North Dakota Deer — Unit 4F

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%). The 2026 draw put up 1 tag here for 10 first-choice applicants.

Tags (2026):1 Nonresident share:capped at 1% Applicants:88 Public land:13% Size:408,077 acres

Your chance of drawing here

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

4 licenses on offer · 1 tags · 88 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
  • 4F-C Unit 4F antlered whitetail deer (gun) 1 tags · 10 applicants
    <1% Point builder
  • 4F-D Unit 4F antlerless whitetail deer (gun) 0 tags · 0 applicants
    Not open to nonresidents
  • 4F-E Unit 4F antlered mule deer (gun) 0 tags · 77 applicants
    Not open to nonresidents
  • 4F-F Unit 4F antlerless mule deer (gun) 0 tags · 1 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

Bowman Belfield Killdeer Watford City New Salem
Unit 4F within North Dakota
3F1 4E Bowman
Unit 4F 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 354,642 ac · 87%
  • BLM 33,094 ac · 8%
  • State trust land 20,249 ac · 5%
  • National Forest 91 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