BISMARCK – North Dakota landowners

applying for deer gratis licenses

will notice improvements to the online application process, the Game and Fish Department said in a news release.

The new system simplifies land selection by allowing users to click on property descriptions rather than manually entering lengthy details.

During the first year, applicants need to search and select their lands. In subsequent years, a convenient renewal button will speed up future applications. An additional link is available to reference records from previous years.

These changes help validate eligible records more efficiently, ultimately reducing the time required to process the deer lottery, Game and Fish said. By improving accuracy and preventing errors, the system ensures a smoother experience for applicants and a timely lottery for those eager to receive their results.

Step-by-step guidance

is available on the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website at

gf.nd.gov/buy-apply/help/gratis-application

.

General deer and muzzleloader lottery applications will be online in early May. The deadline to apply is June 4.

According to a report from Cam Robinson, Content Director and Director of Film Scouting at Elite Prospects, sophomore forward Jayden Perron will transfer to Michigan.

Perron, a 5-foot-9, 175-pound forward from Winnipeg, Manitoba, for North Dakota, entered the transfer portal with a do not contact designation.

Collegiate Performance at UND:

2023-2024 Season (Freshman): Perron appeared in all 40 games, tallying 11 goals and 7 assists for a total of 18 points. Notably, he scored three power-play goals and maintained a minus-1 rating.

2024-2025 Season (Sophomore): In 31 games, he recorded 10 goals and 9 assists, accumulating 19 points. Six of his goals were scored on the power play, and he had a minus-2 rating. ​

Career Totals at UND:

Games Played: 70​

Goals: 21​

Assists: 16​

Total Points: 37

Power-Play Goals: 9​

Prior to his collegiate career, Perron showcased his offensive capabilities with the Chicago Steel in the United States Hockey League (USHL).​

USHL Performance with Chicago Steel:

2021-2022 Season: 17 goals and 28 assists (45 points) in 60 games.​

2022-2023 Season: 24 goals and 48 assists (72 points) in 61 games. ​

Perron’s entry into the transfer portal follows a coaching change at UND, with Dane Jackson recently appointed as the new head coach. While his portal entry includes a “do not contact” designation—suggesting he may have already identified his next destination—there has been no official confirmation regarding his transfer to the University of Michigan.

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer’s adult son, who is already serving a lengthy prison term in the death of a sheriff’s deputy during a chase, was sentenced Monday to additional probation, with the judge warning it could put him back behind bars if he ever steps out of line after getting out.

Ian Cramer, 44, was sentenced last year to 28 years in prison in the December 2023 death of Mercer County Deputy Paul Martin, who had taken cover behind his patrol vehicle when Cramer crashed into it, sending Martin flying.

In February, Cramer pleaded guilty to charges of theft, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment over the events that preceded the chase and fatal crash.

On Monday, state District Judge Jackson Lofgren gave Cramer a suspended prison sentence with three years of supervised probation after he is released on parole from the prison term he’s already serving. Lofgren told Cramer that if he doesn’t take his eventual probation seriously, he could be sentenced to up to 25 more years behind bars.

Cramer declined to address the court when given the chance.

Cramer’s mother took him to a hospital that on Dec. 6, 2023, because she was worried about his mental health, Bismarck police said. According to court documents, he crawled into the driver seat of his parents’ vehicle after his mother got out and then reversed through the ambulance bay’s closed garage door. He later fled from deputies when one confronted him in Hazen, about 70 miles (113 kilometers) from Bismarck, authorities said.

Cramer hit speeds of over 100 mph (160 kph) and kept going even after a spiked device flattened two tires, according to court documents. More spikes were set up, and Cramer swerved and then crashed head-on into Martin’s patrol vehicle, which sent him flying and killed him.

In the case decided Monday, which covered Cramer taking his parents’ SUV and fleeing from the hospital, Burleigh County Senior Attorney Gabrielle Goter requested a 15-year prison sentence, to be served after he completes his current one, and an additional three years of supervised probation.

Cramer’s lawyer, Kevin McCabe, asked for a sentence that would run concurrently to his current one. Cramer’s mother asked the judge to give her son no additional prison time.

Kevin Cramer, a Republican, was reelected last year to a second term in the Senate.