North Dakota Antelope (Pronghorn) · Unit 05A
North Dakota Unit 05A covers 707,831 acres and lies 23 miles north-west of Hettinger and 43 miles south of Dickinson. 2% of it is public land. Its most applied-for hunt, 05A-A, put up 54 tags (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 607 resident first-choice applicants, 54 of whom drew.
1 license
first choice, resident
not published
2% State
707,831 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Best Bets at 0 Points
Ranked by your odds times how often that license type's hunters filled their tag. Resident, first choice, 2026 draw; licenses with at least 10 tags that anyone can buy.
Every License in Unit 05A
| What | Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05A-A | Unit 05A any pronghorn (gun or bow) | <1% | — |
First-choice resident odds at your points, 2026 draw. Cut = points the last tag went at; ▲ = points added since the earliest draw on file. Not in the table, with no 2026 result: 05A-D.
Draw results: NDGF 2026 Pronghorn Lottery Stats, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
If you draw (2026 resident fees): $57 ($22 to apply). Closes Aug 4, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The Ground
| Private | 693,179 ac | 98% |
| State trust land | 11,643 ac | 2% |
| State land | 1,963 ac | <1% |
| National Wildlife Refuge | 1,044 ac | <1% |
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project 2026 PAD-US 4.1.
▸ Sources 4
- NDGF 2026 Pronghorn Lottery Stats draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NDGF 2026 Resident licensing and fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- NDGF 2026 pronghorn hunting units boundary, area description, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project 2026 PAD-US 4.1 land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from North Dakota Game and Fish Department's published results. They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward.
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Prior-draw odds from North Dakota Game and Fish Department's results, not a forecast · All North Dakota pronghorn hunts