Upland Game, Migratory Game Bird, Furbearer Hunting Guide
The 2024-25 proclamation has been signed. This guide will be updated within the next couple of weeks. See the 2024-25 Small Game, Waterfowl and Furbearer proclamation for current regulations.
This guide is provided for informational purposes and is not intended as a complete listing of regulations. For more specific information on regulations and laws, visit the Game and Fish Department website (season proclamations) or for North Dakota state laws go to www.legis.nd.gov/cencode/T20-1.html.
Table of Contents
| Season | Hunting Units | Opens | Closes | Season Dates Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badger | Regular - Day hunting | Traps (year-round) | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Badger | Regular - Cable Devices | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Beaver | Regular - Firearms, traps, underwater cable devices, archery equipment | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Beaver | Regular - Cable devices on land | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Beaver | Regular - Cable devices on land within 50 feet of water | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Bobcat | Regular - Firearms, pre-charged pneumatic air guns, archery equipment (including crossbows), traps | Zone 1 | Finalized | ||
| Bobcat | Regular - Firearms, pre-charged pneumatic air guns, archery equipment (including crossbows), traps, cable devices (snares), pursuing with dogs | Zone 2 | Finalized | ||
| Bobcat | Regular - Cable devices or dogs | Zone 1 | Finalized | ||
| Canada Geese | Regular - Resident | Eastern Zone | Finalized | ||
| Canada Geese | Regular - Resident | Western Zone | Finalized | ||
| Canada Geese | Regular - Resident | Missouri River Zone | Finalized | ||
| Canada Geese | Regular - Nonresident | Eastern Zone | Finalized | ||
| Canada Geese | Regular - Nonresident | Western Zone | Finalized | ||
| Canada Geese | Regular - Nonresident | Missouri River Zone | Finalized | ||
| Coyote | Regular - Day hunting, traps | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Coyote | Regular - Night hunting | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Coyote | Regular - Cable devices | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Crow | Spring - Regular | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Crow | Fall - Regular | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Doves | Regular | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Ducks and Coots | Veteran/Active Military Personnel Waterfowl Season | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Ducks and Coots | Bonus Blue-winged Teal | All Units | Finalized | ||
| Ducks and Coots | Regular - Resident | Low Plains Unit | Finalized | ||
| Ducks and Coots | Regular - Resident | High Plains Unit | Finalized | ||
| Ducks and Coots | Regular - Nonresident | High Plains Unit | Finalized | ||
| Ducks and Coots | Regular - Nonresident | Low Plains Unit | Finalized | ||
| Ducks and Coots | Regular - Resident/Nonresident | High Plains Unit | Finalized | ||
| Fisher | Regular - Traps, cable devices | Open Area Only | Finalized | ||
| Fox (Red and Gray) | Regular - Day hunting, traps | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Fox (Red and Gray) | Regular - Cable devices | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Fox (Red and Gray) | Regular - Night hunting | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Hungarian Partridge | Regular | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Light Geese | Regular - Resident | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Light Geese | Regular - Nonresident | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Mergansers | Regular - Resident | High Plains Unit | Finalized | ||
| Mergansers | Regular - Resident | Low Plains Unit | Finalized | ||
| Mergansers | Regular - Nonresident | High Plains Unit | Finalized | ||
| Mergansers | Regular - Nonresident | Low Plains Unit | Finalized | ||
| Mergansers | Regular - Resident/Nonresident | High Plains Unit | Finalized | ||
| Mink | Regular - Traps | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Mink | Cable Devices, Firearms, Archery Equipment | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Mountain Lion | Early season | Zone 1 | Finalized | ||
| Mountain Lion | Regular Season | Zone 2 | Finalized | ||
| Mountain Lion | Late Season | Zone 1 | Finalized | ||
| Muskrat | Regular - Traps | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Muskrat | Regular - Cable Devices, Firearms, Archery Equipment | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Raccoon | Regular - Firearms, traps, underwater cable devices, archery equipment, pursue with dogs | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Raccoon | Regular - Cable devices on land | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Raccoon | Regular - Cable devices on land within 50 ft. of water | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Ring-necked Pheasants | Regular (Male Pheasants Only) | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Ruffed Grouse | Regular | Restricted | Finalized | ||
| Sandhill Crane | Regular | Unit 2 | Finalized | ||
| Sandhill Crane | Regular | Unit 1 | Finalized | ||
| Sharp-tailed Grouse | Regular | Statewide (see exceptions) | Finalized | ||
| Tree Squirrel | Regular | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Tundra Swan | Regular | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Weasel | Regular - Traps | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Weasel | Firearms, Cable Devices, Archery Equipment | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| White-fronted Geese | Regular - Resident | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| White-fronted Geese | Regular - Nonresident | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Wilson's Snipe | Regular | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Woodcock | Regular | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Ring-necked Pheasants (Youth Season) | Youth | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Ducks (Youth Waterfowl Season) | Youth Waterfowl | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Light Geese (Spring Conservation Order) | Spring Conservation Order | Statewide | Finalized | ||
| Canada Geese (Early Season) | August Management Take/Early September Season | Missouri River Zone | Finalized | ||
| Canada Geese (Early Season) | August Management Take/Early September Season | Western Zone | Finalized | ||
| Canada Geese (Early Season) | August Management Take/Early September Season | Eastern Zone | Finalized | ||
| River Otter | Regular - Traps, cable devices | Statewide | Finalized |