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THE SEASON ATLAS / ND

North Dakota
hunting seasons.

Explore 2026 & 2027 season sources, publication status, and game species for your next hunt.

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AGENCY North Dakota Game and Fish DepartmentRESEARCH CHECK November 8, 2026Official hunting regulations ↗
PLAN WITH THE SEASONS

Your 2026 field calendar.

Selected 2026 dates verified

Official 2026 schedules were located. This directory indexes selected seasons; the complete calendar-year schedule has not been reviewed.

Official 2026 information ↗
3 verified date entries

Selected agency dates are indexed below. This is not a complete legal calendar. Unit rules, tags, sex and age restrictions, closures, and special hunts can change which dates apply. Use the source beside each entry.

White-tailed deer and mule deer

Archery — residents

Statewide; property exceptions apply

— Check agency details ↗

Resident deer bow season; nonresident early-season access differs

Ring-necked pheasant

Regular, males only

Statewide; property exceptions apply

— Check agency details ↗

Pheasant season; nonresident WMA/PLOTS opening-week restrictions

White-tailed deer and mule deer

Regular firearm

All licensed units; permit-specific restrictions

— Check agency details ↗

White-tailed deer and mule deer — Regular firearm

UNDERSTAND THE WILDLIFE

North Dakota game species & hunting information.

These species and groups appear in agency hunting resources. Their presence in the state does not mean every public area offers a hunt. “Native” describes origin, “reintroduced” describes restoration, and “migratory” describes movement; these are not population counts. Origin is left unverified when the reviewed source does not establish it.

Agency-listed hunting targets and selected dated seasons are reviewed here. This is not an exhaustive species, zone, method, permit or property schedule. A listed species does not establish its presence at any directory property.

Big game

Turkey

Upland birds

Small game

Migratory birds

Furbearers

THE SOURCE OF TRUTH

Check the details.
Then head for the horizon.

Confirm the unit, season, license, method, bag limit, and current closures with North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Public-land rules may be more restrictive than statewide seasons.

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