Published March 16, 2012, 08:16 AM
Fewer moose, elk, sheep licenses in ND this year
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Fewer moose, elk and bighorn sheep hunting licenses are being made available in North Dakota this year.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Fewer moose, elk and bighorn sheep hunting licenses are being made available in North Dakota this year.
The state Game and Fish Department says elk licenses are down by 200 over the year, to 301. The reason is a successful elk reduction effort by the National Park Service in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
A total of 143 moose licenses will be available, a drop of 20 from 2011. Officials say the moose population in northeast North Dakota is on a downward trend, and moose have moved out of some of the Missouri River bottoms area because of flooded habitat.
There will be four bighorn sheep licenses issued this year rather than six.
Moose, elk and sheep are once-in-a-lifetime licenses in North Dakota.
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