North Dakota Deer — Unit 2H

Unit 2H

North Dakota Unit 2H covers 1,142,930 acres and lies 38 miles west of Ellendale and 59 miles west of Oakes. 3% of it is public land, mostly wildlife refuge (2%) and state trust land (1%).

Applicants:53 Public land:3% Size:1,142,930 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Every deer license type on offer in Unit 2H, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.

2 licenses on offer · 53 applicants in the 2026 draw

Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.

Simple view Odds at every point level
  • 2H-A Unit 2H any antlered deer (gun) 0 tags · 48 applicants
    Not open to nonresidents
  • 2H-B Unit 2H any antlerless deer (gun) 0 tags · 5 applicants
    Not open to nonresidents
What these columns mean
Your odds
the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 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 2026 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 nonresident fees)

License Up front Gone if you miss If you draw
Per application $30 $10 $380

Application window: closes Jun 3, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.

The country

Linton Ellendale Jamestown Lincoln Lisbon
Unit 2H within North Dakota
2G 2G1 2G2 2I 3C Linton Ellendale Oakes Jamestown Lincoln
Unit 2H and its neighbours
Zoomable USGS topo, aerial imagery and shaded relief, with the neighboring areas drawn on.

Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.

Who owns the ground

  • Private 1,103,066 ac · 97%
  • National Wildlife Refuge 25,235 ac · 2%
  • State trust land 10,623 ac · 1%
  • State land 4,004 ac · 0%

Source: PAD-US 4.1 — Manager Type (fee interests), North Dakota subset

Boundary: North Dakota deer hunting units (NDGF General Information map service, layer 33)

How we compute draw odds · All North Dakota deer hunts