Wahpeton Daily News Media
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Read and stay updated on your favorite categories with Daily headlines and stories from across Sports, Politics, Business, Community, and Health here at wahpetondailynews.com, the dedicated platform for North Dakota's communities. The Daily News serves Richland County, ND, and Wilkin County, MN, including Wahpeton.
Wahpeton Daily News Media
3w ago
By Mike Peluso Well, here we go again. I think it’s a prerequisite for me that if I’m coming home from a season of ice fishing, we are going to get hit with a blizzard. So, yes, here we are again. I did get out a couple times fishing walleyes on the Missouri River just ..read more
Wahpeton Daily News Media
3w ago
By Doug Leier We live in a world of point, click, instant access and information. Patience is a rare commodity, but when it comes to hunting and fishing, it’s not an option. Waiting for the right deer or the hot bite is as important as finding the right lure or spot. In the same way ..read more
Wahpeton Daily News Media
3w ago
By Nick Simonson The North Dakota Game & Fish Department’s (NDG&F) survey of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) – a prion-based illness of the brain and nervous system which always results in the fatality of the animals it infects – in the state netted 11 positive samples in fall of 2023. With an intensified focus on ..read more
Wahpeton Daily News Media
3w ago
By Nick Simonson Over time, I’ve amassed my share of tackle boxes, bait binders and other compartments big and small that hold everything from a large selection of tiny flies, to a catalog of soft plastics. In those years and seasons on the water, I’ve found those that best fit my style of fishing and ..read more
Wahpeton Daily News Media
3M ago
By Nick Simonson I’ve often wondered if people would be more concerned if the increasing reports of Chronic Wasting Disease in the region made the jump from a limited population of mule and whitetail deer into more uncommon species like the resident moose and elk in the state, as has occurred in Montana. It seems ..read more
Wahpeton Daily News Media
3M ago
By Nick Simonson During the depths of winter’s trough, typically coming in the month of January, but honestly, based on past precedent, running as late as early April some years, anglers get plenty of time to get ready for the upcoming openwater season. The steps taken this time of year often help prepare those optimistic ..read more
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3M ago
By Doug Leier The first time I felt safe enough to check the ice thickness was Thanksgiving weekend. It wasn’t safe yet at 1.5 inches. A week later and it still wasn’t. In early December we had 50-plus degree temperatures, making late season pheasant hunters and archery deer hunters smile. The ice anglers pumped their ..read more
Wahpeton Daily News Media
3M ago
NDG&F Release The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual Earth Day Patch Contest is, in part, an effort to heighten the awareness about the environment in North Dakota and beyond. Students who participate will develop a patch design using five colors incorporating an aspect of Earth Day such as environmental awareness, respect Earth, water ..read more
Wahpeton Daily News Media
6M ago
By Mike Peluso The forecast for the next 10 days has me a little depressed. It’s looking like my open water days of fishing for walleyes on the Missouri River are coming to an end. Most of my fishing time has been spent on the Missouri River near Bismarck, and despite the upcoming weather, hopefully ..read more
Wahpeton Daily News Media
6M ago
By Doug Leier If your deer hunting unit is under a chronic wasting disease hunting restriction, if you want to know if the deer you’ve taken had CWD or you are concerned with the future of North Dakota’s deer herd, you should make plans to get your deer tested by the Game and Fish Department ..read more