North Dakota deer hunts drawn with 1 bonus point, 2026
In NDGF's 2026 draw, applicants holding 1 bonus point drew deer licenses in 80 deer hunts. Residents: 5,517 of the 16,179 who applied for those hunts with 1 point drew, in 80 hunts. Nonresidents: 13 of the 119 who applied for those hunts with 1 point drew, in 12 hunts.
Data updated October 2026. Every figure is NDGF's 2026 draw report, with 2025 beside it. It is what happened in that draw, not a forecast for the next one.
Deer by points: 0 points 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points 6 points 7 points 8-9 points 10-14 points
Residents: which North Dakota deer hunts drew at 1 bonus point in 2026?
80 hunts: 5,517 of the 16,179 applicants at that level drew, by NDGF's 2026 draw report. Sorted by the share of them who drew, highest first. "Fewest points that drew" is the lowest level at which NDGF reports anyone in this group drawing the hunt.
| Hunt | Units | Licenses, 2026 | With 1 point: drew of applied, 2026 | Fewest points that drew, 2026 | With 1 point: drew of applied, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antlered Whitetail Deer | 3E1 | 300 | 33 of 33 | 0 | 60 of 61 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 3A1 | 1,800 | 22 of 22 | 0 | 24 of 24 |
| Antlered Whitetail Deer | 3E2 | 150 | 21 of 21 | 0 | 26 of 27 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 3E1 | 500 | 19 of 19 | 0 | 10 of 11 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 3A2 | 1,000 | 17 of 17 | 0 | 20 of 20 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 3B2 | 300 | 14 of 14 | 0 | 17 of 17 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 3F2 | 1,000 | 14 of 14 | 0 | 11 of 11 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 2H | 300 | 11 of 11 | 0 | 14 of 14 |
| Antlered Whitetail Deer | 3D2 | 100 | 10 of 10 | 0 | 5 of 5 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 3D2 | 700 | 10 of 10 | 0 | 10 of 11 |
| Antlered Whitetail Deer | 3F1 | 300 | 10 of 10 | 0 | 11 of 11 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 3F1 | 400 | 9 of 9 | 0 | 12 of 12 |
| Antlered Whitetail Deer | 3F2 | 300 | 8 of 8 | 0 | 9 of 9 |
| Antlered Whitetail Deer | 4E | 150 | 8 of 8 | 0 | 6 of 7 |
| Antlered Whitetail Deer | 4F | 200 | 7 of 7 | 0 | 8 of 8 |
| Antlerless Whitetail Deer | 4D | 50 | 5 of 5 | 0 | 3 of 4 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 3D1 | 400 | 3 of 3 | 0 | 4 of 4 |
| Antlerless Whitetail Deer | 4A | 50 | 3 of 3 | 0 | 2 of 2 |
| Antlerless Mule Deer | 4E | 50 | 3 of 3 | 0 | 3 of 5 |
| Antlerless Whitetail Deer | 4E | 50 | 3 of 3 | 0 | |
| Antlerless Whitetail Deer | 4B | 50 | 1 of 1 | 0 | |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 3A3 | 1,200 | 39 of 40 | 0 | 38 of 41 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 3F2 | 1,300 | 272 of 283 | 0 | 223 of 225 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 3A2 | 1,400 | 375 of 392 | 0 | 349 of 364 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 3E2 | 700 | 22 of 23 | 0 | 11 of 11 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 2J1 | 300 | 21 of 22 | 0 | 12 of 15 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 3C | 300 | 19 of 20 | 0 | 18 of 22 |
| Antlerless Mule Deer | 4B | 100 | 32 of 34 | 0 | 13 of 20 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 3B1 | 400 | 15 of 16 | 0 | 24 of 25 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 2K2 | 600 | 38 of 41 | 0 | 26 of 28 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 2J2 | 500 | 32 of 35 | 0 | 24 of 26 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 3A4 | 700 | 50 of 55 | 0 | 39 of 42 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 3B3 | 200 | 29 of 32 | 0 | 16 of 18 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 2I | 400 | 32 of 38 | 0 | 20 of 25 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 2F1 | 400 | 21 of 25 | 0 | 15 of 17 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 2K1 | 600 | 24 of 29 | 0 | 22 of 23 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 2D | 200 | 12 of 15 | 0 | 13 of 13 |
| Antlerless Whitetail Deer | 4C | 50 | 4 of 5 | 0 | |
| Antlerless Mule Deer | 4A | 50 | 10 of 13 | 0 | 1 of 2 |
| Antlerless Mule Deer | 4D | 100 | 31 of 43 | 0 | 23 of 30 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 3A1 | 2,200 | 791 of 1,116 | 0 | 775 of 1,056 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 2H | 800 | 315 of 453 | 0 | 338 of 438 |
| Antlerless Mule Deer | 4F | 50 | 2 of 3 | 0 | |
| Any Antlered Deer | 3F1 | 400 | 149 of 235 | 0 | 153 of 225 |
| Antlered Whitetail Deer | 4D | 100 | 31 of 49 | 0 | 22 of 26 |
| Antlered Whitetail Deer | 4B | 100 | 34 of 54 | 0 | 16 of 24 |
| Antlered Whitetail Deer | 4C | 100 | 37 of 60 | 0 | 25 of 33 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 3D2 | 700 | 225 of 375 | 0 | 179 of 274 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 3D1 | 500 | 152 of 274 | 0 | 158 of 260 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 3E2 | 700 | 224 of 434 | 0 | 244 of 393 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 3B2 | 450 | 94 of 191 | 0 | |
| Antlered Mule Deer | 4F | 150 | 53 of 118 | 0 | 50 of 99 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 3E1 | 600 | 185 of 428 | 0 | 168 of 316 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 3A4 | 1,300 | 348 of 814 | 0 | 351 of 749 |
| Antlerless Mule Deer | 4C | 50 | 12 of 30 | 0 | 5 of 28 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 2K1 | 900 | 216 of 558 | 0 | 216 of 515 |
| Antlerless Whitetail Deer | MUZ | 375 | 138 of 380 | 0 | 166 of 349 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 2J1 | 600 | 162 of 453 | 0 | 164 of 410 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 3A3 | 1,300 | 311 of 936 | 0 | 291 of 853 |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 1 | 100 | 21 of 69 | 0 | 6 of 23 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 2D | 500 | 126 of 420 | 0 | 105 of 348 |
| Antlered Whitetail Deer | 3B3 | 100 | 16 of 58 | 0 | 6 of 45 |
| Antlered Whitetail Deer | 4A | 100 | 21 of 84 | 0 | 47 of 73 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 2I | 800 | 134 of 627 | 0 | 161 of 617 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 2J2 | 600 | 93 of 516 | 0 | 115 of 500 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 1 | 300 | 47 of 263 | 0 | 50 of 207 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 3B3 | 300 | 47 of 271 | 0 | 53 of 203 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 2F1 | 500 | 98 of 569 | 0 | 116 of 442 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 3C | 500 | 25 of 274 | 0 | 23 of 262 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 2K2 | 800 | 48 of 699 | 0 | 71 of 623 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 2G | 200 | 7 of 187 | 1 | 42 of 262 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 3B1 | 450 | 13 of 441 | 0 | |
| Any Antlered Deer | 2B | 700 | 11 of 677 | 0 | 12 of 673 |
| Antlered Mule Deer | 4E | 150 | 3 of 195 | 0 | 10 of 187 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 2F2 | 300 | 5 of 411 | 1 | 13 of 471 |
| Antlered Mule Deer | 4D | 250 | 5 of 419 | 1 | 1 of 371 |
| Antlered Mule Deer | 4B | 300 | 5 of 551 | 0 | 4 of 488 |
| Antlered Mule Deer | 4A | 150 | 1 of 221 | 1 | 1 of 216 |
| Any Antlered Deer | 2C | 600 | 2 of 478 | 1 | 6 of 428 |
| Antlered Mule Deer | 4C | 200 | 1 of 396 | 1 | 0 of 412 |
Nonresidents: which North Dakota deer hunts drew at 1 bonus point in 2026?
12 hunts: 13 of the 119 applicants at that level drew, by NDGF's 2026 draw report. Sorted by the share of them who drew, highest first. "Fewest points that drew" is the lowest level at which NDGF reports anyone in this group drawing the hunt.
| Hunt | Units | Licenses, 2026 | With 1 point: drew of applied, 2026 | Fewest points that drew, 2026 | With 1 point: drew of applied, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any Antlerless Deer | 3A2 | 1,000 | 1 of 1 | 0 | |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 3D2 | 700 | 1 of 1 | 0 | |
| Antlerless Whitetail Deer | MUZ | 375 | 2 of 4 | 0 | |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 3F2 | 1,000 | 1 of 2 | 0 | |
| Antlerless Mule Deer | 4D | 100 | 1 of 2 | 1 | |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 3A1 | 1,800 | 1 of 3 | 0 | |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 3E1 | 500 | 1 of 3 | 1 | |
| Antlered Whitetail Deer | 3F2 | 300 | 1 of 4 | 1 | |
| Any Antlerless Deer | 3E2 | 700 | 1 of 5 | 1 | |
| Any Antlered Deer | 3A4 | 1,300 | 1 of 19 | 1 | |
| Any Antlered Deer | 3A2 | 1,400 | 1 of 23 | 1 | |
| Any Antlered Deer | 3A1 | 2,200 | 1 of 52 | 1 |
How does North Dakota's draw use points?
An applicant who does not draw a first-choice license earns a bonus point for the next year's lottery; the department enters each application more times as points build up (points doubled in years 2 to 4, cubed from year 5).
Where do these numbers come from?
- 2026 Deer Licenses Available and Applicants by Unit/License Type
- 2026 Nonresident Deer Lottery Statistics
- 2026 Licenses Available and Applicants by Unit/License Type
- 2026 Pronghorn Licenses Available and Applicants by Unit/License Type
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