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North Dakota Game and Fish Department Home | North Dakota Game and Fish North Dakota Game and Fish Department Homepage North Dakota Game and Fish Department To protect, conserve and enhance fish and wildlife populations and their habitat for sustained public use. My Account Seasonal Shortcuts Fire Danger Information (NDResponse Website) Fishing Virtual Mentor Paddlefish Season Information Report Active Bald Eagle Nests News Releases 04/22/2026 Summer Workshops for Educators 04/20/2026 Update on the BNSF Bridge Project Navigation 04/15/2026 Agency Volunteers Recognized 04/13/2026 Paddlefish Snagging Season Opens May 1 04/13/2026 Earth Day Patch Contest Winners Announced 04/08/2026 Spring Wildfire Potential Remains High 04/01/2026 2025 Deer Season Summarized More News... Hunt North Dakota Hunting News 2026 Lotteries Spring Turkey: The 2026 spring turkey lottery has been run. View results Moose, Elk, Bighorn Sheep: View moose and elk lottery results . The bighorn sheep lottery will be run September 1 after the summer population surveys are complete and total licenses have been determined. Learn about HuntLink , a new hunter-landowner contact application that connects interested landowners with licensed hunters looking for a place to hunt (species include coyote, deer, elk, moose, turkey and geese). Hunting Resources Where to Hunt Game Species and Regulations Hunting Lotteries Season Dates Hunter Ed Residency Licensing Fish North Dakota Fishing News Start Fishing - Tips for learning how to fish Paddlefish Snagging - Licenses available April 1. Season starts May 1. 2026 Fishing Licenses - 2026 licenses required April 1. 2026 Open Water Fishing Previews Fishing Resources Where to Fish Fishing Regulations Open Water Fishing Fish Identification Boating Residency Licensing Game and Fish Enforcement Report All Poachers: 701-328-9921 Contact Your Local Game Warden More Enforcement News and Information Behind the Badge A North Dakota Game Warden Blog Spring Fever Read Behind the Badge Fish and Wildlife Conservation Research, programs and grants to support the conservation of North Dakota's habitats, fish and wildlife State Wildlife Action Plan Conservation Corner Environmental Reviews More Conservation Resources Landowner Programs Financial and technical assistance to private landowners for habitat protection, enhancement and development Programs/PLOTS Landowner Resources Meadowlark Initiative More Private Lands Resources North Dakota Outdoors NDO Magazine North Dakota Outdoors - March/April 2026 Bringing North Dakota Outdoors News Since 1931 Read Outdoors Magazine The Drift March Madness Read The Drift NDO News Boating Access and Facilities Watch Outdoors News NDO Webcast Bald Eagles and America's 250th Birthday Watch Outdoors Webcast NDO Podcast Ep. 95 – If You Don't Know Where You've Come From Listen to Outdoors Podcast Working Together Cooperative Conservation and Access Projects Projects