Unit research / North Dakota
North Dakota divides hunting into deer hunting units; this page lists every one. All 38 units we cover, ranked by public acres. Every number is computed from primary government data by the open pipeline — nothing is estimated and nothing is bought.
Draw odds for Deer, Elk, Moose and Pronghorn, plus how the North Dakota draw works.
| Unit | Public | Public acres | Landlocked | Remote | Elevation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 4B | 39% | 403,682 ac | 5,916 ac | 2% | 1.9–3.2k ft | |
| Unit 3B2 | 28% | 286,480 ac | 1,026 ac | 36% | 1.7–2.7k ft | |
| Unit 4C | 53% | 269,909 ac | 4,761 ac | 4% | 1.9–2.9k ft | |
| Unit 3B1 | 17% | 239,535 ac | 4,547 ac | 11% | 1.8–2.6k ft | |
| Unit 4D | 34% | 229,335 ac | 9,385 ac | 1% | 2.2–3.4k ft | |
| Unit 4E | 25% | 119,100 ac | 3,741 ac | 1% | 2.4–3.5k ft | |
| Unit 3A1 | 5% | 115,592 ac | 5,055 ac | 0% | 1.8–2.6k ft | |
| Unit 4A | 21% | 110,287 ac | 5,102 ac | 4% | 1.8–3.3k ft | |
| Unit 2L | 20% | 106,787 ac | 2,165 ac | 25% | 1.4–1.7k ft | |
| Unit 3F2 | 5% | 92,489 ac | 10,128 ac | 5% | 1.6–2.8k ft | |
| Unit 3A3 | 4% | 91,446 ac | 5,250 ac | 2% | 1.6–2.5k ft | |
| Unit 3C | 9% | 90,711 ac | 3,202 ac | 7% | 1.6–2.3k ft | |
| Unit 3A4 | 5% | 84,866 ac | 1,283 ac | 1% | 1.4–1.8k ft | |
| Unit 2K2 | 4% | 81,533 ac | 5,926 ac | 0% | 1.4–2.1k ft | |
| Unit 2J2 | 6% | 80,357 ac | 6,258 ac | 1% | 1.4–2.3k ft | |
| Unit 2G1 | 7% | 76,853 ac | 206 ac | 0% | 1.0–1.6k ft | |
| Unit 2I | 4% | 70,486 ac | 5,991 ac | 4% | 1.5–2.3k ft | |
| Unit 2J1 | 6% | 69,863 ac | 6,579 ac | 1% | 1.7–2.3k ft | |
| Unit 2K1 | 6% | 67,626 ac | 3,532 ac | 1% | 1.5–2.3k ft | |
| Unit 2E | 2% | 66,325 ac | 4,558 ac | 3% | 1.4–2.0k ft | |
| Unit 4F | 13% | 53,438 ac | 12,842 ac | 14% | 2.7–3.4k ft | |
| Unit 3A2 | 4% | 43,546 ac | 77 ac | 0% | 1.5–2.0k ft | |
| Unit 2H | 3% | 39,833 ac | 5,255 ac | 1% | 1.4–2.3k ft | |
| Unit 3E1 | 3% | 36,008 ac | 643 ac | 0% | 2.0–3.0k ft | |
| Unit 3F1 | 3% | 33,390 ac | 1,755 ac | 0% | 2.4–3.5k ft | |
| Unit 1 | 9% | 28,969 ac | 1,349 ac | 1% | 1.6–2.5k ft | |
| Unit 2F2 | 2% | 25,847 ac | 1,747 ac | 0% | 1.2–1.6k ft | |
| Unit 2G2 | 2% | 25,742 ac | 1,167 ac | 0% | 1.0–1.7k ft | |
| Unit 3B3 | 4% | 23,714 ac | 4,859 ac | 8% | 1.6–2.3k ft | |
| Unit 2F1 | 3% | 23,633 ac | 2,514 ac | 0% | 1.3–1.7k ft | |
| Unit 3D2 | 2% | 23,530 ac | 3,339 ac | 1% | 1.7–2.7k ft | |
| Unit 2C | 1% | 21,221 ac | 833 ac | 0% | 0.8–1.7k ft | |
| Unit 3E2 | 3% | 21,137 ac | 3,676 ac | 2% | 1.6–2.5k ft | |
| Unit 3D1 | 2% | 19,225 ac | 2,642 ac | 1% | 2.0–2.8k ft | |
| Unit 2B | 1% | 15,670 ac | 909 ac | 0% | 0.8–1.6k ft | |
| Unit 2D | 2% | 13,797 ac | 1,637 ac | 0% | 0.8–1.7k ft | |
| Unit 2A | 1% | 9,541 ac | 965 ac | 0% | 0.9–1.3k ft | |
| Unit 2G | 1% | 6,283 ac | 770 ac | 0% | 1.1–1.6k ft |