2018 Bighorn Sheep, Moose and Elk Harvests

Mon, 02/25/2019

Harvest statistics released by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department show overall hunter success during the 2018 season for bighorn sheep was 100 percent, 92 percent for moose and 65 percent for elk.

The department issued two bighorn sheep licenses and auctioned one. All three hunters harvested a bighorn ram.

The department issued 329 moose licenses last year. Of that total, 319 hunters harvested 294 animals – 138 bulls and 156 cows/calves. Harvest for each unit follows:

Unit	Hunters	Bulls	Cow/Calf	Success Rate
M5	5	3	1	80
M6	14	9	3	86
M8	14	13	0	93
M9	93	34	49	89
M10 M11	107 86	50 29	52 51	95 93

The department issued 418 elk licenses last year. Of that total, 380 hunters harvested 248 elk – 135 bulls and 113 cows/calves. Harvest for each unit follows:

Unit	Hunters	Bulls	Cow/Calf	Success Rate
E1E E1W	57 37	17 10	16 17	58 73
E2	128	35	35	55
E3	125	52	40	74
E4 E6	22 11	17 4	0 5	77 82