Summary of North Dakota Deer Baiting Regulations
It is legal to hunt big game over bait in certain areas. For example, during the 2023-24 season, all areas were permissible except for the following units: 1, 2B, 3A1, 3A2, 3A3, 3A4, 3B1, 3C, 3D1, 3D2, 3E1, 3E2, 3F1, 3F2, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E and 4F.
It is illegal to hunt big game over bait or place bait on any Department Wildlife Management Area.
Detailed Regulations
It is illegal to hunt big game over bait (see CWD proclamation for a list of bait items), or place bait to attract big game for the purpose of hunting, in deer units 1, 2B, 3A1, 3A2, 3A3, 3A4, 3B1, 3C, 3D1, 3D2, 3E1, 3E2, 3F1, 3F2, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E and 4F (2023-24 seasons).
It is also illegal to hunt big game over bait or place bait on any Department Wildlife Management Area.
CWD is a transmissible disease that can be spread directly from animal to animal, or indirectly through CWD-contaminated environments.
Baiting and feeding artificially increases how frequently deer come into contact with one another.
Restricting it will not stop natural congregating that occurs during some portions of the year, but it will decrease the overall risk of CWD spreading within an area by reducing the number, duration and intensity of unnatural congregations.