May 15, 2018
Deer
Season Set, Online Apps Available
North Dakota’s 2018 deer
season is set, with 55,150 licenses available to hunters this fall, 650 more
than last year.
In total, antlered mule deer
licenses increased by 150 from last year, antlerless mule deer by 550, antlered
whitetail by 150 and antlerless whitetail by 150. The North Dakota Game and Fish
Department reduced the number of "any antlered" licenses by 100, and
reduced "any antlerless" license by 250.
In addition, restricted
youth antlered mule deer licenses increased by 15, and muzzleloader licenses
remained the same.
As in the past several
years, no mule deer doe licenses are available in unit 4A.
North Dakota’s 2018 deer gun
season opens Nov. 9 at noon and continues through Nov. 25.
Applicants for regular deer
gun, youth and muzzleloader can apply online through the Game and Fish
Department’s website at gf.nd.gov, or call 800-406-6409. A service fee
is charged for applications made through the 800 number.
Gratis applicants must apply
online – the toll-free licensing telephone number is not set up to receive
gratis applications. In addition, paper applications are no longer available for
any lottery or gratis licenses.
The
deadline for applying is June 6.
Applicants
who do not have access to a computer can submit the application at a public
service location such as a public library, stop at a Game and Fish office, or
request help from a friend, relative or neighbor.
Gratis applications received
on or before the regular deer gun lottery application deadline will qualify for
an any-legal-deer license. As per state law, gratis applications received after
the deadline will be processed based on licenses remaining after the lottery –
generally only antlerless licenses remain.
Total deer licenses are
determined by harvest rates, aerial surveys, depredation reports, hunter
observations, input at advisory board meetings, and comments from the public,
landowners and department field staff.
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