North Dakota Game and Fish

  • A gaggle of Canada geese formed a roadblock in Drayton last week. According to the survey the number of Canada geese in ND is down 23%, a record percentage according to the Game and Fish Department. Photo submitted by Genafaye Pokrzywinski.
    A gaggle of Canada geese formed a roadblock in Drayton last week. According to the survey the number of Canada geese in ND is down 23%, a record percentage according to the Game and Fish Department. Photo submitted by Genafaye Pokrzywinski.

    Nominal increase in breeding duck numbers

    The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s 76th annual spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of more than 3.4 million birds, up just 1.5% from last year.

    And like last year, the breeding duck index for 2023 was the 23rd highest on record and stands at 39% above the long-term (1948-2022) average, according to Mike Szymanski, migratory …