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Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident
5 tags, 22,739 applied, under 1% drew in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
5 tags
Applicants · 2026
22,739
4548 per tag
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Applicants | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22,739 | 5 |
North Dakota prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
Draw history
| Year | Draw | Applicants | Tags | Drew | Share drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22,739 applicants | 22,739 | 5 | ||
| 2025 | 21,221 applicants | 21,221 | 8 | ||
| 2024 | 19,889 applicants | 19,889 | 7 | ||
| 2023 | 20,290 applicants | 20,290 | 6 | ||
| 2022 | 19,423 applicants | 19,423 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | 19,126 applicants | 19,126 | 5 | ||
| 2020 | 16,935 applicants | 16,935 | 6 | ||
| 2019 | 15,334 applicants | 15,334 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | 14,615 applicants | 14,615 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | 13,215 applicants | 13,215 | 4 |
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Before you apply
- Application fee
- “A $100 nonrefundable application fee must accompany each nonresident application for bighorn sheep.”
- Tag fee
- “Bighorn Sheep - Includes $100 nonrefundable application fee. Successful applicants must pay an additional $500 for the license. $600 $5 $20”
- Tag fee
- “Bighorn Sheep (ages 15 and younger) $10 $2 $20 $5”
- Points
- “As per state law resident hunters, who do not want to receive a hunting license issued by lottery, may purchase one bonus point for a fee that is the same as the respective license.”
Rules for 2026.
Source: NDGF · Updated Nov 13, 2026