Apr. 8—BISMARCK — The North Dakota Game and Fish Department recently conducted its lotteries for the 2025 elk and moose seasons.

The department offered 960 elk licenses to hunters for this year’s season, an increase of 127 from last year, the Game and Fish Department said in a news release.

Elk Unit E7 was created after discussions with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, landowners and hunters to manage a growing elk herd in and surrounding the J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge. Nontoxic ammunition is required while hunting on the refuge. General lottery license holders from E7 will be able to hunt in unit E1W beginning Nov. 24.

Licenses in units E2 and E3 increased due to a stable to increasing elk population. Licenses in elk units E1W, E4 and E6 remain the same. Licenses in unit E1E will have the same number of any-elk licenses but fewer antlerless licenses than 2024.

A total of 296 moose licenses were available, a decrease of 54 from last year. Licenses in units M10 and M11 increased slightly to align with the observed population in these units. Licenses in units M6, M8 and M9 remain the same, as the moose population appears to be stable with good hunter success in these units. Licenses in M5 were reduced slightly. Moose units M4 and M1C will remain closed due to a low moose population in these units.

A bighorn sheep hunting season is tentatively scheduled for 2025, depending on the sheep population. The status of the bighorn sheep season will be determined Sept. 1, after summer population surveys.

Here are this year’s North Dakota elk and moose license recipients. Scroll down to see the full list.