North Dakota Hunting Seasons
(Season dates, upcoming events, etc.)
Season Dates
Tentative 2024-25 Season Start Dates
The following is a listing of North Dakota Hunting Seasons (alphabetical by species). Note: Species that have youth seasons or split spring/fall seasons will be listed multiple times in the species selection box.
Note: Dates listed as TENTATIVE are subject to change until their proclamation has been signed.
Note on Selecting Date Ranges
Be sure to select the correct date range as many seasons cross the calendar year.
For example:
- The 2023-2024 pheasant season dates were 10/07/2023-01/07/2024.
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Badger | Regular - Firearms, traps, archery equipment, pursue with dogs |
Statewide |
Yes | Finalized | ||||
Badger | Regular - Cable Devices |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beaver | Regular - Firearms, traps, underwater cable devices, archery equipment |
Statewide |
Yes | Finalized | ||||
Beaver | Regular - Cable devices on land |
Statewide |
No | Finalized | ||||
Beaver | Regular - Cable devices on land within 50 feet of water |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bighorn Sheep | Regular |
Units B1, B3, B4 |
No | Finalized | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobcat | Regular - Firearms, Traps, Archery Equipment |
South and west of the Missouri River only |
No | Finalized | ||||
Bobcat | Regular - Cable Devices, Pursue with Dogs |
South and west of the Missouri River only |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canada Geese | Regular - Resident |
Zone 2 |
No | Finalized | ||||
Canada Geese | Regular - Resident |
Zone 3 |
No | Finalized | ||||
Canada Geese | Regular - Resident |
Zone 1 |
No | Finalized | ||||
Canada Geese | Regular - Nonresident |
Zone 2 |
No | Finalized | ||||
Canada Geese | Regular - Nonresident |
Zone 1 |
No | Finalized | ||||
Canada Geese | Regular - Nonresident |
Zone 3 |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regular - Resident Only |
High Plains Unit |
No | Finalized | |||||
Regular - Resident Only |
Low Plains Unit |
No | Finalized | |||||
Regular - Nonresident |
High Plains Unit |
No | Finalized | |||||
Regular - Nonresident |
Low Plains Unit |
No | Finalized | |||||
Regular |
High Plains Unit |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coyote | Regular - Firearms, traps, archery equipment, pursue with dogs |
Statewide |
Yes | Finalized | ||||
Coyote | Regular - Firearms at night |
Statewide |
No | Finalized | ||||
Coyote | Regular - Cable devices |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crow | Spring - Regular |
Statewide |
No | Finalized | ||||
Crow | Fall - Regular |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doves | Regular |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ducks and Coots | Regular - Resident Only |
Low Plains Unit |
No | Finalized | ||||
Ducks and Coots | Regular - Resident Only |
High Plains Unit |
No | Finalized | ||||
Ducks and Coots | Regular - Nonresident |
Low Plains Unit |
No | Finalized | ||||
Ducks and Coots | Regular - Nonresident |
High Plains Unit |
No | Finalized | ||||
Ducks and Coots | Regular |
High Plains Unit |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elk | Regular |
Units E3, E4 |
No | Finalized | Finalized | |||
Elk | Regular |
Unit E5 |
No | Finalized | Finalized | |||
Elk | Bow Only |
Units E1E, E1W, E2, E6 |
No | Finalized | Finalized | |||
Elk | Regular |
Units E1E, E1W, E2 |
No | Finalized | Finalized | |||
Elk | Regular |
Unit E6 |
No | Finalized | Finalized | |||
Elk | Regular |
Unit E6 |
No | Finalized | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fisher | Regular - Traps, cable devices |
Open areas only |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fox (Red and Gray) | Regular - Firearms, traps, archery equipment, pursue with dogs |
Statewide |
Yes | Finalized | ||||
Fox (Red and Gray) | Regular - Firearms at night |
Statewide |
No | Finalized | ||||
Fox (Red and Gray) | Regular - Cable devices |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hungarian Partridge | Regular |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Light Geese | Regular - Resident Only |
Statewide |
No | Finalized | ||||
Light Geese | Regular - Nonresident |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mergansers | Regular - Resident Only |
High Plains Unit |
No | Finalized | ||||
Mergansers | Regular - Resident Only |
Low Plains Unit |
No | Finalized | ||||
Mergansers | Regular - Nonresident |
High Plains Unit |
No | Finalized | ||||
Mergansers | Regular - Nonresident |
Low Plains Unit |
No | Finalized | ||||
Mergansers | Regular |
High Plains Unit |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mink | Regular - Traps |
Statewide |
No | Finalized | ||||
Mink | Regular - Cable devices |
Statewide |
No | Finalized | ||||
Mink | Regular - Firearms, archery equipment |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moose | Bow Only |
Units M5, M6, M8, M9, M10, M11 |
No | Finalized | Finalized | |||
Moose | Regular |
Units M5, M6, M8, M9, M10, M11 |
No | Finalized | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mountain Lion | Regular Season |
Zone 2 |
No | Finalized | ||||
Mountain Lion | Early season |
Zone 1 |
No | Finalized | ||||
Mountain Lion | Late Season |
Zone 1 |
No | Finalized | ||||
Mountain Lion | Conditional Season |
Zone 1 |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deer, Mule and White-tailed | Bow |
Statewide |
No | Finalized | Finalized | |||
Deer, Mule and White-tailed | Gun |
All Units |
No | Finalized | Finalized | |||
Deer, Mule and White-tailed | Muzzleloader |
Statewide |
No | Finalized | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Muskrat | Regular - Traps |
Statewide |
No | Finalized | ||||
Muskrat | Regular - Cable devices |
Statewide |
No | Finalized | ||||
Muskrat | Regular - Firearms, archery equipment |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pronghorn | Bow Only |
Units 1-A, 2-A, 2-B, 3-A, 3-B, 4-A, 4-C, 5-A, 6-A, 7-A |
No | Finalized | Finalized | |||
Pronghorn | Regular |
Units 1-A, 2-A, 2-B, 3-A, 3-B, 4-A, 4-C, 5-A, 6-A, 7-A |
No | Finalized | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raccoon | Regular - Firearms, traps, underwater cable devices, archery equipment, pursue with dogs |
Statewide |
Yes | Finalized | ||||
Raccoon | Regular - Cable devices on land |
Statewide |
No | Finalized | ||||
Raccoon | Regular - Cable devices on land within 50 ft. of water |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ring-necked Pheasants | Regular (Male Pheasants Only) |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ruffed Grouse | Regular |
Bottineau, Rolette, Cavalier, Pembina and Walsh counties. Also that portion of the J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge in McHenry County lying south of the Upham-Willow City Road is open to ruffed grouse hunting. |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sandhill Crane | Regular |
Unit 2 |
No | Finalized | ||||
Sandhill Crane | Regular |
Unit 1 |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sharp-tailed Grouse | Regular |
Statewide - See exception. |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tree Squirrel | Regular |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tundra Swan | Regular |
Statewide |
No | Finalized | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turkey | Fall - Regular |
All Open Units |
No | Finalized | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weasel | Regular - Traps |
Statewide |
No | Finalized | ||||
Weasel | Regular - Firearms, cable devices, archery equipment |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
White-fronted Geese | Regular - Resident only |
Statewide |
No | Finalized | ||||
White-fronted Geese | Regular - Nonresident |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wilson's Snipe | Regular |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woodcock | Regular |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ring-necked Pheasants (Youth Season) | Youth |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deer, Mule and White-tailed (Youth Season) | Ages 14 (by the end of the calendar year) and 15 – any deer (with exceptions) |
Statewide |
No | Finalized | Finalized | |||
Deer, Mule and White-tailed (Youth Season) | Ages 14 (by the end of the calendar year) and 15 – antlered mule deer in units 3B1, 3B2, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E and 4F |
units 3B1, 3B2, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E and 4F |
No | Finalized | Finalized | |||
Deer, Mule and White-tailed (Youth Season) | Ages 11 (by the end of the calendar year), 12 and 13 – statewide antlerless white-tailed deer only |
Statewide |
No | Finalized | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turkey (Youth Spring Season) | Spring - Youth |
All open units |
No | Finalized | Tentative |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ducks (Youth Waterfowl Season) | Youth Season |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Light Geese (Spring Conservation Order) | Spring Conservation Order |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turkey (Spring Season) | Spring Regular |
All open units |
No | Finalized | Tentative |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canada Geese (Early Season) | August Management Take/Early September Season |
Zone 3 |
No | Finalized | ||||
Canada Geese (Early Season) | August Management Take/Early September Season |
Zone 2 |
No | Finalized | ||||
Canada Geese (Early Season) | August Management Take/Early September Season |
Zone 1 |
No | Finalized |
Species | Season/Harvest Method | Unit or Area | Open Year-round? | Start Date | End Date | Season Date Status | Lottery App. Deadline | Deadline Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
River Otter | Regular - Traps, cable devices |
Statewide |
No | Finalized |