North Dakota Moose — Unit M11
Unit M11
North Dakota Unit M11 covers 4,629,036 acres and lies 9 miles south of New Town and 32 miles south of Stanley. 15% of it is public land, mostly military (10%) and national forest (2%). A further 17% is tribal land rather than public land. In 2025, 55 people hunted moose here and took 47 — 86% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 26 resident tags here for 4,907 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every moose license type on offer in Unit M11, 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-
12% Long shot
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<1% Long shot
| Hunt | Your odds | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M11-ANTL ↗ Unit M11 antlerless moose | 12% Long shot | — | 25 / 212 | Oct 9 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| M11-ANY ↗ Unit M11 any moose | <1% Long shot | — | 26 / 4,907 | 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 3,126,988 ac · 68%
- Tribal 786,924 ac · 17%
- Department of Defense 462,655 ac · 10%
- National Forest 112,873 ac · 2%
- State trust land 93,571 ac · 2%
- BLM 17,620 ac · 0%
- State land 17,328 ac · 0%
- National Wildlife Refuge 9,162 ac · 0%
- National Park Service 1,728 ac · 0%
- County or city land 183 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 | 55 | 47 | 86% |
| 2024 | 42 | 38 | 91% |
| 2023 | 52 | 42 | 81% |
| 2021 | 125 | 112 | 90% |
| 2019 | 120 | 105 | 88% |
| 2018 | 86 | 80 | 93% |
| 2017 | 54 | 50 | 93% |
What the agency says about the area
Those portions of Dunn, McKenzie, Mercer, McLean, Mountrail, Ward and Williams counties bordered on the east by Unit M9, on the north by US Highway 2, and on the west by Montana. The southern border starts at the junction of Montana and ND Highway 200, then east along ND Highway 200 to US Highway 85, then south along US Highway 85 to ND Highway 200, then east along ND Highway 200 on to ND Highway 200A east to the Missouri River near Washburn. Mallard Island is included within this unit.
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