North Dakota Deer — Unit 4B

Unit 4B

North Dakota Unit 4B covers 1,026,520 acres and lies 34 miles south-west of Watford City and 46 miles north-west of Belfield. 42% of it is public land, mostly national forest (35%) and state trust land (4%).

Applicants:458 Public land:42% Size:1,026,520 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Every deer license type on offer in Unit 4B, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.

4 licenses on offer · 458 applicants in the 2026 draw

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
  • 4B-C Unit 4B antlered whitetail deer (gun) 0 tags · 20 applicants
    Not open to nonresidents
  • 4B-D Unit 4B antlerless whitetail deer (gun) 0 tags · 2 applicants
    Not open to nonresidents
  • 4B-E Unit 4B antlered mule deer (gun) 0 tags · 436 applicants
    Not open to nonresidents
  • 4B-F Unit 4B antlerless mule deer (gun) 0 tags · 0 applicants
    Not open to nonresidents
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.

The country

Watford City Belfield Killdeer Williston Bowman
Unit 4B within North Dakota
3A3 3B1 3B2 3D1 3D2 3E1 4A 4C 4D 4E Watford City Beach Killdeer Dickinson Williston
Unit 4B and its neighbours
Zoomable USGS topo, aerial imagery and shaded relief, with the neighboring areas drawn on.

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

Who owns the ground

  • Private 595,897 ac · 58%
  • National Forest 357,068 ac · 35%
  • State trust land 44,063 ac · 4%
  • National Park Service 26,939 ac · 3%
  • BLM 2,438 ac · 0%
  • State land 113 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)

How we compute draw odds · All North Dakota deer hunts