2007 Fall Wild Turkey Hunting Guide

This guide is provided for informational purposes and is not intended to be a complete listing of regulations. For other specific information on regulations and laws, visit the Game and Fish Department website at www.gf.nd.gov or for North Dakota state laws go to www.legis.nd.gov/cencode/T201.html.

2007 Fall Wild Turkey Hunting Guide (319Kb PDF)
2007 Fall Wild Turkey Proclamation (247Kb PDF)

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4. Baiting

Baiting on all Department wildlife management areas is prohibited. Baiting is defined as the placement and/or use of bait(s) for attracting game to a specific location for the purpose of hunting. Baits include but are not limited to grains, minerals, salts, fruits, vegetables, hay or any other natural or manufactured foods. The designation does not apply to the use of scents and lures, water, food plots, standing crops, or livestock feeds used in standard practices.

Baiting is also not allowed on all U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service national wildlife refuges, waterfowl production areas and wildlife development areas; all North Dakota state school lands; and all North Dakota state park lands.

8. Firearms and Archery Equipment

Shotguns - Only shotguns no larger than 10 gauge and capable of holding not more than three shells in the magazine and chamber are legal. Minimum barrel length is 18 inches. Fully automatic firearms are illegal.

Rifles - Only muzzleloading long guns are legal. Centerfire rifles and rimfire rifles are not legal for hunting wild turkeys.

Bows and Arrows - A bow must be pulled, held, and released by hand. Any release aid may be used providing it is hand operated, the shooter supports the draw weight of the bow, and the release is not attached to any part of the bow other than at the bowstring. A compound bow used for hunting turkeys must have at least 35 pounds of draw at 28 inches or less draw length. Recurve and long bows used for hunting turkeys must have at least 35 pounds of draw at 28 inches. Arrows must be at least 24 inches long, tipped with a metal broadhead, with at least two sharp cutting edges, and have a cutting diameter of at least 3/4 inch (i.e., not able to pass through a 3/4 inch ring). It is illegal to hunt turkeys with barbed arrows. Broadheads with mechanical or retractable blades are legal. Telescopic sights, range finding devices, battery powered or electronically lighted sights or other electronic devices attached to the bow, or the arrow, are not permitted. Handheld range finding devices are legal. Arrows capable of causing damage or injury in excess of that inflicted by the cutting edges of the broadhead, are prohibited (e.g., explosive arrow points, arrows tipped with drugs or chemicals, and pneumatic or hydraulic shafts are illegal).

Handguns - Handguns using straight-wall cased centerfire ammunition and muzzleloading pistols are legal.

Other Firearms/Archery Restrictions

• Crossbows are not legal, except with a permit from the Game and Fish director. Contact the Department for additional information on crossbow regulations.
• It is illegal to go afield with a firearm or bow and arrow while intoxicated.
• Firearms must be unloaded and encased within the boundaries of any national park.
• It is illegal to hunt upon the premises of another within 440 yards of any occupied building without the consent of the person occupying such building. Exception: Hunting is not prohibited on land owned by neighbors (private or public) even if the land is located less than 440 yards from the occupied building.

• Federal or state properties such as refuges, sanctuaries, military installations, parks and historic sites posted no trespassing or hunting are closed to hunting wild turkeys.
• When hunting near the boundaries of closed refuges, sanctuaries, military installations, parks or historic sites, make sure you are familiar with any retrieval restrictions that may apply.
• State school land is open to public access including hunting unless posted with State Land Department signs. Contact the State Land Department for additional information regarding Public Access on School Trust Lands.

12. RAP (Report All Poachers) Program

This program encourages people to report wildlife violations, remain anonymous if they prefer, and receive monetary rewards for convictions based on their information. Anonymous callers will be given a special code number and are not required to give their name. Rewards range from $100 to $1,000 depending on the nature and seriousness of the crime. Call 800-472-2121. Call this number only to report game and fish violations. Note: If calling from outside North Dakota, the number is (701) 328-9921.The reward fund is supported by private donations. If you wish to donate to the RAP program, tax deductible contributions can be sent to RAP, Box 188, Valley City, ND 58072-0188.

13. Road Rights of Way

Do not hunt on road rights of way unless you are certain that they are open to public use. Most road rights of way are under the control of the adjacent landowner and are closed to hunting when the adjacent land is posted closed to hunting.

14. Wanton Waste

No person shall kill, cripple, waste, destroy, spoil, or abandon the edible fresh (breast meat) of any wild turkey without making a reasonable effort to retrieve the bird, and retain it in his/her actual custody, at the place where taken and between that place and either (a) his/her personal permanent residence, (b) a taxidermist, or (c) a common carrier.

17. Be Safe - Wear Orange Clothing

While hunting in an area where any big game gun hunting season is in progress, turkey hunters are recommended to wear a head covering and an outer garment above the waistline of solid daylight fluorescent orange totaling at least 400 square inches.

18. Sunrise & Sunset Times

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20. Fall Turkey Hunting Unit Descriptions:

Unit 02 - Barnes County
Unit 03 - Those portions of Benson County west of ND Highway 20, Towner County south of ND Highway 17, Pierce County east of ND Highway 3 and south of ND Highway 17, and that part of Ramsey County west of ND Highway 20 and south of ND Highway 17. NOTE! In addition to a Unit 03 fall wild turkey license, a special permit is required to hunt in Graham's Island State Park. Special restrictions are required when hunting in the park. Contact the park office for additional information and for obtaining these free permits (701) 766-4015.
Unit 04 - Those portions of Billings and Golden Valley counties south of I-94.
Unit 06 - Bowman County.
Unit 10 - An area in Cavalier and Pembina counties starting at the west junction of ND Highway 5 and ND Highway 32, then north on ND Highway 32 to the US-Canadian border, then west to ND Highway 1, then south to ND Highway 5, and then east to the point of origin.
Unit 13 - Dunn County.
Unit 15 - Emmons County.
Unit 17 - Those portions of Billings and Golden Valley counties north of I-94.
Unit 18 - That portion of Grand Forks County that lies north of US Highway 2.
Unit 19 - Grant County, Sioux County, and that part of Morton County south of I-94 that lies west of Morton County Road Highway 86 (the Almont to Carson road) and that part of Morton County north of I-94 that lies west of ND Highway 31.
Unit 21 - Hettinger County and Adams County. CLOSED IN 2007.
Unit 25 - McHenry County and that part of Pierce County west of ND Highway 3 and that part of Ward County that lies east of US Highway 83.
Unit 27 - McKenzie County.
Unit 30 - Morton County except for that part of Morton County south of I-94 that lies west of Morton County Road Highway 86 (the Almont to Carson road) and except that part of Morton County north of I-94 that lies west of ND Highway 31.
Unit 31 - Mountrail County.
Unit 34 - An area in Pembina County starting at the junction of ND Highway 32 and the US-Canada border, then south to ND Highway 5, then east to the Minnesota-North Dakota border, then north to the US-Canada border, then west to the point of origin.
Unit 37 - An area in Ransom, Richland and Sargent counties starting at the east junction of ND Highway 32 and ND Highway 46, then east to the Minnesota-North Dakota border, then south to ND Highway 13 at Wahpeton, then west on ND Highway 13 to ND Highway 32 at Gwinner, then north on ND Highway 32 to the point of origin.
Unit 40 - Rolette County, and those portions of Bottineau and Renville counties east of US Highway 83 and that portion of Pierce County north of ND Highway 17.
Unit 41 - Those portions of Richland and Sargent counties south of ND Highway 13.
Unit 44 - Slope County.
Unit 45 - Stark County.
Unit 47 - That portion of Stutsman County that lies east of US Highway 281.
Unit 50 - Those parts of Cavalier, Pembina, Ramsey, and Walsh counties starting at the junction of ND Highway 1 and ND Highway 5 at Langdon, then east on ND Highway 5 to the Minnesota-North Dakota border, then south to the Walsh County/Grand Forks County line, then west on the county line to ND Highway 1, then north to ND Highway 5 (the point of origin).
Unit 51 - Burke County, all of Renville County except that portion east of US Highway 83, that part of Bottineau County west of US Highway 83, and that part of Ward County that lies west of US Highway 83.
Unit 53 - Williams County and Divide County. CLOSED IN 2007.
Unit 70 - Those parts of Dickey, LaMoure, Ransom and Sargent counties bounded by ND Highway 46 on the north, ND Highway 32 on the east, ND Highway 13 on the south, and ND Highway 1 on the west.
Unit 98 - Burleigh County and McLean County.
Unit 99 - Mercer County and Oliver County.
Unit R - The remainder of North Dakota not included in a numbered unit.

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