North Dakota Deer · Unit 3A4

North Dakota Unit 3A4 spans 1,712,096 acres, centered 24 miles north-east of Surrey. 5% of it is public land. Its most applied-for hunt, 3A4-A, put up 3 tags (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 89 nonresident first-choice applicants, 3 of whom drew.

Tags, 2026
5

2 licenses · NR capped at 1%

Applicants
95

first choice, NR

Hunter Success
—

not published

Public Land
5%

4% Fish & Wildlife Service

Size
2,675 mi²

1,712,096 acres

Surrey Bottineau Velva Rugby Harvey 3A4

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

Every License in Unit 3A4

90–100% 50–89% 10–49% 1–9% under 1% fewer than 5 tags: one applicant swings it
3A4-A <1% (small sample) —
3A4-B <1% (small sample) —

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 1,627,054 ac 95%
National Wildlife Refuge 63,576 ac 4%
State trust land 18,523 ac 1%
State land 1,628 ac <1%
National Forest 739 ac <1%
BLM 399 ac <1%
Other public 128 ac <1%
Department of Defense 22 ac <1%
County or city land 22 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