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 ...

North Dakota wildlife officials expect a fall duck flight similar to last year's despite a 28% rise in duck brood numbers from 2024. Meanwhile, the state Game and Fish Department has released ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

North Dakota’s abundance of prairie potholes provides excellent waterfowl hunting opportunities, as well as the chance to visit healthy ecosystems with remarkable wetland bird diversity.

DULUTH — The number of breeding ducks estimated across the continent hit 33.99 million this spring, up 5% over 2023, but nearly all of the increase happened in the far north and west. That’s the ...

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 ...

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 ...