North Dakota officials tout participation in new land posting system

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say thousands of North Dakota landowners have electronically posted millions of acres of private land in what is believed to be the first system of its kind in the nation. The 2021 North Dakota Legislature passed a law making electronic posting equal to physical posting and penalties and also defines a fence. It allows only lawful hunters and anglers to access fenced, unposted land for hunting and fishing activities only. The law takes effect Aug. 1. North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department opened the system for electronic posting in May. The deadline to post was Thursday, in advance of fall hunting. The Bismarck Tribune reports that about 7,000 landowners posted 3.75 million acres around North Dakota. That it about 8.3% of the state’s total area.