Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Did you know it's been nearly 20 years since the North Dakota Game and Fish Department has required licensing of ice fishing houses and shelters? While most young hard-water anglers don't remember that provision, I still get questions from time to time about fish house licensing. These days, while no license is required, fish houses do need some type of identification if they are left on the ice unoccupied. In the past that meant putting a name and phone number or address on the shelter, but...
Hunters and anglers may not realize how important they are to fisheries and wildlife management. While most of us understand the role that license fees, plus excise taxes on hunting and angling equipment, play in supporting fish and wildlife management programs, the information we provide about our time afield and on the water is also of great value to agencies like the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. And this time of year, as hunting seasons are ending, is prime time for the agency to...
While North Dakota’s 2018 deer gun season continues through Nov. 25, it still generates a fair amount of questions and conversation preseason, midseason and post season. First off, this year’s deer hunting season did open later than what a lot of people think is normal. The traditional deer opener for more than three decades has been the Friday before Nov. 11. That means the range for the deer opener, based on this rotating standardized approach, is Nov.4 through Nov. 10. For 2018, the Nor...
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. Every year about this time, the state Game and Fish Department reminds hunters to find and verify their deer license. While you might think every deer hunter would know exactly the location of their license, it’s a good idea to verify it now. If it’s where you placed it when it arrived in late summer, you’re all set. If not, there’s plenty of time to get a replace...
The North Dakota legislature established the general game license in 1967, and ever since then deer hunters have needed one, in addition to a deer tag, before they could legally hunt deer with rifle or bow. Eventually, the general game license was combined with the habitat stamp, so today it's called the general game and habitat license, and you need one to hunt any game species, except furbearers, in North Dakota. The only exception is for landowners hunting only on their own land. The same als...
Whether it's early September archery deer hunting, dove hunting, or late season pheasant hunting, North Dakota's 220,000 acres of state wildlife management areas are open to all hunters and there is no preference or priority given. And yet, the state 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. This time of years, one of the more applicable...
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 the intentional practice. “Eaters” were kept because that’s why we were fishing. Today, many anglers still fish because they enjoy eating fish, but catch-and-release, especially of larger fish of just about any species, is common practice. This transition has surprised me a little bit. Most anglers will keep a few fish for eating, and maybe save a fish-of-a...
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. The message the signs impart is simple: "Fish Responsibly. Only Keep What You Will Use. Fish Are Too Valuable To Waste." Game and Fish put sign into place at some of the state's higher-use boat ramps on the Missouri River System, Devils Lake and elsewhere. "The message is intended to get anglers to think about the value of our fisheries and natural...
