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<blockquote data-quote="dukgnfsn" data-source="post: 225004" data-attributes="member: 596"><p><strong>Pronghorn Hunting Season Set, Apply Online</strong></p><p></p><p>Tue, 07/24/2018 </p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #00071a">North Dakota’s 2018 pronghorn hunting season is set, with 1,075 licenses available in 10 open units.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #00071a">Bruce Stillings, big game management supervisor for the state Game and Fish Department, said license numbers and open units are up from last year, when the department allocated 410 licenses and had five open units.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #00071a">“Our recently completed aerial survey indicated the pronghorn population is up 57 percent from last year,” Stillings said. “A combination of milder winter conditions since 2010-11, closed seasons from 2010-13, and improved fawn production and survival since 2013 have resulted in the population reaching a level that is able to support a higher harvest this fall.”</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #00071a">Survey results indicate the fawn-to-doe ratio was 62 fawns per 100 does, which was lower than last year but equal to the long-term average. The buck-to-doe ratio of 45 bucks per 100 does was up from last year and above the population objective, Stillings said.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #00071a">A total of 130 licenses are available in unit 1A, 75 in 2A, 65 in 2B, 30 in 3A, 115 in 3B, 325 in 4A, 50 in 4C, 75 in 5A, 140 in 6A and 70 in 7A. All licenses are valid for any pronghorn. Units 1A, 2A, 5A, 6A and 7A were closed to pronghorn hunting in 2017.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #00071a">In addition, in accordance with state law five licenses are allocated to eligible organizations.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #00071a">Each unit will once again have a season that is split into an early “bow-only” portion, and a later gun/bow season.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #00071a">The bow-only portion of the season is from Aug. 31 (noon) – Sept. 23. Anyone who draws a license can hunt pronghorn with a bow in the unit printed on the license. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #00071a">From Oct. 5 (noon) – Oct. 21, hunters who still have a valid license can use legal firearms or archery equipment, and again must stay in the assigned unit.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #00071a">Only North Dakota residents are eligible to apply for a 2018 pronghorn license. Hunters who have <a href="https://apps.nd.gov/gnf/onlineservices/lic/public/online/main.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f63e02">accumulated bonus points</span></a> and choose not to apply this year will not lose their points, but will not accrue one for next year. However, hunters who do not want a license in 2018 have the option to purchase a bonus point on the application. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #00071a">Applicants can <a href="https://gf.nd.gov/buy-apply" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f63e02">apply online</span></a> at the Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov, or by calling 800-406-6409. Paper applications are not available.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #00071a">Applicants who do not have access to a computer can submit the application at a public service location such as a public library, stop at a Game and Fish office, or request help from a friend, relative or neighbor.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #00071a">The pronghorn license fee is $30 for ages 16 and older, and $10 for under age 16. The deadline for submitting applications is Aug. 8.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dukgnfsn, post: 225004, member: 596"] [B]Pronghorn Hunting Season Set, Apply Online[/B] Tue, 07/24/2018 [FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#00071a]North Dakota’s 2018 pronghorn hunting season is set, with 1,075 licenses available in 10 open units.[/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#00071a]Bruce Stillings, big game management supervisor for the state Game and Fish Department, said license numbers and open units are up from last year, when the department allocated 410 licenses and had five open units.[/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#00071a]“Our recently completed aerial survey indicated the pronghorn population is up 57 percent from last year,” Stillings said. “A combination of milder winter conditions since 2010-11, closed seasons from 2010-13, and improved fawn production and survival since 2013 have resulted in the population reaching a level that is able to support a higher harvest this fall.”[/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#00071a]Survey results indicate the fawn-to-doe ratio was 62 fawns per 100 does, which was lower than last year but equal to the long-term average. The buck-to-doe ratio of 45 bucks per 100 does was up from last year and above the population objective, Stillings said.[/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#00071a]A total of 130 licenses are available in unit 1A, 75 in 2A, 65 in 2B, 30 in 3A, 115 in 3B, 325 in 4A, 50 in 4C, 75 in 5A, 140 in 6A and 70 in 7A. All licenses are valid for any pronghorn. Units 1A, 2A, 5A, 6A and 7A were closed to pronghorn hunting in 2017.[/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#00071a]In addition, in accordance with state law five licenses are allocated to eligible organizations.[/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#00071a]Each unit will once again have a season that is split into an early “bow-only” portion, and a later gun/bow season.[/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#00071a]The bow-only portion of the season is from Aug. 31 (noon) – Sept. 23. Anyone who draws a license can hunt pronghorn with a bow in the unit printed on the license. [/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#00071a]From Oct. 5 (noon) – Oct. 21, hunters who still have a valid license can use legal firearms or archery equipment, and again must stay in the assigned unit.[/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#00071a]Only North Dakota residents are eligible to apply for a 2018 pronghorn license. Hunters who have [URL="https://apps.nd.gov/gnf/onlineservices/lic/public/online/main.htm"][COLOR=#f63e02]accumulated bonus points[/COLOR][/URL] and choose not to apply this year will not lose their points, but will not accrue one for next year. However, hunters who do not want a license in 2018 have the option to purchase a bonus point on the application. [/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#00071a]Applicants can [URL="https://gf.nd.gov/buy-apply"][COLOR=#f63e02]apply online[/COLOR][/URL] at the Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov, or by calling 800-406-6409. Paper applications are not available.[/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#00071a]Applicants who do not have access to a computer can submit the application at a public service location such as a public library, stop at a Game and Fish office, or request help from a friend, relative or neighbor.[/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#00071a]The pronghorn license fee is $30 for ages 16 and older, and $10 for under age 16. The deadline for submitting applications is Aug. 8.[/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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