Hunting in North Dakota
Official agency resources
North Dakota Game and Fish Department
- Buy a license ↗
https://gf.nd.gov/hunting/licensing
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://gf.nd.gov/regulations
- Draw / lottery applications ↗
https://gf.nd.gov/hunting/lotteries
- GMU map ↗
https://geocortex.gf.nd.gov/Html5Viewer/?viewer=Hunt
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://gf.nd.gov/licensing/lotteries/summary/deer
- Hunter education ↗
https://gf.nd.gov/education/hunter
Authoritative source
For season dates, bag limits, draw deadlines, license costs, and unit-specific rules in North Dakota, go straight to the issuing agency.
North Dakota Game and Fish DepartmentGame species in North Dakota
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Big Game
Wild Turkey
Upland Birds
Waterfowl
Small Game
Migratory
Unit boundaries
Game management unit boundaries for North Dakota are being verified against the state agency source. Outdoors won't publish them until the source has been hand-checked.
In the meantime, use the agency link above for the official unit maps and the parks below for huntable public land in North Dakota.
Huntable public lands in North Dakota
Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.
Appert Lake National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
905.1 acres
Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
2,752.6 acres
Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
15,999.8 acres
Audubon National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Audubon National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
14,762.6 acres
Bone Hill National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
637.9 acres
Brumba National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
1,972.3 acres
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
1,553.1 acres
Camp Lake National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
585.8 acres
Canfield Lake National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
309.6 acres
Cedar River National Grassland
National Forest
6,717.52 acres