North Dakota youth, military waterfowl hunt is Sept. 16-17
Sep. 11—BISMARCK — North Dakota's two-day youth waterfowl season is Saturday, Sept. 16, and Sunday, Sept. 17, the Game and Fish Department said. In addition, the special veteran and active military personnel waterfowl season is set for the same weekend.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has a
Virtual Duck Hunting Mentor
webpage with all of the basics, including license requirements, regulations, gear recommendations and tips for finding a place to hunt.
Legally licensed resident and nonresident youth waterfowl hunters 15 and younger, and veterans and members of the Armed Forces on active duty, including members of the National Guard and Reserves on active duty (other than for training), may hunt ducks, geese, coots and mergansers statewide.
The daily bag limit and species restrictions are the same as for regular duck and goose seasons. However, the additional two blue-winged teal allowed during the first 16 days of the regular season are not allowed during this weekend.
Resident and qualifying nonresident youth waterfowl hunters must possess a general game and habitat license.
Veterans and members of the Armed Forces must possess a resident hunting license, which includes a general game and habitat license and a small game license.
Hunters 16 and older must also possess a federal waterfowl stamp, and youth 12 and older need to have passed a certified hunter education course.
In addition, all hunters must be
Harvest Information Program
certified. Hunters who do not HIP certify when they
buy a North Dakota license
can add it by going to the Game and Fish website at
.
