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September 22, 2008
Fall Turkey, Swan, Deer Licenses Available
Interested turkey, swan and deer hunters still have time to purchase a license for the 2008 hunting seasons.
As of Sept. 22, approximately 900 fall turkey licenses are available to hunters. There is a limit of 15 fall turkey licenses per hunter. Turkey licenses remain in units 04 (portions of Billings and Golden Valley counties south of Interstate 94), 13 (Dunn County), 15 (Emmons County), 17 (portions of Billings and Golden Valley counties north of Interstate 94), 45 (Stark County), and 99 (Mercer and Oliver counties).
The fall wild turkey season opens Oct. 11 and continues through Jan. 11, 2009. Turkey licenses are $8 for residents and $80 for nonresidents.
Hunters who do not have a swan license for the 2008 hunting season still have an opportunity to purchase one, as nearly 400 are still available. Only one swan license is allowed per hunter. The fee is $5 for residents and $25 for nonresidents.
The statewide tundra swan hunting season is Oct. 4 – Jan. 2, 2009.
More than 24,000 antlerless deer licenses remain for the 2008 season. There is no limit on the number of deer licenses a hunter can receive. Doe licenses are available in units 1, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F1, 2H, 2I, 2J2, 2K2, 2L, 3A4, 3B3, 3E1, 3E2, 3F1, 3F2, 4E and 4F.
These remaining antlerless licenses – and doe licenses that have already been issued and are printed with second, third or additional concurrent season designations – can be used during any open season: bow season with a bow; the deer gun season with a bow, rifle, or muzzleloader; or during the muzzleloader season with a muzzleloader. Hunters must stay in the unit to which the license is assigned.
In addition, remaining doe licenses in units 2C and 2D can be used during the seven-day September antlerless deer gun season (Sept. 26 – Oct. 2). Hunters are restricted to either unit 2C or 2D.
North Dakota’s 2008 deer gun season runs from Nov. 7-23. The archery season extends through Jan. 4, 2009, and muzzleloader season is Nov. 28 – Dec. 14. License fees are $20 for residents and $55 for nonresidents.
Resident and nonresident fall turkey, swan and deer hunters can apply online at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov. Applications are also available by calling the Department’s Bismarck office at 701-328-6300.
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