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    October 9, 2018
    Every year about this time, North Dakota Game and Fish Department officials remind hunters to find and verify their deer license. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: A few reminders for the upcoming deer gun season
    West Fargo We are a few weeks away from the 2018 North Dakota regular deer gun season and there's a few key reminders for hunters to consider....
    sportsOctober 9, 2018 - 12:22pm
    October 2, 2018
    North Dakota Game and Fish Department private land biologists increased acreage in the PLOTS program by 25,000 acres. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: Some questions and answers about the PLOTS program
    West Fargo The North Dakota Game and Fish Department's Private Land Open to Sportsmen (PLOTS) guide was first published in its current magazine...
    sportsOctober 2, 2018 - 1:45pm
    September 25, 2018
    The requirement for the Harvest Information Program registration began in 1998. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: HIP helps monitor migratory bird harvests
    West Fargo Hunters have a legacy of providing biological data to wildlife managers to better help assess populations and shape hunting seasons...
    sportsSeptember 25, 2018 - 12:39pm
    September 18, 2018
    Pheasants do better with warmer, drier conditions versus cooler, wetter conditions during the hatch, which peaks around the third week of June. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: Fall preview highlights habitat partnerships
    West Fargo One of the unofficial duties of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's wildlife division chief is to set the stage for the fall...
    sportsSeptember 18, 2018 - 9:20am
    September 11, 2018
    This year’s duck brood index was up 37 percent from last year, indicating more ducks produced in North Dakota will migrate south than last year. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: Numbers look good for upcoming waterfowl openers
    West Fargo September may seem like a month to focus on early upland game seasons like grouse and partridge, but we actually have three weekends...
    sportsSeptember 11, 2018 - 10:52am
    September 4, 2018
    North Dakota Game and Fish Department officials have been holding back tags until the hunter has purchased a general game license, either as part of a combination license, or individually. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: North Dakota hunters reminded that they need a general game license
    West Fargo The North Dakota legislature established the general game license in 1967, and ever since then deer hunters have needed one, in addition...
    sportsSeptember 4, 2018 - 10:20am
    August 28, 2018
    The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has a number of rules and regulations in place to balance and reduce potential conflicts, which can and do occur when areas attract crowds, or people try to preempt space. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: Some regulations to remember as hunting seasons near
    West Fargo Whether it's early September archery deer hunting, dove hunting or late season pheasant hunting, North Dakota's 220,000 acres of state...
    sportsAugust 28, 2018 - 9:43am
    August 21, 2018
    Catch-and-release, especially of larger fish of just about any species, is common practice. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: Catch-and-release fishing has become a common practice
    West Fargo As a kid growing up in North Dakota a few decades ago, I don't really even recall the concept of catch-and-release fishing, let alone...
    sportsAugust 21, 2018 - 12:14pm
    August 14, 2018
    There’s a new sign at some North Dakota fishing destinations this summer, reminding anglers of the value of the resources they are about to pursue. North Dakota Game and Fish Department photo
    Leier: Fishing responsibly an important message for anglers
    West Fargo There's a new sign at some North Dakota fishing destinations this summer, reminding anglers of the value of the resources they are...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 14, 2018 - 1:52pm
    August 7, 2018
    Doug Leier
    North Dakota Game and Fish has new zone structure for Canada goose season
    West Fargo The early Canada goose season began in 1999 and there's no need for a history lesson beyond the point that the season was then, and...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 7, 2018 - 5:03pm
    July 31, 2018
    Fishing in North Dakota can be enjoyed by all ages in a multitude of ways just about anywhere in the state. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: Fishing can be enjoyed by all ages in numerous ways
    West Fargo I took a call from an angler the other day asking about a place to take his grandkids fishing. Nothing unusual about the call or my...
    sportsJuly 31, 2018 - 11:55am
    July 24, 2018
    It looks like weather did indeed play a role this year in the number of northern pike and walleye Game and Fish biologists were able to stock in many lakes around the state. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: More than 50 new walleye lakes increase stocking demand
    West Fargo Here at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, we often talk about how the weather at various stages of the spring and summer...
    sportsJuly 24, 2018 - 2:09pm
    July 17, 2018
    For the first time since last fall, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the voluntary Conservation Reserve Program. N.D. Game and Fish Department photo
    Doug Leier: Voluntary CRP applications could boost grassland habitat
    West Fargo Given the fall hunter harvest of pheasants in 2017 was down 24 percent from the previous year, there was really no reason to expect...
    sportsJuly 17, 2018 - 11:57am
    July 10, 2018
    There's more than meets the eye when it comes to stocking a new lake for fishing. North Dakota Game and Fish Department
    Leier: The process of stocking a new lake with fish is far more complex than one would think
    West Fargo There's more than meets the eye when it comes to stocking a new lake for fishing. Just having water doesn't equate to having fish...
    sports/outdoorsJuly 10, 2018 - 1:22pm
    July 3, 2018
    North Dakota’s 2018 spring pheasant population index was down 30 percent from the same time last year because of reduced production last year. North Dakota Game and Fish Department
    Leier: North Dakota spring pheasant population down 30 percent from previous year
    West Fargo A year ago, North Dakota was experiencing a lack of precipitation that created dire conditions for rangeland, grasslands, cattle,...
    sports/outdoorsJuly 3, 2018 - 2:29pm
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