North Dakota Deer · Unit 3B1
North Dakota Unit 3B1 spans 1,395,566 acres, centered 20 miles north of Watford City. 17% of it is public land, mostly military (11%) and state trust land (3%). Its most applied-for hunt, 3B1-A, put up 1 tag (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 157 nonresident first-choice applicants, 1 of whom drew.
2 licenses · NR capped at 1%
first choice, NR
not published
11% Other public
1,395,566 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in Unit 3B1
| What | Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3B1-A | Unit 3B1 any antlered deer (gun) | 0% (small sample) | — | |
| 3B1-B | Unit 3B1 any antlerless deer (gun) | not open | — |
First-choice nonresident odds at your points, 2026 draw. Cut = points the last tag went at; ▲ = points added since the earliest draw on file. Not in the table, with no 2026 result: 3B1-C, 3B1-D, 3B1-E, 3B1-F.
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 | 1,138,850 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 | <1% |
| BLM | 1,772 ac | <1% |
| National Wildlife Refuge | 549 ac | <1% |
| National Park Service | 181 ac | <1% |
| County or city land | 142 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