Hunting Season is always a special time of the year. Whether you are planning on waiting patiently in a deer stand to bag that trophy buck or sitting knee deep in the marsh hoping to bag a band. Being able to take advantage of all the hunting seasons is why The Waterfowl Hunter has put together the hunting dates for North Dakota.
These dates serve as a general guide for more specific hunting visit North Dakota Game & Fish Department.
Badger
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular/Firearms, traps, archery equipment, pursue with dogs |
Open Year-round |
|
| Regular/Cable Devices |
Nov. 21, 2016 |
Mar. 15, 2017 |
Beaver
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular/Firearms, traps, archery equipment, underwater cable devices |
Open Year-round |
|
| Regular/Cable Devices on land |
Nov. 21, 2016 |
Mar. 15, 2017 |
| Regular/Cable Devices on land within 50 ft. of water |
Mar. 16, 2017 |
May 10, 2017 |
Bighorn Sheep
| Hunt Type |
Units |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular |
B1, B3, B4 |
Oct. 27, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Bow Only |
B1, B3, B4 |
Oct. 20, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Bobcat
| Hunt Type |
Units |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular – Firearms, Traps, Archery Equipment |
South and West of the Missouri River only |
Nov. 5, 2016 |
May 15, 2017 |
| Regular/Cable Devices, Pursue with Dogs |
South and West of the Missouri River only |
Nov. 21, 2016 |
May 15, 2017 |
Canada Geese
| Hunt Type |
Units |
Opens |
Closes |
| Early Season |
Statewide |
Aug. 14, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Early Season |
Missouri River Zone |
Aug. 14, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular – Resident Only |
Statewide |
Sep. 23, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular – Resident Only |
Missouri River Zone |
Sep. 23, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular – Nonresident |
Statewide |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular – Nonresident |
Missouri River Zone |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Coot
| Hunt Type |
Units |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular – Resident Only |
High Plains Unit |
Sep. 23, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular – Nonresident |
High Plains Unit |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular – Nonresident |
Low Plains Unit |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular |
High Plains Unit |
Dec. 9, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular – Resident Only |
Low Plains Unit |
Sep. 23, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Coyote
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular/Firearms, traps, archery equipment, pursue with dogs |
Open Year-round |
|
| Regular/Cable devices |
Nov. 21, 2016 |
Mar. 15, 2017 |
| Hunting at any Hour/Firearms |
Nov. 21, 2016 |
Mar. 15, 2017 |
Crow
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Spring – Regular |
Mar. 11, 2017 |
Apr. 23, 2017 |
| Fall – Regular |
Aug. 19, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Doves
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular |
Sep. 1, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Ducks
| Hunt Type |
Units |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular – Resident Only |
Low Plains Unit |
Sep. 23, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular – Resident Only |
High Plains Unit |
Sep. 23, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular – Nonresident |
Low Plains Unit |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular – Nonresident |
High Plains Unit |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular |
High Plains Unit |
Dec. 9, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Youth Waterfowl Season |
Statewide |
Sep. 16, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Elk
| Hunt Type |
Units |
Opens |
Closes |
| Bow Only |
E1, E2 |
Sep. 1, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular |
E1, E2 |
Oct. 6, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular |
E3, E4 |
Sep. 1, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular |
E5 |
Sep. 1, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Fisher
| Hunt Type |
Units |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular |
Open areas only |
Nov. 21, 2016 |
Nov. 27, 2016 |
Fox (Red and Gray)
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular/Cable devices |
Nov. 21, 2016 |
Mar. 15, 2017 |
| Hunting at Any Hour/Firearms |
Nov. 21, 2016 |
Mar. 15, 2017 |
| Regular/Firearms, traps, archery equipment, pursue with dogs |
Open Year-round |
|
Greater Prairie Chicken
| Notice |
| There will be no pinnated grouse (greater prairie chicken) season this year due to low populations. |
Ground Squirrel
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular |
Open Year-round |
|
Hungarian Partidge
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular |
Sep. 9, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Light Geese
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Spring Conservation |
Feb. 18, 2017 |
May 4, 2017 |
| Regular – Resident Only |
Sep. 23, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular – Nonresident |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Mergansers
| Hunt Type |
Units |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular – Resident Only |
Low Plains Unit |
Sep. 23, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular – Resident Only |
High Plains Unit |
Sep. 23, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular – Nonresident |
Low Plains Unit |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular – Nonresident |
High Plains Unit |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular |
High Plains Unit |
Dec. 9, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Mink
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular/Traps |
Oct. 22, 2016 |
May 10, 2017 |
| Regular/Cable devices, firearms, archery equipment |
Nov. 21, 2016 |
May 10, 2017 |
Moose
| Hunt Type |
Units |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular |
M8, M9, M10 |
Oct. 6, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular |
M5, M6 |
Nov. 17, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Bow Only |
M5, M6, M8, M9, M10 |
Sep. 1, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Mountain Lion
| Hunt Type |
Units |
Opens |
Closes |
| Early Season/Firearms, archery equipment |
Zone 1 |
Sep. 2, 2016 |
Nov. 20, 2016 |
| Late Season/Firearms, archery equipment, and pursuing with dogs |
Zone 1 |
Nov. 21, 2016 |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
| Conditional Season/Firearms and archery equipment |
Zone 1 |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular/Firearms and archery equipment. Beginning November 21, mountain lions may also be harvested by pursuing with dogs |
Zone 2 |
Sep. 2, 2016 |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Mule and White-tailed Deer
| Hunt Type |
Units |
Opens |
Closes |
| Bow |
Statewide |
Sep. 9, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Gun |
All Units |
Nov. 10, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Muzzleloader |
Statewide |
Dec. 1, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Youth Season |
Statewide |
Sep. 15, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Muskrat
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular/Traps |
Oct. 22, 2016 |
May 10, 2017 |
| Regular/Cable Devices, firearms, archery equipment |
Nov. 21, 2016 |
May 10, 2017 |
Pronghorn
| Hunt Type |
Units |
Opens |
Closes |
| Bow Only |
1A, 2A, 2B, 3A, 4A, 4C |
Sep. 1, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular |
1A, 2A, 2B, 3A, 4A, 4C |
Oct. 6, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Rabbit
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular |
Open Year-round |
|
Raccoon
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular/Firearms, traps, archery equipment, underwater cable devices, pursue with dogs (raccoon only) |
Open Year-round |
|
| Regular/Cable devices on land |
Nov. 21, 2016 |
Mar. 15, 2017 |
| Regular/Cable devices on land within 50 ft. of water |
Mar. 16, 2017 |
May 10, 2017 |
Ring-necked Pheasants
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular |
Oct. 14, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Youth Season |
Oct. 07, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Ruffed Grouse
| Hunt Type |
Units |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular |
Bottineau, Rolette, Cavalier, Pembina and Walsh counties. Also that portion of the J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge in McHenry County lying South of the Upham-Willow City Road is open to ruffed grouse hunting. |
Sep. 9, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Sage Grouse
| Notice |
| There will be no sage grouse season this year due to low populations. |
Sandhill Crane
| Hunt Type |
Units |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular |
Unit 1 |
Sep. 16, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular |
Unit 2 |
Sep. 16, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Sharp-tailed Grouse
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular |
Sep. 9, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Tree Squirrel
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular |
Sep. 9, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Tundra Swan
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Turkey
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Spring Regular |
Apr. 8, 2017 |
May 14, 2017 |
| Fall – Regular |
Oct. 14, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Youth Spring Season |
Apr. 8, 2017 |
May 14, 2014 |
Weasel
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular/Traps |
Oct. 22, 2016 |
Mar. 15, 2017 |
| Regular/Firearms, cable devices, archery equipment |
Nov. 21, 2016 |
Mar. 15, 2017 |
White-fronted Geese
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular – Resident only |
Sep. 23, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
| Regular – Nonresident |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Wilson’s Snipe
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular |
Sep. 16, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Woodcock
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular |
Sep. 23, 2017 |
Tentative – Not Published |
Prairie Dog
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular |
Open Year-round |
|
Skunk
| Hunt Type |
Opens |
Closes |
| Regular |
Open Year-round |
|
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