go ice-fishing, and the action has been very good in many places. In fact, lots of anglers who have been on the ice declare this to be one of their best ice-fishing seasons ever.
Funding agencies and other pitfalls
One of the most onerous tasks of a state wildlife agency employee is to convince the hunting and fishing public that a license fee increase is a noble and necessary idea.
Analyzing deer behavior in a mild winter
As a biologist I deal with aspects of fish and wildlife behavior on a routine basis. Hardly a week goes by that I don’t get at least one phone call or email from someone who witnessed an odd, strange, or erratic animal behavior, or saw something in an unusual location.
Devils Lake host to large ice fishing tournament
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — Thousands of anglers and fans hit the ice on Six Mile Bay for the 28th annual Devils Lake Volunteer Fire Department fishing tournament.
Devils Lake hosting large ice fishing tournament
Thousands of anglers and fans are hitting the ice on Six Mile Bay for the 28th annual Devils Lake Volunteer Fire Department fishing tournament.
Tips for finicky fish while ice-fishing
When you’re ice-fishing, just like when you’re open water fishing, there are days when the fish get finicky. They might be finicky due to weather conditions, or it could be fishing pressure that has them closed-mouthed. Whatever the reason, just like in open water, there are some things you can do to get fish under the ice to bite even when they don’t want to. Here are some of those things.
Perils in the backcountry
Some of them like to be called “adrenaline junkies” — the extreme skiers, snowboarders and ice-climbers — but lots of them are just young people who like to cross-country ski, snowmobile and hike in winter. Yet their casualty rate reminds me of my service in a Marine rifle company.
Trying to help the sage grouse
Because of a long-term population decline throughout their native range, in 2010 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considered listing sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act.
Fewer wild turkey spring licenses available in ND
North Dakota's Game and Fish Department is making 5,795 wild turkey licenses available for the spring hunting season, a drop of 14 percent from last year.
Fewer wild turkey spring licenses available in ND
North Dakota's Game and Fish Department is making 5,795 wild turkey licenses available for the spring hunting season, a drop of 14 percent from last year.
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