09-25-2004, 02:24 AM
North Dakota' three-day sage grouse season opens Monday, Sept. 27 and runs through Wednesday, Sept. 29.
This year, the sage grouse season is moved to a later date in September to reduce the amount of hunting pressure on adult females. Harvest records indicate the later the season the less hunting mortality occurs on adult females.
Hunting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. The daily and possession limit is one, and the area open to hunting is south of Interstate 94 and west of U.S. Highway 85 in southwestern North Dakota.
Sage grouse hunters are asked to return wing envelopes and the hunter survey card in the wing barrels located in the sage grouse area open for hunting.
For further information, and regulations on other 2004 upland game bird seasons, hunters should consult the North Dakota 2004-05 Small Game Guide.
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This year, the sage grouse season is moved to a later date in September to reduce the amount of hunting pressure on adult females. Harvest records indicate the later the season the less hunting mortality occurs on adult females.
Hunting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. The daily and possession limit is one, and the area open to hunting is south of Interstate 94 and west of U.S. Highway 85 in southwestern North Dakota.
Sage grouse hunters are asked to return wing envelopes and the hunter survey card in the wing barrels located in the sage grouse area open for hunting.
For further information, and regulations on other 2004 upland game bird seasons, hunters should consult the North Dakota 2004-05 Small Game Guide.
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