North Dakota 2013 Bighorn Sheep, Moose and Elk Harvests

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Harvest statistics released by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department show overall hunter success during the 2013 season for bighorn sheep was 100 percent, 91 percent for moose and 50 percent for elk.

The department issued three bighorn sheep licenses and auctioned one. All four hunters harvested a bighorn ram.

The department issued 111 moose licenses last year. Of that total, 111 hunters harvested 101 animals – 85 bulls and 16 cows/calves. One additional license was raffled by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the hunter was unsuccessful in harvesting a moose. Harvest for each unit follows:

Unit		Hunters		Bulls		Cow/Calf		Success Rate
M5		5		1		4		100
M6		15		4		6		67
M8		15		14		1		100
M9		25		22		2		96
M10		51		44		3		92

The department issued 271 elk licenses last year. Of that total, 255 hunters harvested 127 elk – 77 bulls and 50 cows/calves. One additional license was raffled by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the hunter was unsuccessful in harvesting an elk. Harvest for each unit follows:

Unit		Hunters		Bulls		Cow/Calf		Success Rate
E1		68		11		19		44
E2		116		29		27		48
E3		47		25		3		60
E4		24		12		1		54