Doe harvesting in four ND units shut down before upcoming deer season

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) North Dakota hunters with whitetail doe tags in four units will have their tags refunded as the state Game and Fish Department monitors an outbreak of Epizootic Hemorrahagic Disease in the southwestern and southcentral part of the state. Units 3E1, 3E2, 3F2 and 3C will have doe harvesting closed for the upcoming season. Game and Fish is also offering hunters in 13 other units full tag and point refunds. Hunters with other tags, like Antlered-Whitetail deer, are not impacted by the closure. Any time we remove licenses, restrict opportunity, that s not something we take lightly, but I think the message is really clear today that we re wanting to take actions that will actually do the opposite. No pain, no gain. There s gonna be a little pain this year with these actions. We re hoping that s gonna benefit opportunity in future years and grow that hunting culture the people love so much in North Dakota. Game and Fish Director Jeb Williams said. Williams says about