North Dakota Bighorn Sheep — Unit B2
Unit B2
North Dakota Unit B2 covers 625,305 acres and lies 22 miles north-east of Beach and 42 miles west of Dickinson. 40% of it is public land, mostly national forest (28%) and national park (7%). The 2025 draw put up 8 resident tags here for 21,221 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every bighorn sheep license type on offer in Unit B2, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice resident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2025 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice resident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
<1% Long shot
| Hunt | Your odds | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHS ↗ Bighorn sheep lottery (units B1, B2, B3, B4, B5) | <1% Long shot | — | 8 / 21,221 | Oct 31 – Dec 31, 2025 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2025 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2025 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2026 resident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $27 | $7 | $62 |
Application window: closes Mar 25, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- Private 377,671 ac · 60%
- National Forest 176,313 ac · 28%
- National Park Service 45,594 ac · 7%
- State trust land 24,679 ac · 4%
- BLM 932 ac · 0%
- State land 113 ac · 0%
Source: PAD-US 4.1 — Manager Type (fee interests), North Dakota subset
What the agency says about the area
Those portions of Golden Valley, Billings, and Stark counties starting at a point where Interstate 94 enters North Dakota, then following Interstate 94 east to US Highway 85, then north to USFS 712 (Magpie Creek Road), then west to USFS 711, then west to the Maah Daah Hey Trail, then west and south to USFS 708, then south and west to Divide Road, then north and west to the McKenzie/Golden Valley County line, then west to Montana State Line, then south to point of origin.
Boundary: North Dakota bighorn sheep hunting units (NDGF General Information map service, layer 29)
How we compute draw odds · All North Dakota bighorn sheep hunts