Harvest statistics released by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department show overall hunter success during the 2024 season was 100% for bighorn sheep, 92% for moose and 64% for elk.
The department issued six bighorn sheep licenses and auctioned one. All seven hunters harvested bighorn rams.
The department issued 238 moose licenses last year. Of that total, 229 hunters harvested 210 animals – 125 bulls and 85 cows/calves. Harvest for each unit follows:
Unit
Hunters
Bulls
Cow/Calf
Success Rate
M5
8
5
0
63
M6
10
9
1
100
M8
15
13
1
93
M9
76
33
36
91
M10
78
43
31
95
M11
42
22
16
91
The department issued 905 elk licenses last year. Of that total, 817 hunters harvested 526 elk – 220 bulls and 306 cows/calves. Harvest for each unit follows:
