North Dakota deer hunters enjoy good season in 2020; future license numbers look promising bismarcktribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bismarcktribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
(Bismarck, ND) A new bill is allowing certain non-residents to pheasant hunt in North Dakota. The House bill makes it possible for non-residents who own property enrolled in the PLOTS program to hunt on their own land during the first seven days of the season. Division Chief Jeb Williams of the Game and Fish Department says the bill would encourage non-residents to enroll in the PLOTS program by giving them the chance to hunt on their own land.
Bighorn herd rebounds from disease to reach record numbers
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Apr 12, 2021 at 11:14 am EDT
BISMARCK, N.D. Bighorns in western North Dakota have rebounded from an outbreak of bacterial pneumonia seven years ago to reach record numbers, according to the state Game and Fish Department’s survey.
The herd south of Interstate 94, however, continues to struggle and and is at its smallest size in about two decades, the survey showed.
The count shows 322 bighorns, up 11% from 2019 and 13% above the five-year average.
About 40 bighorns in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park and sheep recently introduced to the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation aren’t included in the count, the Bismarck Tribune reported.
North Dakota wildlife officials tout historical significance of bighorn count bismarcktribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bismarcktribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.