North Dakota Game and Fish

Game and Fish Workers Stock 11 Million Walleye Fingerlings

Crews have stocked 140 lakes across the state with more than 11 million walleye fingerlings.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says its workers have just completed one of the largest fish stocking efforts in the history of the agency. Crews have stocked 140 lakes across the state with more than 11 million walleye fingerlings from the Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery. Fisheries production leader Jerry Wiegel says the Garrison…

Fargo Park District Makes Use of Stocked Waters with Trout Fest

North Dakota Game and Fish stocks lakes and ponds across the state for fishing

FARGO, N.D.– Every spring North Dakota Game and Fish stocks between 50 and 100 lakes and ponds with fish. Between larger lakes and “mom and pop” ponds, Game and Fish says the goal is to provide the best opportunity for a great catch. “We stock them,” North Dakota Game and Fish Department biologist Doug Leier said. “We put them in…

ND Game & Fish Gives Do’s and Don’ts for Helping Wildlife During Frigid Temperatures

A natural food source, such as leaving corn or sunflower seeds in your garden, is always the best option

FARGO, N.D. – As temperatures continue to drop, some people are concerned with how the wildlife is trying to stay warm. The North Dakota Game and Fish department advises people to not start putting out food for animals. By putting food in bird feeders or your backyard, you could possibly put animals into harm’s way because of the wind and…