Game and Fish announces 2024 North Dakota small game, waterfowl and furbearer regulations – Grand Forks Herald

BISMARCK – North Dakota’s 2024 small game, waterfowl and furbearer regulations are set, and most season structures are similar to last year, the Game and Fish Department announced Tuesday, Aug. 6.

Noteworthy items include:

• Opening day for ducks, geese, coots and mergansers for North Dakota residents is Sept. 21. Nonresidents may begin hunting waterfowl in North Dakota on Sept. 28.
• The prairie chicken and sage grouse seasons remain closed due to low populations.
• An area in Grand Forks County is open to sharp-tailed grouse hunting that was previously closed.
• The regular pheasant season opens Saturday, Oct. 12. The two-day youth season is Oct. 5-6.
• Fisher trapping opportunities were expanded by reducing the boundary of the closed area to the Turtle Mountains.
• Shooting hours for sandhill cranes were extended on Saturdays and Wednesdays beginning Sept. 21 through the end of the season.
• The federal e-stamp is valid through the entire waterfowl hunting season.

Hunters and trappers can find the North Dakota 2024-25 Hunting and Trapping Guide, which includes upland game, migratory game bird and furbearer/trapping regulations, on the Game and Fish website at gf.nd.gov. Printed guides will be available at vendor locations by late August.

For a complete listing of opening and closing dates, and daily and possession limits, refer to the table on pages 4 and 5 of the guide.