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To protect, conserve and enhance fish and wildlife populations and their habitat for sustained public use.
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Hunt North Dakota
Hunting News
- Lotteries
- Deer: The application deadline has passed. Results will be posted after the lottery has been run.
- Moose, Elk and Bighorn Sheep: View moose and elk lottery results now. The bighorn sheep lottery will be run September 1 after summer population surveys have been completed and license availability determined.
- More Lottery Information
Fish North Dakota
Fishing News
- Boat Ramp Work and Navigation Warnings
- Bismarck-Mandan Bridge Project on the Missouri River - Speed Restrictions and Navigation Aid Locations
- Coal Lake (Mclean County) - Closed beginning Monday, June 2 for approximately 4 weeks (ramp reconstruction project)
- Big Mallard Marsh - Will reopen to the public starting Friday, June 20, 2025
Game and Fish Enforcement
Report All Poachers: 701-328-9921
Behind the Badge
A North Dakota Game Warden Blog
It is in the Stories
Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Research, programs and grants to support the conservation of North Dakota's habitats, fish and wildlife
Landowner Programs
Financial and technical assistance to private landowners for habitat protection, enhancement and development
North Dakota Outdoors
NDO Magazine
North Dakota Outdoors - June 2025
Bringing North Dakota Outdoors News Since 1931
The Drift
Paddlefish Tagging
NDO News
Celebrating Prairie Day
NDO Webcast
Breeding Duck Survey (2025)
NDO Podcast
Ep. 73 – Forests, Water and People
Working Together
Cooperative Conservation and Access Projects