High Plains Unit

About High Plains Unit

High Plains Unit is a duck hunting unit in North Dakota, United States, set by North Dakota Game and Fish Department. It covers about 73,488 km² (28,374 mi²). Towns inside it include Bismarck, Williston, Dickinson, Mandan, Watford City and Lincoln.

HuntGrid draws its boundary from North Dakota Game and Fish Department's data for the 2026 season. The agency uses this unit system for waterfowl.

Unit code

High Plains

Area

73,488 km²

Area (miles)

28,374 mi²

Boundaries

2026

Public and protected land mapped inside it

HuntGrid's public land layers map about 9,298 km² of public or protected land inside it, 13% of the unit. Some protected land is privately owned (a conservation group's, for one). By manager, as the source names it:

Boundaries are approximate and aren't legal descriptions. Public land doesn't always mean you can hunt there: check your local regulations and posted signs.

Public land: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Gap Analysis Project (GAP), 2025, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) 4.1

Seasons and regulations

Seasons for this unit that a person has checked against North Dakota Game and Fish Department's regulations:

The official regulations have the final word: check them before you hunt.

Official regulations: North Dakota Game and Fish Department

Units around it

Next to it in the same unit system

• Low Plains Unit

Other hunting units that cover part of it

• Sandhill Crane Unit 1
• Mountain Lion Zone 1
• Zone 1 Northwest (nonresident waterfowl zone)
• Mountain Lion Zone 2
• Deer Unit 3A1 (deer hunting unit)
• Deer Unit 3A3 (deer hunting unit)
• Deer Unit 3F2 (deer hunting unit)
• Zone 4 Southwest (nonresident waterfowl zone)
• Pronghorn Unit 6A (pronghorn hunting unit)
• Pronghorn Unit 9C (pronghorn hunting unit)
• Pronghorn Unit 13A (pronghorn hunting unit)
• Turkey Unit 19 (turkey hunting unit)
• Turkey Unit 27 (turkey hunting unit)
• Turkey Unit 53 (turkey hunting unit)
• Turkey Unit 98 (turkey hunting unit)
• Elk Unit E2 (elk hunting unit)
• Elk Unit E3 (elk hunting unit)
• Elk Unit E5 (elk hunting unit)
• Moose Unit M6 (moose hunting unit)
• Moose Unit M10 (moose hunting unit)
• Moose Unit M11 (moose hunting unit)
• Missouri River Canada Goose Zone (early Canada goose zone)
• Western Canada Goose Zone (early Canada goose zone)
• Bobcat Zone 1 (bobcat harvest zone)

What HuntGrid shows for High Plains Unit

• Its boundary on the map; tap inside it for the unit's card with the agency's regulations link.
• Public land and the other hunting units in the same view, each with its source.
• Season dates once a person has checked them, and legal shooting hours where the rule is checked.
• Hourly wind with a scent cone for every stand, and official weather alerts.
• Offline maps: download the area and use the map, your pins and the forecast with no signal.

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Questions

How big is High Plains Unit (duck hunting unit)?

About 73,488 km² (28,374 mi²), as HuntGrid maps North Dakota Game and Fish Department's boundary.

How much public or protected land is in High Plains Unit?

HuntGrid's public land layers map about 9,298 km² of public or protected land, 13% of the unit; the largest share is managed by Forest Service Region 01 Northern. Public land doesn't always mean you can hunt there.

Where are the season dates for High Plains Unit?

This page lists 29 seasons a person has checked against North Dakota Game and Fish Department's regulations; the official regulations have the final word.

Which units are next to High Plains Unit?

In the same unit system: Low Plains Unit.

More on huntgrid.net

• Hunting map of North Dakota
• Duck and goose hunting
• HuntGrid, the hunting app

Sources

Unit boundary: North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Boundaries for the 2026 season.

• The agency's boundary data
• Official regulations

HuntGrid isn't affiliated with North Dakota Game and Fish Department. The official regulations and maps have the final word.