2017 Bighorn Sheep, Moose and Elk Harvests

Mon, 02/26/2018

Harvest statistics released by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department show overall hunter success during the 2017 season for bighorn sheep was 100 percent, 92 percent for moose and 58 percent for elk.

The department issued four bighorn sheep licenses and auctioned one. All five hunters harvested a bighorn ram.

The department issued 245 moose licenses last year. Of that total, 240 hunters harvested 221 animals – 138 bulls and 83 cows/calves. Harvest for each unit follows:

Unit	Hunters	Bulls	Cow/Calf	Success Rate
M5	5	2	3	100
M6	10	7	1	80
M8	15	11	2	87
M9	79	38	35	92
M10 M11	77 54	50 30	22 20	94 93

The department issued 400 elk licenses last year. Of that total, 362 hunters harvested 211 elk – 112 bulls and 99 cows/calves. Harvest for each unit follows:

Unit	Hunters	Bulls	Cow/Calf	Success Rate
E1E E1W	64 34	12 8	21 8	52 47
E2	120	28	38	55
E3	116	50	28	67
E4 E6	23 5	12 2	2 2	61 80