North Dakota Deer · Unit 3A1
North Dakota Unit 3A1 spans 2,461,544 acres, centered 19 miles south of Crosby. 5% of it is public land. Its most applied-for hunt, 3A1-A, put up 7 tags (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 184 nonresident first-choice applicants, 7 of whom drew.
2 licenses · NR capped at 1%
first choice, NR
not published
3% State
2,461,544 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Best Bets at 0 Points
Ranked by your odds times how often that license type's hunters filled their tag. Nonresident, first choice, 2026 draw; licenses with at least 10 tags that anyone can buy.
Every License in Unit 3A1
| What | Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3A1-A | Unit 3A1 any antlered deer (gun) | <1% | — | |
| 3A1-B | Unit 3A1 any antlerless deer (gun) | 5% | — |
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 | 2,345,784 ac | 95% |
| State trust land | 62,975 ac | 3% |
| National Wildlife Refuge | 49,785 ac | 2% |
| State land | 2,714 ac | <1% |
| BLM | 200 ac | <1% |
| County or city land | 84 ac | <1% |
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project 2026 PAD-US 4.1.
▸ Sources 4
- NDGF 2026 Nonresident Deer Lottery Stats draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NDGF 2026 Nonresident licensing and fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NDGF 2026 deer hunting units boundary, area description, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- 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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Prior-draw odds from North Dakota Game and Fish Department's results, not a forecast · Methodology · All North Dakota deer hunts