North Dakota Deer · Unit 4F

North Dakota Unit 4F covers 408,077 acres and lies 18 miles west of Bowman and 54 miles west of Hettinger. 13% of it is public land, mostly BLM (8%) and state trust land (5%). Its most applied-for hunt, 4F-C, put up 1 tag (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 10 nonresident first-choice applicants, 1 of whom drew.

Tags, 2026
1

4 licenses · NR capped at 1%

Applicants
88

first choice, NR

Hunter Success
—

not published

Public Land
13%

8% BLM

Size
638 mi²

408,077 acres

Bowman 4F

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

Every License in Unit 4F

90–100% 50–89% 10–49% 1–9% under 1% fewer than 5 tags: one applicant swings it
4F-C <1% (small sample) —
4F-D not open —
4F-E not open —
4F-F 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.

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 354,642 ac 87%
BLM 33,094 ac 8%
State trust land 20,249 ac 5%
National Forest 91 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