North Dakota Outdoors: Seasonal employees play vital role to Game and Fish Department

BISMARCK — The North Dakota Game and Fish Department hires dozens of seasonal employees, especially during the spring and summer months.

In this episode of North Dakota Outdoors, Bill Haase, the assistant wildlife division chief, joins host Mike Anderson to explain the importance of seasonal employees.

Roles are mainly within the fisheries and wildlife divisions, ranging from aquatic nuisance inspectors to wildlife technicians who perform jobs such as wildlife banding to placing signs across the state.

Anderson says more than 50% of full-time NDGF staff started out as seasonals, and Haase said its even higher, about 80%, in the fisheries and wildlife divisions.

NDGF has seven different locations where a seasonal employee could be stationed, Haase said.

Seasonal employees may also get the opportunity to learn how to operate large equipment, learn trade skills and move into supervisory roles down the line.