DEVILS LAKE, N.D.
An official with the state Game and Fish Department says the number of out-of-state hunting licenses sold in advance of North Dakota's waterfowl opener this weekend is down significantly from last year.
Paul Schadewald heads the department's administrative services division. He says about 4,500 nonresident licenses have been sold so far. He says that's a drop of about 50 percent from the same time last year.
Schadewald says some hunters may wait until the last minute to buy their licenses, but there's no doubt that North Dakota will see fewer duck hunters from other states this fall.
Schadewald says the drop-off could be due to the dry conditions in the western part of the state as well as high gasoline prices that keep people closer to home.
An official with the state Game and Fish Department says the number of out-of-state hunting licenses sold in advance of North Dakota's waterfowl opener this weekend is down significantly from last year.
Paul Schadewald heads the department's administrative services division. He says about 4,500 nonresident licenses have been sold so far. He says that's a drop of about 50 percent from the same time last year.
Schadewald says some hunters may wait until the last minute to buy their licenses, but there's no doubt that North Dakota will see fewer duck hunters from other states this fall.
Schadewald says the drop-off could be due to the dry conditions in the western part of the state as well as high gasoline prices that keep people closer to home.