North Dakota Deer · Unit 3E2
North Dakota Unit 3E2 covers 839,857 acres and lies 14 miles south of New Salem and 27 miles south-west of Mandan. 3% of it is public land. Its most applied-for hunt, 3E2-A, put up 2 tags (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 62 nonresident first-choice applicants, 2 of whom drew.
4 licenses · NR capped at 1%
first choice, NR
not published
2% State
839,857 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in Unit 3E2
| What | Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3E2-A | Unit 3E2 any antlered deer (gun) | <1% (small sample) | — | |
| 3E2-B | Unit 3E2 any antlerless deer (gun) | 1% (small sample) | — | |
| 3E2-C | Unit 3E2 antlered whitetail deer (gun) | <1% (small sample) | — | |
| 3E2-D | Unit 3E2 antlerless whitetail deer (gun) | 6% (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 | 818,616 ac | 97% |
| State trust land | 19,431 ac | 2% |
| State land | 1,141 ac | <1% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 444 ac | <1% |
| BLM | 118 ac | <1% |
| Other public | 104 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.
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Prior-draw odds from North Dakota Game and Fish Department's results, not a forecast · All North Dakota deer hunts