North Dakota Antelope (Pronghorn) — Unit 03A

Unit 3-A

North Dakota Unit 03A covers 130,772 acres and lies 29 miles south of Beach and 44 miles south-west of Belfield. 38% of it is public land, mostly national forest (35%) and state trust land (3%). The 2026 draw put up 12 tags here for 286 first-choice applicants.

Tags (2026):12 Applicants:286 Public land:38% Size:130,772 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Every pronghorn license type on offer in Unit 03A, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice resident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.

1 license on offer · 12 tags · 286 applicants in the 2026 draw

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
  • 03A-A Unit 03A any pronghorn (gun or bow) 12 tags · 286 applicants
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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 $22 $2 $57

Application window: closes Aug 5, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.

The country

Bowman Belfield Killdeer Watford City New Salem
Unit 03A within North Dakota
02A 02B 03B Bowman
Unit 03A 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 81,436 ac · 62%
  • National Forest 45,852 ac · 35%
  • State trust land 3,483 ac · 3%
  • State land 0 ac · 0%

Source: PAD-US 4.1 — Manager Type (fee interests), North Dakota subset

What the agency says about the area

The east/west boundaries between 3-A and 3-B, and the west boundary of 2-B, is the Little Missouri River. The north border of Unit 3-A begins where the Little Missouri River first touches the northernmost Slope County line, thence westerly along and to the end of the northernmost Slope County line, thence due west along a straight line to the Montana border.

Source: 2026 North Dakota Pronghorn Hunting Guide

Boundary: North Dakota pronghorn hunting units (NDGF General Information map service, layer 43)

How we compute draw odds · All North Dakota pronghorn hunts