
Help Me Find What I'm Looking For
This page is designed as a supplement to the menu navigation on this website. If you still cannot find the information you are looking for after viewing this page, or if you are having problems purchasing a license or applying for a lottery, please contact the Department for assistance at 701-328-6300.
Hunting Information
The Basics
- What can I hunt?
- Listing of North Dakota game species (each species links to the appropriate hunting regulations)
- When can I hunt?
- Searchable list of hunting season dates (includes tentative season dates for the next year when available)
- Special youth hunting seasons
- 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?
- Hunter education requirements
- Licenses - See licensing and lottery section below
- 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?
- Report All Poachers - detailed contact information
- 701-328-9921 any time, day or night
Licensing and Lotteries
- 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?
- Required licenses by species
- Note - When you purchase a license online you will be presented with a list of the needed licenses to hunt a species
- Required licenses by species
- Am I considered a North Dakota resident for licensing and lottery purposes?
- What is this going to cost?
Other Useful 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?
- Miscellaneous Resources
Fishing
The Basics
- What fish can I harvest?
- Where can I fish?
- What do I need before I can go fishing?
- Licenses - See licensing section below
- Darkhouse spearfishing registration
- Paddlefish snagging
- I am new to fishing. Where can I find advice to help get me started?
- What are some resources for anglers with disabilities?
- Where can I find complete fishing regulations?
Licensing
- What licenses do I need to fish?
- Am I considered a North Dakota resident for licensing purposes?
- What is this going to cost me?
Other Useful Fishing Information
- Aquatic Nuisance Species - What are they, and why should I care?
- Where can I find information about fish diseases and other issues impacting fish health?
- I caught a tagged fish. Where can I report the tag number?
- I just caught a monster fish. Is it a state record?
- I just caught a big, tasty fish. How do I cook it?
- Miscellaneous Fishing Resources
Boating
The Basics
- Where can I launch my boat?
- Who can legally operate a boat in North Dakota?
- What watercraft must be registered?
- Regulations guide (watercraft types and fees)
- How can I register my watercraft or renew my watercraft registration?
- Where can I find boating regulations?
- Do you have any boating safety classes?
- Aquatic Nuisance Species - What are they, and why should I care?
Conservation
Conservation in North Dakota
- What is the Department doing to help conserve wildlife and wildlife habitat?
- State Wildlife Action Plan
- State Wildlife Grants - North Dakota's funding for species of conservation priority
- Educator programs: Educator workshops | Habitats of North Dakota program (for K-12 educators)
- Research, management and conservation publications
- What can I do to help?
North Dakota Wildlife
- What North Dakota species are listed as threatened or endangered?
- What are "Species of Conservation Priority?"
- What are 'Invasive Species'?
- I found an animal that is hurt or appears to be orphaned. What do I do?
- What are some of the diseases that effect North Dakota fish and wildlife?
North Dakota Habitats
- What types of habitat are found in North Dakota?
Other
- People with disabilities
- Photography
- Video
- Podcast
- Published research, informational posters and pamphlets, etc.
- Maps
- Youth
- Youth programs and resources (includes information on special youth hunting seasons)
- Getting involved
- Miscellaneous
- Department contact information
- FAQs by topic
- Online reporting (ex. tagged fish, wildlife mortality, active bald eagle nests)
Still unable to find the information you need? Please contact us at:
North Dakota Game and Fish Department
100 N. Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck, ND 58501-5095
Phone: 701-328-6300
Online Form
Report All Poachers: 701-328-9921 (any time, day or night)