ND hunters

[Spurchaser]

Coyotes legal year round? Thermal hunting allowed? Licenses needed during summer months? Yeah, I could look it up, but most of the time the locals can explain it a lot better.

 

[hunt0168]

Yeah, I could look it up, but most of the time the locals can explain it a lot better.

Maybe? When dealing with rules and regs of other states, you are ALWAYS better off digging up the specifics yourself. Sometimes the rules aren’t “statewide” for example, but change regionally. It doesn’t hurt to ask, but do yourself a favor buddy… look into it yourself before you just charge in on someone else’s word.

 

[Spurchaser]

Looks like for $55 a nonresident can daytime only hunt them during the summer.
As far as trusting folks I figured they’d know their own laws. Heck, ours can sometimes be confusing and I’ve been hunting here almost 50yrs but have them figured out when they get crazy and start changing stuff.
I’m not heading out there, I was just looking up some info for my son. He’s out there now and will be for about a month. I told him before he left to take a rifle and caller just to see what he could do.

 

[spotstalkshoot]

The new regs(2025) just dropped recently, so definitely need checking with NDGF.

 

[hunt0168]

I hear what you’re saying Spur. I just know hunting regs are all over the place in a lot of places and they can change in a hurry. I also know that game wardens and environmental officers probably won’t cut you any slack when your explanation is someone told you it was okay! Lol. Just better off confirming what is what is all I’m saying.

I hope your son get an opportunity to give it a shot while he’s there.

 

[AWS]

Each state has their hunting proclamations on line, easy reading. Also you can call the state F&G department for clarification of things you don't understand, most are very informative.

I hunt up to five different states each year.

 

[Spurchaser]

Yes to all of the above. I’ve looked it up and stated what I found. Just wanted to hear from a ND resident that it sounds about right, lol.
I too travel every year to hunt and after I figure out what I think the regulations call for, then I’ll talk to locals and DNR…although down here you can ask 3 different GW a question and get 3 different answers on “their” interpretation of the law. The locals have saved me a lot of money in licenses I didn’t have to buy. I’m glad the ones you read are easy to understand, lol.
Thought it was a pretty simple question on an actual predator site where coyote hunting seems to be the main target, guess not. Wasn’t asking for spots, just general knowledge of how they interpret the regs. Based on what I see, $50 for a license and $5 for some other license and they’ll be good to go. Sounds cheap too me, if I’m reading it right.

 

[Megalon]

Drive a little further brother. Montana has basically nothing for coyote regulations. In east Montana we would be glad to have you.

 

[AWS]

This seems pretty straight forward.

Non-resident License

Furbearer and Nongame (ages 16 and older) - allows taking unprotected species and for hunting fox and coyote.

$50

$5

Season dates

Coyote

Regular - Day hunting, traps

Statewide

04/01/2025

03/31/2026

Finalized

Coyote

Regular - Cable devices

Statewide

11/24/2025

03/15/2026

Finalized

Coyote

Regular - Night hunting

Statewide

11/24/2025

05/31/2026

Finalized

License to take protected furbearers

Nonresidents Reciprocal Trapping License (ages 16 and older) - Reciprocal trapping (includes snaring) licenses are offered to nonresidents whose home state allows North Dakota residents to trap. Nonresidents having this license may not take bobcats, mountain lions, fishers or river otter.

$350

$5

 

[Spurchaser]

Yeah that’s the part that scared me…about as straight forward as it gets, lol.
My son is out there for the next month or so training dogs. When some of the guys were out there during turkey season they mentioned seeing coyotes everywhere they went. He packed a rifle and calls and figured he’d give it a shot when he has time.
Just about every plantation sends or takes dogs North this time of year to train. We have a few dogs out there as well.

 

[AWS]

You have the remember this is the west.coyotes are not that welcome. WY, MT, UT and NV don't even require a license, check regs, don't take my word for it. Some do not let you keep the fur. Rules are constantly in flux.

What kind of dogs are they training?

 

[BangPop]

Not exactly correct info above with regards to Montana. If you are on state school trust lands you have to get a conservation license or a state school trust lands recreational use license.

 

[Duhhh]

Coyotes legal year round? Thermal hunting allowed? Licenses needed during summer months? Yeah, I could look it up, but most of the time the locals can explain it a lot better.

I’m in ND. Coyotes are legal year round. I believe non residents just need the state license for school trust land, private land, national grass land, and private. Where is he going to be at in ND? If he’s going to be hunting on a reservation, he will likely need a tribal fur bear license too. That’s if he’s hunting tribal lands.

Thermal is not year round. Thermal season usually opens after deer gun season in November and goes till the end of March.

I went out calling today and it’s great calling right now. Tons of coyotes and lots of green vegetation. I was in coyotes on every stand. Mosquitoes were horrible though.

 

[Spurchaser]

He’s down around Selfridge I believe on private grounds. They’re out there training pointers for our upcoming quail season. Temps down here would kill a dog, even at first light. Out there they can get several hours of training in during the morning hours.

Here’s a pic of one of our dogs out there right now with a trainer we use. We’re a different plantation than my sons. We send 2-3 dogs out there with a trainer. My son’s plantation drives out with horses and dogs and train their own. Some of these dogs would sell for $20K plus, lol.

All we want are “meat” dogs…aesthetics aren’t that important to us. Now my son’s plantation can have a dog that can find every bird on the place, but if he’s not perfect aesthetically, then it’s gone. Guess that’s the difference in a millionaire owner vs a billionaire, lol. That dog pointing in the above pic would possibly be let go because of the curve in it’s tail. The back dog may get a pass, but it’s tail is not completely straight.

 

[Spurchaser]

Thanks for the info gentlemen, I’ll pass it along with a note to check with local DNR as well.

 

[Duhhh]

He’s down around Selfridge I believe on private grounds. They’re out there training pointers for our upcoming quail season. Temps down here would kill a dog, even at first light. Out there they can get several hours of training in during the morning hours.

Here’s a pic of one of our dogs out there right now with a trainer we use. We’re a different plantation than my sons. We send 2-3 dogs out there with a trainer. My son’s plantation drives out with horses and dogs and train their own. Some of these dogs would sell for $20K plus, lol.

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All we want are “meat” dogs…aesthetics aren’t that important to us. Now my son’s plantation can have a dog that can find every bird on the place, but if he’s not perfect aesthetically, then it’s gone. Guess that’s the difference in a millionaire owner vs a billionaire, lol. That dog pointing in the above pic would possibly be let go because of the curve in it’s tail. The back dog may get a pass, but it’s tail is not completely straight.

That’s my stomping grounds. Give me
A PM if he wants to areas out there.