In this week’s segment of “North Dakota Outdoors,” host Mike Anderson takes us to Washburn, North Dakota, where kids are learning about waterfowl hunting and the importance of conservation. North ...

Opening day for ducks, geese, coots and mergansers for North Dakota residents is Sept. 21. Nonresidents may begin hunting waterfowl in North Dakota on Sept. 28. Pheasant season opens Oct. 12. North ...

Jun. 20—BISMARCK — The North Dakota Game and Fish Department's 78th annual spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of about 2.66 million birds, down from 2.9 million in 2024 and 3 ...

Wetlands in North Dakota overall are in great shape as the fall waterfowl hunting season gets into gear, but conditions vary throughout the state and hunting could be spotty. The North Dakota Game and ...

Simon Wenzel Melzer was one of a kind, a seemingly brilliant physician who gave all to his patients, but saved a few shots for the fowl Dr. Simon Melzer, left, then 81, and his hunting buddy Albert ...

Sep. 17—Duck and goose hunters in North Dakota who have grown accustomed to skies full of birds over the past several years likely will have to lower their expectations this fall, a Devils Lake ...

As a lifelong outdoorsman with deep North Dakota roots — from Walhalla and Golden Valley to Bismarck — I’m writing to express my concern over the new nonresident waterfowl zoning restrictions. My ...

Sep. 18—BISMARCK — With North Dakota's waterfowl season opening Saturday, Sept. 23, for residents and Saturday, Sept. 30, for nonresidents, the Game and Fish Department on Monday, Sept. 18, offered ...

Cold early and midwinter temperatures drove down the number of geese and ducks in North Dakota. Biologists who took part in the state Game and Fish Department’s annual midwinter waterfowl survey in ...

Jan. 23—BISMARCK — The North Dakota Game and Fish Department's annual midwinter waterfowl survey in early January indicated about 88,000 Canada geese and 3,225 mallards in the state, the department ...

Aug. 6—BISMARCK — North Dakota's 2024 small game, waterfowl and furbearer regulations are set, and most season structures are similar to last year, the Game and Fish Department announced Tuesday, Aug.