NDGF director explains why North Dakota’s outdoors sector is booming

BISMARCK — In a wide-ranging interview with host Mike Anderson of the North Dakota Sport and Fish Division, Jeb Williams, director of the NDGF, recaps 2022 and talks in regards to the rebound and well being of the state’s lakes and wildife.

A significant blizzard in April supplied a lot wanted moisture and ended drought situations in most areas of the state. Williams says that helped maintain lakes at a productive degree.

Williams additionally touches on rising and bettering lake entry, particularly since some our bodies of water have returned to pre-drought ranges. Greater than 12 million walleye fingerlings had been stocked all through the season in numerous lakes.

“I feel for throughout the board, whether or not, you realize, northeast North Dakota, southeast North Dakota or wherever within the state, we have by no means had higher fishing alternatives and particularly from a walleye perspective,” Williams says, “and we all know persons are at all times actually enthusiastic about walleyes and our Fisheries Division has heard that and so they’ve delivered on it, and there isn’t any higher alternative than proper now.”

North Dakota didn’t have a brand new aquatic nuisance species itemizing in 2022.

“Individuals must care in regards to the concern to assist forestall the unfold of aquatic nuisance species and I feel thus far we have now we have now actually good buy-in from people on that facet,” Williams says.

Williams discusses managing wildlife, the Conservation PLOTS program, the outreach of the NDGF, recreation warden interplay with the general public, hunter teaching programs and extra.