North Dakota Deer · Unit 2J1

North Dakota Unit 2J1 spans 1,238,725 acres, centered 29 miles east of Washburn. 6% of it is public land, mostly state trust land (3%) and wildlife refuge (2%).

Tags, 2026
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2 licenses · NR capped at 1%

Applicants
37

first choice, NR

Hunter Success
—

not published

Public Land
6%

4% State

Size
1,936 mi²

1,238,725 acres

Washburn Bismarck New Salem Harvey Hazen 2J1

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

Every License in Unit 2J1

90–100% 50–89% 10–49% 1–9% under 1% fewer than 5 tags: one applicant swings it
2J1-A not open —
2J1-B not open —

First-choice nonresident odds at your points, 2026 draw. Cut = points the last tag went at; ▲ = points added since the earliest draw on file.

Draw results: NDGF 2026 Nonresident Deer Lottery Stats, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.

If you draw (2026 nonresident fees): $380 ($30 to apply). Closes Jun 2, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.

The Ground

Private 1,168,419 ac 94%
State trust land 38,381 ac 3%
National Wildlife Refuge 23,143 ac 2%
State land 6,418 ac <1%
Bureau of Reclamation 2,145 ac <1%
Other public 188 ac <1%
BLM 28 ac <1%

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project 2026 PAD-US 4.1.

▸ Sources 4
  1. NDGF 2026 Nonresident Deer Lottery Stats draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  2. NDGF 2026 Nonresident licensing and fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  3. NDGF 2026 deer hunting units boundary, area description, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  4. U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project 2026 PAD-US 4.1 land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026

About These Numbers

Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from North Dakota Game and Fish Department's published results. They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward. How we compute these.

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We don't take applications: check North Dakota Game and Fish Department's site and apply there.

Prior-draw odds from North Dakota Game and Fish Department's results, not a forecast · Methodology · All North Dakota deer hunts