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2021 bighorn sheep, moose and elk harvests

2021 bighorn sheep, moose and elk harvests

By North Dakota Game and Fish Department

Harvest statistics released by Game and Fish Department show overall hunter success during the 2021 season was 80% for bighorn sheep, 90% for moose and 65% for elk.

The department issued four bighorn sheep licenses and auctioned one. Four of the five hunters harvested a bighorn ram.

Of the 470 moose licenses the department issued last year, 448 hunters harvested 405 animals – 163 bulls and 242 cows/calves.

The department also issued 532 elk licenses last year. Of that total, 462 hunters harvested 301 elk – 158 bulls and 143 cows/calves. For total harvest statistics, click here.

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