North Dakota Bighorn Sheep — Unit B3
Unit B3
North Dakota Unit B3 covers 354,964 acres and lies 34 miles south-west of Watford City. 63% of it is public land, mostly national forest (57%) and state trust land (6%). 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 B3, 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
- National Forest 201,546 ac · 57%
- Private 130,743 ac · 37%
- State trust land 21,294 ac · 6%
- BLM 1,381 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 McKenzie counties starting at a point where US Highway 85 meets 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 the Montana State Line, then north to McKenzie County Road 3 (Hay Draw Road), then east to McKenzie County Road 27 (Red Wing Creek Road), then south to McKenzie County Road 50 (Beicegel Creek Road), then east to US Highway 85, 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