Special Allocation Lottery
North Dakota state law provides direction for the Game and Fish Director to allocate big game hunting licenses to eligible organizations. Under this directive, up to two elk, moose and pronghorn licenses and 10 white-tailed deer licenses can be issued to organizations to use for fundraising.
Eligible organizations must be exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) and must provide a copy of the letter from the Internal Revenue Service to that effect. In addition, organizations must be active and in good standing with the office of the North Dakota Secretary of State.
Successful lottery applicants must agree to donate at least 20% of the net proceeds of any license fundraiser to a conservation-related project that is approved by the Director.
The following types of projects have been pre-approved:
- Habitat Establishment
- Habitat Management/Improvement
- Public Shooting Range Management/Improvement
- Meadowlark Initiative
- Governor’s Legacy Soil Health and Habitat Program
- North Dakota Game and Fish Department (Funds will be directed to Habitat and Access)
All projects should have a wildlife population and/or public use benefit. If a project does not fall into one of the above-mentioned opportunities, it must be approved by the Director prior to being utilized.
For questions, contact the North Dakota Game and Fish Department at 701-328-6300.
Nonprofit organizations eligible to receive big game hunting licenses may apply online between October 1 and January 1.