Game and Fish survey shows fewer breeding ducks in North Dakota
A female mallard with her brood at a drainage ditch in West Fargo. 6/26/26.BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has released its 2026 spring breeding duck survey and the results show a decline in the population of breeding ducks in the state. The report showed an index of around 2.4 million birds, down over nine percent…