Hunters report success in the fields in 2020

North Dakota hunters reported success in the fields during the 2020 deer season.  A post-season survey by the state Game and Fish Departments suggests hunters harvested 39,322 deer – a success rate of 67% for white-tailed deer and 81% for mule deer.  A total of 68,650 deer gun licenses were issued last year.

A total of 1,276 muzzleloader licenses were issued, and 1,093 hunters harvested 481 white-tailed deer (234 antlered, 247 antlerless). Hunter success was 44%.

A total of 30,336 archery licenses (27,041 resident, 3,295 nonresident) were issued in 2020. In total, 26,420, bowhunters harvested 9,911 deer (9,058 whitetails, 853 mule deer), for a success rate of 38%.

The department is in the process of determining recommendations for licenses in 2021.