North Dakota Deer — Unit 2L
Unit 2L
North Dakota Unit 2L covers 525,010 acres and lies 9 miles south of Devils Lake and 26 miles north-east of New Rockford. 22% of it is public land, mostly Bureau of Reclamation (20%) and wildlife refuge (1%). A further 33% is tribal land rather than public land.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Unit 2L, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
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-
— Not open to nonresidents
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2L-A ↗ Unit 2L any antlered deer (gun) | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 39 | Nov 6–22, 2026 |
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.
Other licenses valid in Unit 2L
Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2026 draw.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- Private 234,683 ac · 45%
- Tribal 174,769 ac · 33%
- Bureau of Reclamation 103,650 ac · 20%
- National Wildlife Refuge 4,768 ac · 1%
- State trust land 3,695 ac · 1%
- Department of Defense 2,450 ac · 0%
- State land 987 ac · 0%
- County or city land 4 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)