North Dakota Deer · Unit 3A3

North Dakota Unit 3A3 spans 2,074,440 acres, centered 13 miles north-east of Parshall. 4% of it is public land. A further 21% is tribal land rather than public land. Its most applied-for hunt, 3A3-A, put up 2 tags (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 116 nonresident first-choice applicants, 2 of whom drew.

Tags, 2026
9

2 licenses · NR capped at 1%

Applicants
120

first choice, NR

Hunter Success
—

not published

Public Land
4%

2% Other public

Size
3,241 mi²

2,074,440 acres

Parshall Stanley Kenmare Surrey Garrison 3A3

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

Every License in Unit 3A3

90–100% 50–89% 10–49% 1–9% under 1% fewer than 5 tags: one applicant swings it
3A3-A <1% (small sample) —
3A3-B 2% —

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 1,538,518 ac 74%
Tribal 444,095 ac 21%
Department of Defense 34,936 ac 2%
State trust land 30,213 ac 1%
National Wildlife Refuge 24,942 ac 1%
State land 1,311 ac <1%
BLM 423 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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Prior-draw odds from North Dakota Game and Fish Department's results, not a forecast · Methodology · All North Dakota deer hunts