North Dakota
The Duck Factory. Billions of ducks in the Prairie Pothole region, Badlands mule deer, and open access PLOTS lands.
North Dakota Regulatory Agency
North Dakota Game and Fish Department (NDGF)
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department (NDGF) protects, conserves, and enhances fish and wildlife populations and their habitats across North Dakota's vast prairies and badlands.
North Dakota is a premier destination for Prairie Pothole waterfowl hunting, sharp-tailed grouse, badlands mule deer, whitetail deer, and private land PLOTS access.
policyMission
To protect, conserve and enhance fish and wildlife populations and their habitats for sustained public consumptive and nonconsumptive use.
assignmentResponsibilities
- Administers non-resident waterfowl and big game lottery draws and licenses
- Manages Private Land Open To Sportsmen (PLOTS) leasing over 1 million private acres
- Establishes annual upland bird, waterfowl, and big game hunting seasons
- Executes prairie wetland habitat restoration and biological population monitoring
- Enforces state game and fish laws through Game Wardens
starCore Values
- PLOTS Public Access: Pioneering private land public hunting access.
- Prairie Conservation: Sustaining world-class waterfowl and upland habitats.
- Scientific Management: Guiding species harvest with empirical research.