North Dakota’s sandhill crane season runs through Nov. 15

BISMARCK – Sandhill crane in North Dakota, take cover. The state s sandhill crane season, which opened Sept. 19, runs through Nov. 15. The tall, lanky birds often gather in agricultural fields and wildlife refuges during spring and fall migration. Among the places in North Dakota, they re found primarily along the Missouri River corridor, Pembina Hills and Turtle Mountains. The state s two sandhill crane units are open to hunting. According to regulations, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department says bird limits are three daily and nine in possession in unit 1 (west of U.S. Highway 281), and two daily and six in possession in unit 2 (east of U.S. Highway 281). Shooting hours are 30 minutes before sunrise to 2 p.m. each day, with extended shooting hours to sunset on Saturdays and Wednesdays beginning Sept. 26 through the end of the season. Of note, the department urges hunters to use caution and identify birds to prevent shooting at endangered whooping cranes as they be