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  • Dakota Recreation Report: Jan. 3, 2022

    Patricia Stockdill|Jan 3, 2022

    Outdoor notes: * Be prepared for heavy snow along shorelines and bring shovels. Ice is never completely safe. Avoid areas with vegetation, moving water, pressure ridges, and springs. Check conditions as you go along on the ice and don’t move around at night. Tournaments: *Jan. 15: Lake Ashtabula. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, Dec. 28: 1,447.17 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake elevation: 1,447.14 MSL. *Lake Sakakawea elevation: 1,828.33 MSL; 16,000 cubic feet per second average (...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: Dec. 27, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Dec 27, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *Ice is never completely safe. Avoid areas with vegetation, moving water, pressure ridges, and springs. Check conditions as you go along on the ice and don’t move around at night. *Dec. 31: Missouri River Canada goose zone and light goose seasons close. *Jan. 2: Pheasant, grouse, partridge, High Plains duck, goose, merganser, and archery deer seasons close. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, Dec. 21: 1,447.1 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake elevation: 1,447.08 MSL. *Lake...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: Dec. 20, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Dec 20, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *Ice is never completely safe. Avoid areas with vegetation, moving water, pressure ridges, and springs. Check conditions as you go along on the ice and don’t move around at night. *Keep hunting dogs away from ice on wetlands and lake shorelines with possible thin ice conditions in many areas yet. *Go to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website, (gf.nd.gov) for information regarding North Dakota’s new electronic posting regulations and assistance. *Check area U.S. Fish and Wil...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: Dec. 13, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Dec 13, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *Ice is never completely safe. Avoid areas with vegetation, moving water, pressure ridges, and springs. Check conditions as you go along on the ice and don’t move around at night. *Keep hunting dogs away from ice on wetlands and lake shorelines with thin ice conditions in many areas yet. *Go to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website, (gf.nd.gov) for information regarding North Dakota’s new electronic posting regulations and assistance. *Check area U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Nat...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: Dec. 6, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Dec 6, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *Ice is never completely safe. Avoid areas with vegetation, moving water, pressure ridges, and springs. Check conditions as you go along on the ice and don’t move around at night. *Keep hunting dogs away from ice on wetlands and lake shorelines with thin ice conditions in many areas yet. *Go to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website, (gf.nd.gov) for information regarding North Dakota’s new electronic posting regulations and assistance. *Check area U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Nat...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: Nov. 29, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Nov 29, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *Go to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website, (gf.nd.gov) for information regarding North Dakota’s new electronic posting regulations and assistance. *Check area U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Nat’l. Wildlife Refuge hunting regulations for potential late season upland game hunting opportunities. *Nov. 29: Dove season closes. *Dec. 1: N.D. Game and Fish Dept. public advisory meetings, Leeds Community Center, 7 p.m. *Dec. 2: N.D. Game and Fish Dept. public advisory meetings, UND Memo...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: Nov. 22, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Nov 22, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *Go to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website, (gf.nd.gov) for information regarding North Dakota’s new electronic posting regulations and assistance. *Check area U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge hunting regulations for potential late season upland game hunting opportunities. *Nov. 26: Muzzleloader deer season opens. *Nov. 29: Dove season closes. *Dec. 1: N.D. Game and Fish Dept. public advisory meetings, Leeds Community Center, 7 p.m. *Dec. 2: N.D. Game a...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: Nov. 15, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Nov 15, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *Go to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website, (gf.nd.gov) for information regarding North Dakota’s new electronic posting regulations and assistance. *Nov. 14: Sandhill crane season closes. *Nov. 21: Deer gun season closes. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, Nov 9: 1,447.05 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake elevation: 1,447 MSL. *Lake Sakakawea elevation: 1,830.19 MSL; 13,000 cubic feet per second average (CFS) Garrison Dam daily releases. *N.D. Game and Fish Dept. D...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: Nov. 8, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Nov 8, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *Go to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website, (gf.nd.gov) for information regarding North Dakota’s new electronic posting regulations and assistance. *Nov. 8: Fall crow season closes. *Nov. 13: Pekin Rod and Gun Club Ducks Unlimited Wild Game Night, Pekin Community Center, 6:00 p.m. *Nov. 14: Sandhill crane season closes. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, Nov 2: 1,447.08 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake elevation: 1,440 MSL. *Lake Sakakawea elevation: 1,830.35 MSL; 1...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: Nov. 1, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Nov 1, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *Go to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website, (gf.nd.gov) for information regarding North Dakota’s new electronic posting regulations and assistance. *Please submit wildlife mortality observations, such as a dead deer, to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website reporting form, (gf.nd.gov) to help track EHD and CWD. However, do not possess any antlers or heads without a Game and Fish Dept. permit. *Nov. 4: Jamestown Ducks Unlimited banquet, KC Hall, Jamestown, 5:30 p.m. *Nov. 5: D...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: Oct. 25, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Oct 25, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *Go to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website, (gf.nd.gov) for information regarding North Dakota’s new electronic posting regulations and assistance. *Please submit wildlife mortality observations, such as a dead deer, to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website reporting form, (gf.nd.gov) to help track EHD and CWD. However, do not possess any antlers or heads without a Game and Fish Dept. permit. *Oct. 23: Mink, muskrat, and weasel trapping season opens. Fishing: *Devils Lake e...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: Oct. 18, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Oct 18, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *Go to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website, (gf.nd.gov) for information regarding North Dakota’s new electronic posting regulations and assistance. *Please submit wildlife mortality observations, such as a dead deer, to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website reporting form, (gf.nd.gov) to help track EHD and CWD. *Do not release any fish caught from water 25 feet and deeper because their swim bladder likely won’t allow them to survive when coming up from deep water. *Oct. 23: Mink,...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: Oct. 11, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Oct 11, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *Go to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website, (gf.nd.gov) for information regarding North Dakota’s new electronic posting regulations and assistance. *Do not release any fish caught from water 25 feet and deeper because their swim bladder likely won’t allow them to survive when coming up from deep water. *Oct. 15: Devils Lake Ducks Unlimited banquet, KC Club, 5:30 p.m. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, Oct. 5: 1,447.04 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake elevation: 1,446.94...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: Oct. 4, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Oct 4, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *Be aware of proper waterfowl identification as most ducks are not in full fall plumage yet. *Go to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website, (gf.nd.gov) for information regarding North Dakota’s new electronic posting regulations and assistance. *East Totten Recreation Area boat ramp is the only available ramp on Lake Audubon during a lake draw-down to allow for facility maintenance work along the U.S. Highway 83 embankment. *Do not release any fish caught from water 25 feet and d...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: Sept. 27, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Sep 27, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *Be aware of proper waterfowl identification with most ducks not in full fall plumage yet. *HIP registration and Federal Waterfowl Duck Stamp required for waterfowl hunting. *Go to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website, (gf.nd.gov) for information regarding North Dakota’s new electronic posting regulations and assistance. *East Totten Recreation Area boat ramp is the only available ramp on Lake Audubon during a lake draw-down to allow for facility maintenance work along the U.S. H...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: Sept. 20, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Sep 20, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *Go to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website, (gf.nd.gov) for information regarding North Dakota’s new electronic posting regulations and assistance. *East Totten Recreation Area boat ramp is the only available ramp on Lake Audubon during a lake draw-down to allow for facility maintenance work along the U.S. Highway 83 embankment. *Do not release any fish caught from water 25 feet and deeper because their swim bladder likely won’t allow them to survive when coming up from deep wat...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: Sept. 13, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Sep 13, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *Go to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website, (gf.nd.gov) for information regarding North Dakota’s new electronic posting regulations and assistance. *N.D. Dept. of Environmental Quality blue-green algae advisory reports: Alkali, Antelope, Barnes, and Reule lakes, Jamestown and Pipestem reservoirs, and South Hoffer. *East Totten Recreation Area boat ramp is the only available ramp on Lake Audubon during a lake draw-down to allow for facility maintenance work along the U.S. H...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: Sept. 6, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Sep 6, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *N.D. Dept. of Environmental Quality blue-green algae reports: Advisories – Alkali, Antelope, Barnes, Buffalo Lodge, Reule lakes, Jamestown and Pipestem reservoirs, and South Hoffer. *East Totten Recreation Area boat ramp is the only available ramp on Lake Audubon during a lake draw-down to allow for facility maintenance work along the U.S. Highway 83 embankment. *Do not release any fish caught from water 25 feet and deeper, because their swim bladder likely won’t allow them to su...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: August 30, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Aug 30, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *N.D. Dept. of Environmental Quality blue-green algae reports: Advisories – Alkali, Antelope, Barnes, Buffalo, Buffalo Lodge, and Reule lakes, Jamestown and Pipestem reservoirs, and South Hoffer. *Do not release any fish caught from water 25 feet and deeper because their swim bladder likely won’t allow them to survive when coming up from deep water. *Concurrent deer licenses now available in some units. Go to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website, gf.nd.gov) for details. *Use cau...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: August 23, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Aug 23, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *N.D. Dept. of Environmental Quality blue-green algae reports: Advisories – Alkali, Antelope, Barnes, Buffalo, Buffalo Lodge, and Frettim lakes, South Hoffer, and Jamestown and Pipestem reservoirs. *Do not release any fish caught from water 25 feet and deeper because their swim bladder likely won’t allow them to survive when coming up from deep water. *Concurrent deer licenses now available in some units. Go to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website, (gf.nd.gov) for details. *Ea...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: August 16, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Aug 16, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *N.D. Dept. of Environmental Quality blue-green algae reports: Advisories – Alkali, Antelope, Buffalo, Buffalo Lodge, Coal Mine, and Frettim lakes, South Hoffer. *Use caution on boat ramps with slippery conditions due to vegetation, etc. *Do not release any fish caught from water 25 feet and deeper because their swim bladder likely won’t allow them to survive when coming up from deep water. *Watchable Wildlife photo contest underway with Oct. 1 deadline. Contact N.D. Game and Fis...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: Aug. 9, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Aug 9, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *N.D. Dept. of Environmental Quality blue-green algae reports: Advisories – Alkali, Antelope, Buffalo, Buffalo Lodge, Coal Mine, Frettim, and Spiritwood lakes, South Hoffer, and Jamestown and Pipestem reservoirs. *Use caution on boat ramps with slippery conditions due to vegetation, etc. *Do not release any fish caught from water 25 feet and deeper because their swim bladder likely won’t allow them to survive when coming up from deep water. *Watchable Wildlife photo contest und...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: August 2, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Aug 2, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *N.D. Dept. of Environmental Quality blue-green algae reports: Advisories – Alkali, Antelope, Buffalo, Buffalo Lodge, Coal Mine, and Frettim lakes, South Hoffer, and Jamestown and Pipestem reservoirs. *Do not release any fish caught from water 25 feet and deeper because their swim bladder likely won’t allow them to survive when coming up from deep water. *Watchable Wildlife photo contest underway with Oct. 1 deadline. Contact N.D. Game and Fish Dept. conservation biologist, Pat...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: July 26, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Jul 26, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *Dept. of Environmental Quality blue-green algae reports: Lakes with advisories include Alkali, Antelope, Buffalo, Buffalo Lodge, Coal Mine, Frettim, and Spiritwood lakes, Jamestown and Pipestem reservoirs, and South Hoffer. *July 28: First-come, first-served deer licenses available. Go to the N.D. Game and Fish Dept. website, (gf.nd.gov) for details. *Aug. 4: Pronghorn applications due. *Aug. 4: Wild Outdoor Women workshop registration opens, noon (closes Aug. 25). Contact Lake...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: July 19, 2021

    Patricia Stockdill|Jul 19, 2021

    Outdoor notes: *N.D. Dept. of Environmental Quality blue-green algae advisories for Jamestown Reservoir and Antelope, Buffalo, and Coal Mine lakes. *Do not release any fish caught from water 25 feet and deeper because their swim bladder likely won’t allow them to survive when coming up from deep water. *Watchable Wildlife photo contest underway with Oct. 1 deadline. Contact N.D. Game and Fish Dept. conservation biologist, Patrick Isakson, [email protected]) for details. *Check local fire r...

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