The annual survey is important to monitor population trends, distribution and habitat of waterfowl in the state.

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has two pilots, one in the Wildlife Division to help manage the state’s wildlife and one in the Enforcement Division to help game wardens enforce hunting and ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual midwinter waterfowl survey in early January indicated about 135,000 Canada ...

Jeb Williams, North Dakota Game and Fish Department director, has highlighted a recent list of goals and explains some of the ...

Minot angler Evan Trottier caught a state record tiger trout through the ice Jan. 4 at Hooker Lake in Rolette County. Trottier’s 6-pound, 2-ounce trout was verified by North Dakota Game and Fish ...

Dec. 5—The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is planning to stock adult yellow perch into Devils Lake next spring as part of a "trap-and-transport" effort to boost populations of the tasty panfish ...

Duane DeKrey is the new deputy director of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, having been appointed to the position in late December by Game and Fish Director Terry Steinwand. He replaces ...

As the winter reaches its midway point in the Peace Garden State, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department reports the ...

Sep. 6—Spring counts of sharp-tailed grouse in North Dakota were down 13% statewide from 2024, and it appears production wasn't good enough to offset the losses. According to Jesse Kolar, upland game ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says it has paid just under $485,000 to counties in which it owns or leases land, about $20,000 more than the previous year. The ...

Jeb Williams, North Dakota Game and Fish Department director, has highlighted a recent list of goals and explains some of the background, steps, challenges and opportunities the department and state ...