
North Dakota Unit E4:elk draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 10 to 228 tags, 228 to 9,304 applicants per hunt.
North Dakota · Unit E4
Unit E4Neighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
3
Licenses available by unit
Tags · 2026
329
across 3 hunts
Applicants · 2026
10,679
32 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
68–86%
Hardest draw in Unit E42026 draw
E4 Any Elk10 tags, 1,147 applied, under 1% drew.
4th hardest of 12 North Dakota elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit E4
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| E3 Antlerless Elk | Antlerless Elk · licenses available by unit | 228 tags · 228 applied | 228 |
| E3 Any Elk | Any Elk · licenses available by unit | 91 tags · 9,304 applied | 91 |
| E4 Any Elk | Any Elk · licenses available by unit | 10 tags · 1,147 applied | 10 |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit E4.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2024
% successAll hunters64–86%
64%
68%
86%
83%
2019202120232024
45%+28–45%Under 28%
Before you apply
- Tag fee
- “Elk (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.”
- Application fee
- “A $5 nonrefundable application fee must accompany each resident application.”
Rules for 2026.
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Unit E4 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each elk hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit E4 · E3 Antlerless Elk
228 tags · 228 applied
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Source: NDGF