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North Dakota Game and Fish Department Website Help Center

North Dakota Game and Fish Department Website Help Center

Hunting Information

General Hunting Information

What can I hunt?

When can I hunt?

Where can I hunt?

  • Note: No hunting is allowed, without permission from the landowner or leasee, on private lands in North Dakota that have been legally posted either with physical signs or electronically
  • Where to hunt

What do I need before I can hunt?

I'm new to hunting, where can I find advice to help me get started?

What are some resources for hunters with disabilities?

I believe someone is poaching. How can I report it?

Licensing and Lottery Information

What is a lottery?

Note - Licenses for the following species are only available by lottery: Deer, Moose, Elk, Bighorn Sheep, Pronghorn, Turkey, Tundra Swan

What licenses do I need to hunt?

Am I considered a North Dakota resident for licensing and lottery purposes?

Miscellaneous Hunting Information

Where can I find information about CWD (including regulations) and other wildlife and fish diseases found in North Dakota?

What other hunting and trapping education do you offer?