North Dakota Moose — Unit M10
Unit M10
North Dakota Unit M10 covers 3,926,145 acres and lies 20 miles north-east of Tioga and 29 miles west of Kenmare. 5% of it is public land, mostly wildlife refuge (3%) and state trust land (2%). In 2025, 114 people hunted moose here and took 106 — 93% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 52 resident tags here for 10,811 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every moose license type on offer in Unit M10, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice resident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice resident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
10% Long shot
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<1% Long shot
| Hunt | Your odds | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M10-ANTL ↗ Unit M10 antlerless moose | 10% Long shot | — | 50 / 511 | Oct 9 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| M10-ANY ↗ Unit M10 any moose | <1% Long shot | — | 52 / 10,811 | Oct 9 – Nov 1, 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 resident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $27 | $7 | $62 |
Application window: closes Mar 25, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- Private 3,735,254 ac · 95%
- National Wildlife Refuge 106,332 ac · 3%
- State trust land 76,248 ac · 2%
- Department of Defense 4,965 ac · 0%
- State land 2,754 ac · 0%
- BLM 416 ac · 0%
- Other public 130 ac · 0%
- County or city land 43 ac · 0%
Source: PAD-US 4.1 — Manager Type (fee interests), North Dakota subset
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.
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 114 | 106 | 93% |
| 2024 | 78 | 74 | 95% |
| 2023 | 77 | 72 | 94% |
| 2021 | 179 | 164 | 92% |
| 2019 | 180 | 165 | 92% |
| 2018 | 107 | 102 | 95% |
| 2017 | 77 | 72 | 94% |
| 2016 | 95 | 94 | 99% |
| 2015 | 60 | 59 | 98% |
| 2014 | 49 | 45 | 92% |
What the agency says about the area
Divide and Burke counties and those portions of Bottineau, Mountrail, Renville, Ward and Williams counties bordered on the east by Unit M9, on the north by Canada, on the west by Montana, and on the south by US Highway 2.
Boundary: North Dakota moose hunting units (NDGF General Information map service, layer 38)
Harvest: 2025 Big 3 Harvest Statistics (news release, 2026-03-05)
Harvest: North Dakota OUTDOORS, Buffaloberry Patch, May 2025
Harvest: North Dakota OUTDOORS, Buffaloberry Patch, May 2024