Big Game Hunting

Elk Season Information

Moose, Elk, and Bighorn Sheep Hunting Regulations

2009 application deadline: March 18.

Because we have only a small population of elk, most licenses are allocated to residents.

2009 Season dates:

• Bow Only Season Units E1 & E2 - Sept. 4 - Sept. 27.
• Elk: E1 - Regular Season (Any Legal Weapon) - Oct. 2-31 and Nov. 27 - Dec. 13.
• E2 - Regular Season (Any Legal Weapon) - Oct. 2 - Dec. 31.
• E3, E4 - Antlerless Elk Season (Any Legal Weapon) - Sept. 4 - Dec. 31.
• E3, E4 - Any Elk September Season (Any Legal Weapon) - Sept. 4-30.
• E3, E4 - Any Elk October Season (Any Legal Weapon) - Oct. 2-31.
• E3, E4 - Any Elk Extended Season (Any Legal Weapon) - Nov. 6 - Dec. 31.
• E5 - Regular Season (Any Legal Weapon) - Sept. 4 - Dec. 31.
  

Resident licenses required:

• Fishing, Hunting and Furbearer Certificate, $1
• General Game and Habitat License, $13, or a Combination License, $32 (includes Small Game, General Game and Habitat, Furbearer, and Fishing licenses)
• Elk License, $20/$10 for youth under age 16.

Nonresidents

Nonresidents may participate in the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation/Game Warden Museum elk license raffle. Contact the nearest game warden for raffle tickets.

A nonresident successful in winning the raffle license must also purchase the following:

• Nonresident Fishing, Hunting and Furbearer Certificate, $2
• General Game and Habitat License, $13.

A Nonresident May Not Hunt G&F Lands Oct. 10-16

Nonresidents may not hunt on lands owned or leased by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, including State Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) and Private Lands Open To Sportsmen (PLOTS), for the first week of pheasant season (October 10-16). This restriction applies to all types of hunting, not just pheasants.  This restriction does not apply to lands owned or managed by other state agencies that may be open to hunting, such as state school lands, federal lands that may be open to hunting, such as US Fish and Wildlife Service Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs), or to private lands not enrolled in the G&F PLOTS program.

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