Waterfowl hunters in North Dakota could be in for a tougher season

Waterfowl hunters in North Dakota could be in for a tougher season

Waterfowl numbers are down, and that means hunters might have to work a bit harder to find birds when waterfowl season opens in North Dakota and Minnesota. This year’s regular duck and goose season opener is Saturday, Sept. 27, in both states, although nonresident hunters will have to wait until Saturday, Oct. 4, before they can go afield in North Dakota. As the North Dakota Game and Fish Department reported in late July, duck broods were up 28%…