North Dakota Moose — Unit M6
Unit M6
North Dakota Unit M6 covers 25,855,013 acres and lies 24 miles east of Lincoln and 33 miles east of Mandan. 8% of it is public land, mostly national forest (4%) and state trust land (2%). In 2025, 10 people hunted moose here and took 8 — 80% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 9 resident tags here for 1,583 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every moose license type on offer in Unit M6, 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-
<1% Long shot
| Hunt | Your odds | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M6-ANY ↗ Unit M6 any moose | <1% Long shot | — | 9 / 1,583 | 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 22,877,282 ac · 88%
- National Forest 989,351 ac · 4%
- Tribal 931,531 ac · 4%
- State trust land 440,529 ac · 2%
- National Wildlife Refuge 214,788 ac · 1%
- Bureau of Reclamation 119,859 ac · 0%
- Department of Defense 118,934 ac · 0%
- National Park Service 69,554 ac · 0%
- State land 49,748 ac · 0%
- BLM 38,978 ac · 0%
- Other public 2,911 ac · 0%
- County or city land 1,542 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 | 10 | 8 | 80% |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| 2023 | 10 | 7 | 70% |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| 2019 | 15 | 11 | 73% |
| 2018 | 14 | 12 | 86% |
| 2017 | 10 | 8 | 80% |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| 2014 | 14 | 8 | 57% |
What the agency says about the area
Those portions of Adams, Barnes, Benson, Billings, Bowman, Burleigh, Cass, Dickey, Dunn, Eddy, Emmons, Foster, Golden Valley, Grand Forks, Grant, Griggs, Hettinger, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Nelson, Oliver, Ramsey, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Sheridan, Sioux, Slope, Stark, Steele, Stutsman, Traill and Wells counties bordered on the east by Minnesota, on the south by South Dakota, on the west by Montana and on the north by Units M5, M9, M11.
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