Below is a news release from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
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 a bighorn ram.
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:
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:
2024 Moose Harvest
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 |
2024 Elk Harvest
Unit | Hunters | Bulls | Cow/Calf | Success Rate |
E1E | 147 | 38 | 36 | 50 |
E1W | 198 | 42 | 91 | 67 |
E2 | 149 | 37 | 60 | 65 |
E3 | 285 | 80 | 114 | 68 |
E4 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 83 |
E6 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 57 |
(Photo credit: North Dakota Game and Fish Department)