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    April 17, 2018
    A bald eagle sits in a tree near the road to Maclean Bottoms along Lake Oahe in North Dakota on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: We've come a long way in preserving the bald eagle
    West Fargo I drove by a bald eagle nest the other day, and then another and another. It wasn't my intention as it was actually a route I drive...
    sportsApril 17, 2018 - 10:41am
    April 10, 2018
    Every year, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service put out a call for people to report sightings of whooping crane, like this pair spotted near Linton, N.D., on Thursday, March 29, 2018. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: A call out to keep an eye out for whooping cranes
    West Fargo The extended winter or late spring has delayed some migrations, and even though two whooping cranes were verified in North Dakota...
    sportsApril 10, 2018 - 11:01am
    April 3, 2018
    For snow goose hunters this spring, preparation and scouting are as important as ever. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: Things to know for the spring light goose hunting season
    West Fargo As I write this, there is snow falling from the sky and accumulating on the ground. Yes, the calendar reads April and North Dakota's...
    sportsApril 3, 2018 - 11:59am
    March 27, 2018
    If you want to fish starting April 1 in North Dakota, you need to get a new 2018-19 license. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: A few highlights for this year's fishing changes in North Dakota
    West Fargo One advantage for North Dakota anglers is our fishing season for game fish is alll year. That said though, there is a beginning and...
    sportsMarch 27, 2018 - 11:07am
    March 20, 2018
    Potential applicants for big-game hunts, like bighorn sheep, need to understand they need to be willing to prepare for a long and difficult hunt. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: It takes time and resources for a successful big-game hunt
    West Fargo Even though the odds of drawing a moose, elk or bighorn sheep license in North Dakota are not high, you of course can't get one if...
    sportsMarch 20, 2018 - 12:20pm
    March 13, 2018
    All lottery and gratis applications have to be submitted online only using the North Dakota Game and Fish Department web site. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: Questions and answers on all-electronic licensing system
    West Fargo In 2015, the North Dakota Legislature passed a law that required the North Dakota State Game and Fish Department to develop an all-electronic...
    sportsMarch 13, 2018 - 10:10am
    March 6, 2018
    Game wardens in North Dakota issued more than 2,500 citations in 2017, compared to nearly 2,300 in 2016 and 2,400 in 2015.
    North Dakota game wardens issue more citations in 2017
    West Fargo The work of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's enforcement division and its member game wardens is of high interest to hunters...
    sportsMarch 6, 2018 - 5:20pm
    February 27, 2018
    North Dakota Game and Fish Department biologists are confident that the current Devils Lake basin walleye population does not meet the biological criteria that would warrant a maximum length-type-limit to protect fish for spawning. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: Maximum length-type-limit not warranted for Devils Lake walleye
    West Fargo The days continue to add minutes of sunlight, the spring turkey application deadline is past, and before you know it spring open-water...
    sportsFebruary 27, 2018 - 12:41pm
    February 20, 2018
    The 10-year average (2008-17) for the midwinter survey in North Dakota is 95,600 Canada geese and 27,300 mallards. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: Waterfowl survey reveals increase of Canada geese
    West Fargo A few weeks back, I did my little part of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's midwinter waterfowl survey, as I've done years...
    sportsFebruary 20, 2018 - 10:10am
    February 13, 2018
    About 175 schools in North Dakota have implemented the National Archery in Schools curriculum, and roughly 10,000 kids participated in 2017. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: Numbers for high school archery programs continue to grow
    West Fargo The National Archery in the Schools Program took root in North Dakota in 2005, not long after its successful launch in Kentucky a...
    sportsFebruary 13, 2018 - 10:52am
    February 6, 2018
    Moose numbers began to increase in the western part of the state in the mid-2000s. Photo by Ty Stockston / N.D. Games and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: Brain worm big reason North Dakota moose are heading west
    West Fargo It has been interesting to watch and learn about the movement of moose within North Dakota. In the not so distant past, moose were...
    sportsFebruary 6, 2018 - 10:08am
    January 30, 2018
    The North Dakota spring turkey application deadline is coming up on Feb. 14. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: Online lottery applications continue with spring turkey season
    West Fargo The North Dakota spring turkey license application period is open right now, and for most hunters, the process will be business as...
    sportsJanuary 30, 2018 - 1:28pm
    January 23, 2018
    Wanting to be a game warden, and becoming one, are two different things. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: How do you get a job as a game warden?
    West Fargo While I am no longer a game warden, that's how I started my career with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. I wouldn't trade...
    sportsJanuary 23, 2018 - 10:12am
    January 16, 2018
    While the winter of 2017 did not start out well for resident wildlife, the weather moderated by February and deer came through OK -- leading to a third straight year of license increases. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: Some highlights of 2017 North Dakota outdoors
    West Fargo With all the high-visibility world, state and local issues of the new year, I waited a couple of weeks before providing a look back...
    sportsJanuary 16, 2018 - 10:40am
    January 9, 2018
    Biologists are often asked about feeding wildlife, and sometimes people don’t want to hear the answer. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: Natural food plots is the best for wildlife management
    West Fargo Nobody wants to see wildlife starve. Even in mild winters, North Dakota Game and Fish Department biologists are asked about feeding...
    sportsJanuary 9, 2018 - 10:36am
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