Back40 PassNorth Dakota · Official sources · Reviewed August 14, 2026
North Dakota requires permission to hunt posted land and written permission to trap protected furbearers on private land. Additional owner consent applies near occupied buildings, in unharvested cereal or oilseed crops, for off-road motor-vehicle use while hunting, and for placing bait; only the trapping and off-road vehicle provisions expressly require writing in the reviewed chapter.
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North Dakota requires permission to hunt posted land and written permission to trap protected furbearers on private land. Additional owner consent applies near occupied buildings, in unharvested cereal or oilseed crops, for off-road motor-vehicle use while hunting, and for placing bait; only the trapping and off-road vehicle provisions expressly require writing in the reviewed chapter.
Current Game and Fish guidance distinguishes posted from unposted land, warns that physical postings may not appear on agency maps, and notes that PLOTS enrollment changes annually; verify both field signage and current agency maps.
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Choose primary game and timingSubject: Hunting permission request — [choose primary game], North Dakota Hello, My name is [your name]. I am writing to ask whether you would consider discussing permission for 1 hunter to hunt [choose primary game] with archery in North Dakota during [your requested dates]. I will not enter, scout, or hunt without your approval. If you are open to a conversation, I would like to confirm: - who controls access: Do you control access for this property, or is there an authorized manager I should contact? - every approved person and the exact dates - the property boundary, entry, parking, and no-go areas - permitted species, methods, and any property-specific limits - check-in, gates, livestock, crops, guests, and equipment rules - whether written permission or another state or local record is required - the game-retrieval plan, including neighboring property I understand the answer may be no, and I will respect it. Permission for one person, activity, or date would not be treated as permission for anyone else or another time. You can reach me at [add your preferred contact before sending]. Thank you for considering the request, [your name]
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Applicability by rule
“General” below identifies the broadest modeled rule in this review. A rule is described as verified current only when the profile passes the evidence gate; pending rules are labeled with their future effective status.
Broadest verified current rule
This conditional statewide land-status rule covers hunting on legally posted land; posting may be physical or electronic under §20.1-01-17.
Conditional or related rule
The writing rule applies to entering private land to trap protected furbearers.
Conditional or related rule
The rule concerns vehicle use, not the underlying right to hunt the land.
Conditional or related rule
The applicable grantor differs between the occupied-building and crop provisions.
Conditional or related rule
This permission addresses entry and bait placement; species and bait legality remain separate.
Official forms
The reviewed chapter does not prescribe a statewide owner-permission form or general record fields.
The reviewed chapter does not prescribe a statewide owner-permission form or general record fields.
Private printable courtesy record
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Courtesy record · Not a universal legal form
The authorized person and hunter should confirm that this record accurately describes the limited permission actually granted. No access outside the named people, property, dates, activities, map, or rules is implied. Permission may be subject to current law and may be revoked according to applicable terms and law.
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Claim-level source ledger
Superseded material may appear only as labeled context and never supports a current or future modeled claim.
North Dakota Legislative Branch · §20.1-01-07(1), PDF pp. 4-5; §§20.1-01-17 through -22, pp. 6-7; §20.1-01-37, p. 11
Open official source ↗North Dakota Game and Fish Department · Hunting Private Lands > Posted vs. Open to Hunting; Physical and Electronic Posting; Private Land Open to Sportsmen
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A tax record, request, conversation, form draft, or Back40 Pass response is never permission by itself.
Use the state and local record sources for orientation, then verify who controls the hunting rights.
Open North Dakota property-record paths →Confirm seasons, licenses, tags, methods, local rules, and property-specific conditions separately.
Open North Dakota hunting sources →Create a private request and receive a 30-day landowner response link. Public-board review stays optional; a request is not inventory or access.
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