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Pronghorn hunting season set, apply online North Dakota's 2020 pronghorn hunting season is set, with 1,790 licenses available in 15 open units. Bruce Stillings, big game management supervisor for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said license numbers and open units are up from last year, when the department allocated 1,330 licenses and had 12 open units. The recently completed aerial survey indicated the pronghorn population is up 6% from last year. Stillings said three new hunting...
Outdoor notes: *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. 2 deadline. Contact N.D. Game & Fish Dept. conservation biologist, Patrick Isakson, [email protected]) for details. *Remember to bring insect repellent when outdoors. *N.D. Dept. of Environmental Quality issued blue-green algae advisories: Spiritwood and Coal Mine lakes and J...
The passage of the Great American Outdoors Act – a bill which would provide permanent funding to the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) through royalties generated by offshore drilling in federal waters around the United States – represents a bright, optimistic light in a time of challenge and a future full of opportunities. In a moment in history when nearly everything seems to be dividing American society, from continued racial injustice issues overflowing into the streets, to online fla...
The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) and the North Dakota State Seed Department have received several reports of state residents receiving unsolicited packages containing seeds from China. Officials in other states have also reported similar instances. “We’re not sure why these seeds are being sent or what the motives are behind this,” Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said. “Unsolicited seeds may be invasive and introduce diseases harmful to plants or livestock.” “Individuals who receive unsolicited seeds should be concerne...
On July 27-29, New Rockford played host to the District 4 Independent Legion Tournament, featuring five area teams ready to see who would end up on top. Day 1 In the first day, spirits were high and there was a feeling of anxiousness in the air as the aroma of fresh-cut grass and hot dogs filled the air. The first game was between the two lower seeds, Carrington and Jamestown, in a match to determine who would take on top seeded Kidder County. As the first pitch was thrown, there were many in...
The Black Sox ended the season with a loss in Jamestown putting them at a 9-4 record when it comes to league games. Eight total games were played and it was evident that Black Sox Nathan Holzwarth was one of the key components to their success. Holzwarth, who played in every game this summer, led the team in hits, triples, home runs, runs batted in, runs, and overall batting average with 40% at theplate. He also contributed on the field, leading in most assists and had the fourth-highest...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department (NDG&F) announced last week that 1,790 tags would be available for the pronghorn hunting lottery in 2020. While this number was up significantly from the 1,330 licenses made available in 2019, it's the expansion of the units open to hunters that better evidences the improving size of the pronghorn herds found in the state's western half. Most notable was the reopening of Unit 13-A, located in northwestern North Dakota, bounded by the Canadian and...
August brings with it high anticipation for the hunting seasons that follow. Oftentimes, the month is hallmarked by dog training, target shooting and physical preparation for what's to come in the autumn. But in the heat of summer's sweet spot, many sportsmen of a different stripe know that action is picking up for a unique fishing opportunity in North Dakota along the face of Garrison Dam and the southern stretches of Lake Sakakawea. The search for chinook salmon fills the gap between the end o...
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