North Dakota lawmakers on Friday sided with hunters in the debate over whether the state Game and Fish Department can restrict using bait when deer hunting on private property. The House passed Senate Bill 2137 after rejecting a proposed amendment. The bill is the same version that passed the Senate. The North Dakota Game and
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A possible explanation of this remarkable increase, according to Roy N. Bach, in charge of the state’s game count, is that approximately 700 deer had drifted across into the United States from Canada. One
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In North Dakota’s long-running debate over big game baiting, a new chapter is unfolding. Lawmakers in the House have advanced a bill that would block the Game and Fish Department from banning baiting on private land—even in areas where chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been found. Supporters see it as a property rights issue; opponents
Read & Share sourced from: Grand Forks HeraldNorth Dakota’s 2024 deer gun season saw just over 42,000 hunters head to the field, with a harvest of approximately 23,300 deer, according to a post-season report from the Game and Fish Department. The agency released a breakdown of success rates across hunting methods and license types, offering a snapshot of last year’s results as
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In North Dakota, tensions are rising over how to handle chronic wasting disease in wildlife. The state’s Game & Fish officials are facing backlash from property owners, outdoors enthusiasts, and even former lawmakers who feel their voices are being ignored. While concerns over regulations are legitimate, alarms are being sounded about misinformation and conspiracy theories
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has reported new cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in two locations: Hawley in Clay County and Greenfield in Hennepin County. Both infected deer were bucks harvested during the firearm season. Wildlife health supervisor Erik Hildebrand noted that adult male deer are particularly susceptible to CWD, largely due to
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Beneath a sea of orange shirts, North Dakota’s hunters gathered at the Capitol, rallying for a cause close to their hearts. They want Senate Bill 2137, a concise legal proposal, to lift the restrictions on using bait for deer hunting. Proponents argue that these restrictions, designed to prevent chronic-wasting disease, have overreached, impacting traditional hunting
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Chronic wasting disease has made an unsettling debut in Wyoming’s elk feedgrounds. This week, wildlife managers confirmed the presence of the disease-carrying prions at Scab Creek Feedground, near Pinedale. The discovery marks the first recorded case in this area, raising alarms about the future of local elk herds. Though previously contained, chronic wasting disease is
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The number of deer moving into East Grand Forks has become a legal issue. The City begin hearing complaints about the number of deer in town earlier this year, and as a result, they’ve now made feeding the animals illegal. City officials believe citizens feeding the animals is contributing to population growth.
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North Dakota Game and Fish sets the deer hunting season in coordination of the natural cycle of the deer rut — that time of the year when the bucks start chasing the does. Learn more in the Game and Fish’s weekly webcast below.
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It was a hot August Saturday and I was at the pool with the kids. It was even too hot to fish? Ironically the conversation turned from water and fish to big game during the dog days of summer. My friend was looking at a possible trip to Wyoming or Montana, and even planning years
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The proposal to allow only one tag per hunter has been abandoned, the 2015 season will operate the same as the 2014 season.
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Read & ShareThe 48,000 deer gun licenses that were allocated by proclamation for the 2014 hunting season have all been issued, according to Randy Meissner, licensing manager for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Meissner said according to state law, the number of deer gun licenses issued, including those licenses issued as gratis, cannot exceed the
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