North Dakota Deer — Statewide
Statewide
In 2025, 68,750 people hunted deer here and took 31,939 — 46% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 3 tags here for 507 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Statewide, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
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-
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| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUZ-C ↗ Muzzleloader antlered whitetail deer (statewide) | 0% Point builder | — | 3 / 507 | Nov 27 – Dec 13, 2026 |
| MUZ-D ↗ Muzzleloader antlerless whitetail deer (statewide) | <1% Point builder | — | 3 / 12 | Nov 27 – Dec 13, 2026 |
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 deadlines: May 15, 2027 (expected) for Archery · Jun 3, 2027 (expected) for the main draw. Full fee breakdown.
Other licenses valid in Statewide
Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2026 draw.
The country
North Dakota Game and Fish Department does not publish a mapped boundary for Statewide, so there is no map to draw.
How the hunting has gone
What North Dakota Game and Fish Department publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. North Dakota Game and Fish Department publishes these per hunt rather than per unit; the rows below add its own figures together, since a hunter holds one tag for the species in a season.
All deer
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68,750 | 31,939 | 46% |
| 2024 | 74,349 | 33,293 | 45% |
| 2023 | 78,199 | 35,798 | 46% |
| 2022 | 78,876 | 36,451 | 46% |
| 2020 | 94,244 | 54,845 | 58% |
| 2019 | 89,676 | 51,644 | 58% |
| 2018 | 82,168 | 46,096 | 56% |
| 2017 | 83,913 | 45,059 | 54% |
| 2016 | 77,580 | 45,385 | 59% |
| 2015 | 61,150 | 34,227 | 56% |
| 2014 | 63,418 | 32,346 | 51% |
White-tailed Deer
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 665 | 5,805 | 100% |
| 2024 | 790 | 5,116 | 100% |
| 2023 | 890 | 5,691 | 100% |
| 2022 | 1,018 | 6,952 | 100% |
| 2020 | 1,093 | 9,539 | 100% |
| 2019 | 1,040 | 8,414 | 100% |
| 2018 | 900 | 8,276 | 100% |
| 2017 | 933 | 8,208 | 100% |
| 2016 | — | 8,686 | — |
| 2015 | 745 | 7,125 | 100% |
| 2014 | 814 | 5,949 | 100% |
Mule Deer
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 1,020 | — |
| 2024 | — | 910 | — |
| 2023 | — | 1,025 | — |
| 2022 | — | 1,289 | — |
| 2020 | — | 853 | — |
| 2019 | — | 990 | — |
| 2018 | — | 987 | — |
| 2017 | — | 1,046 | — |
| 2016 | — | 806 | — |
| 2015 | — | 750 | — |
| 2014 | — | 453 | — |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 13,220 · 34% · 22,944 hunters, 58% success
- Firearm 25,329 · 66% · 45,806 hunters, 55% success
What the agency says about the area
Muzzleloader licenses are valid statewide. (No single hunting unit: the muzzleloader lottery and the nonresident any-deer bow lottery are both statewide.)
Harvest: 2025 Deer Season Summarized (news release)
Harvest: North Dakota OUTDOORS, Buffaloberry Patch, May 2025
Harvest: North Dakota OUTDOORS, Buffaloberry Patch, May 2024