North Dakota Antelope (Pronghorn) — Unit 04A

Unit 4-A

North Dakota Unit 04A covers 408,077 acres and lies 18 miles west of Bowman and 54 miles west of Hettinger. 13% of it is public land, mostly BLM (8%) and state trust land (5%). The 2026 draw put up 64 tags here for 1,652 first-choice applicants.

Tags (2026):64 Applicants:1,652 Public land:13% Size:408,077 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Every pronghorn license type on offer in Unit 04A, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice resident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.

1 license on offer · 64 tags · 1,652 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
  • 04A-A Unit 04A any pronghorn (gun or bow) 64 tags · 1,652 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.
1 hunt not offered in 2026 is hidden — show discontinued hunts.

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.

Other licenses valid in Unit 04A

Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2026 draw.

The country

Bowman Belfield Killdeer Watford City New Salem
Unit 04A within North Dakota
03A 03B 04C 05A Bowman
Unit 04A 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 354,642 ac · 87%
  • BLM 33,094 ac · 8%
  • State trust land 20,249 ac · 5%
  • National Forest 91 ac · 0%

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

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

How we compute draw odds · All North Dakota pronghorn hunts