Deer Hunters: Find Your License

Email to a Friend  Print this Article

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department reminds deer hunters that now is a good time to find your deer license and check it for accuracy. Carrie Whitney, licensing supervisor, said if you wait until the last minute and either can’t find it or notice a discrepancy, you might not have your license for opening day.

“Every year we get last-minute inquiries from hunters who can’t find their licenses,” Whitney said. “When it happens on opening day, it’s difficult to get a replacement license quickly.”

Deer hunters in need of a replacement license must print out a duplicate (replacement) license application from the Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov, or call (701) 328-6300 to have an application mailed or faxed.

The form must be completely filled out and notarized, and sent back in to the department with a fee. The application will be processed the day it is received at the office, and the license will be mailed out the next business day. “A deer license isn’t issued to the hunter the same day the application is received,” Whitney said.

Another reason to find your license now is to check it for accuracy. Double-check the license to make sure the unit, species and deer sex are what you intended.

North Dakota’s deer gun season opens at noon Nov. 7.

Reader Comments

Would you like to comment?

Sign up for a free account, or sign in (if you're already a member).