North Dakota Deer — Unit 3B1
Unit 3B1
North Dakota Unit 3B1 covers 1,395,566 acres and lies 20 miles north of Watford City. 17% of it is public land, mostly military (11%) and state trust land (3%). The 2026 draw put up 1 tag here for 157 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Unit 3B1, 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-
<1% Point builder
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— Not open to nonresidents
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3B1-A ↗ Unit 3B1 any antlered deer (gun) | <1% Point builder | — | 1 / 157 | Nov 6–22, 2026 |
| 3B1-B ↗ Unit 3B1 any antlerless deer (gun) | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 2 | 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 3B1
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 1,138,850 ac · 82%
- Department of Defense 147,163 ac · 11%
- State trust land 44,887 ac · 3%
- National Forest 43,158 ac · 3%
- Tribal 16,749 ac · 1%
- State land 2,113 ac · 0%
- BLM 1,772 ac · 0%
- National Wildlife Refuge 549 ac · 0%
- National Park Service 181 ac · 0%
- County or city land 142 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)