Jun. 26—BISMARCK — North Dakota's spring pheasant counts are up 6% statewide from last year, the Game and Fish Department said Thursday, June 26, in reporting results from its 2025 spring crowing ...

Biologists for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department use spring pheasant crowing count surveys to determine an index of roosters at the beginning of their breeding season. Learn more in this ...

Most hunters don’t apologize if their conversations drift to the coming fall hunting season while they are still enjoying summer fishing, camping or one of many other outdoor activities. We’re prone ...

BISMARCK, N.D. | North Dakota ring-neck pheasant numbers are down slightly due to harsh winter conditions but lush nesting habitat this summer should bolster the birds' population by the fall hunting ...