2019 Bighorn Sheep, Moose and Elk Harvests
Harvest statistics released by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department show overall hunter success during the 2019 season for bighorn sheep was 100 percent, 87 percent for moose and 62 percent for elk.
The department issued four bighorn sheep licenses and auctioned one. All five hunters harvested a bighorn ram.
The department issued 475 moose licenses last year. Of that total, 449 hunters harvested 389 animals – 154 bulls and 235 cows/calves. Harvest for each unit follows:
Unit |
Hunters |
Bulls |
Cow/Calf |
Success Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|
M5 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
80 |
M6 |
15 |
10 |
1 |
73 |
M8 |
15 |
13 |
1 |
93 |
M9 |
114 |
29 |
61 |
79 |
M10 M11 |
180 120 |
58 40 |
107 65 |
92 88 |
The department issued 487 elk licenses last year. Of that total, 449 hunters harvested 279 elk – 155 bulls and 124 cows/calves. Harvest for each unit follows:
Unit |
Hunters |
Bulls |
Cow/Calf |
Success Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|
E1E E1W |
85 52 |
22 15 |
27 16 |
58 60 |
E2 |
128 |
34 |
30 |
50 |
E3 |
150 |
66 |
46 |
75 |
E4 E6 |
22 12 |
14 4 |
0 5 |
64 75 |