Elk Management

By Doug Leier
Science and wildlife management are not stationary. Continuous research and fact gathering result in adjustments to management strategies and through this evolving process hunters directly see changes in hunting seasons.
This year’s North Dakota elk season is a good example. Just since 2006, the State Game and Fish Department has nearly doubled the number [...]

The Big 3 – Elk, Moose, and Bighorn Sheep Hunting

By Doug Leier
March 19 is the deadline for the “big three,” or moose, elk and bighorn sheep license applications in North Dakota. I’d wager a guess that even some non-hunters have heard discussion on the odds of winning the big three lottery, and we’re not talking a financial lottery either.
Hunters nod with understanding when the [...]

North Dakota Elk Hunting

By Jason DuBord
When a person thinks about elk, the states that often first come to mind are Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, or Arizona. What a lot of people do not know is that North Dakota has “world class” elk right out its back door in the beautiful badlands. The 2nd biggest elk killed in the “world” [...]

Deadline Nears – North Dakota Elk, Sheep & Moose

By Doug Leier
It’s March and time to think about moose, elk and bighorn sheep hunting. While the fall seasons are still half a year away, the license application process begins and ends in March. If you want to have even a small chance of hunting one of North Dakota’s special big game species, the most [...]

The Bighorn Sheep of North Dakota

By Doug Leier
North Dakota doesn’t have many bighorn sheep, but vast appreciation and genuine curiosity from hunters and non-hunters alike more than compensate for lack of population.
While this could be said for many North Dakota fish and wildlife inhabitants, the bighorn sheep fills a niche as the only kind of wild sheep in the state.
As [...]