Bismarck\u00a0 (North Dakota Game & Fish)\u00a0 Hunters are reminded the deadline for submitting applications for the 2019 deer gun season is Wednesday, June 5.<\/p>\n
| <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Pronghorn Survey Begins Mid-June<\/strong><\/p>\n The North Dakota Game and Fish Department\u2019s annual aerial pronghorn survey is set to begin with a secondary survey slated for mid-June, with the main survey scheduled for July 1-10.<\/p>\n During the survey period, people could notice low-flying small airplanes over some parts of western North Dakota.<\/p>\n The survey is used to determine pronghorn abundance, herd demographics and fawn production.\u00a0This data is used to set the number of licenses for fall hunting season.<\/p>\n Last year\u2019s survey results indicated the fawn-to-doe ratio was 62 fawns per 100 does, which was equal to the long-term average. The buck-to-doe ratio of 45 bucks per 100 does was above the population objective.<\/p>\n Walleye Tagging Studies at Sakakawea, Alkaline<\/strong><\/p>\n North Dakota Game and Fish Department fisheries personnel recently tagged approximately 3,000 walleyes in Lake Sakakawea \u2013 1,000 each in the upper, middle and lower regions of the lake.<\/p>\n Managers plan to continue tagging 3,000 walleye from Lake Sakakawea each year through 2022. This four-year study is aimed to help fisheries biologists assess walleye harvest by size, natural mortality, angling mortality and movements.<\/p>\n In addition to Sakakawea, crews tagged approximately 2,000 walleyes at Alkaline Lake in Kidder County. This one-year study will enhance the understanding of the proportion of fish that anglers harvest each year from Alkaline Lake.<\/p>\n Anglers who catch a tagged fish are encouraged to treat the fish like any other. Whether keeping or releasing the fish, anglers are asked to\u00a0report tagged fish<\/a>\u00a0at the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov. If the fish is released, anglers are reminded not to remove the tag.<\/p>\n Signs posted around these lakes with ongoing tagging studies feature a QR code that will take anglers directly to the tagged fish report page on the department\u2019s website.<\/p>\n Anglers May Not Bring Aquatic Bait into North Dakota<\/strong><\/p>\n Anglers are reminded that it is\u00a0illegal to import minnows and other forms of live\u00a0aquatic bait into North Dakota.<\/p>\n Anglers should buy bait from a licensed North Dakota retail bait vendor.\u00a0Bait vendors can properly identify species and have taken steps to ensure all bait is clean of any aquatic nuisance species.<\/p>\n |