National Wildlife Refuge

Hunting Information

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Audubon

Welcome to

Audubon National Wildlife Refuge

Audubon National Wildlife Refuge

is managed by the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service. The Refuge is one

of 540 refuges in the National Wildlife

Refuge System — a network of

lands set aside to conserve wildlife

and habitat for people today and for

generations to come.

Hunting Information

The Refuge Office and Visitor

Center is open from 8:00 am to

4:30 pm, Monday through Friday,

except for Federal holidays.

Hunting on the Refuge is permitted

for deer, pheasant, grouse, and

partridge as described in the

following sections. Hunting of all

other wildlife species is prohibited

on the Refuge.

All Federal and State hunting

regulations apply.

Audubon National Wildlife Refuge

is divided into two zones which are

designated as open or closed to

hunting as shown on the map. Areas

that are closed to hunting are posted

with “No Hunting Zone” signs.

Hunters must park at the Refuge

boundary and walk in. Hunting from

vehicles or driving on the auto tour

route to access hunting areas is

prohibited on the Refuge.

When hunting on private lands

adjacent to the Refuge, downed

game may be retrieved up to

100 yards inside the entire Refuge

boundary fence and closed areas of

the Refuge. Retrieval is limited to

direct travel to and from the game.

No firearms may be carried while

retrieving game in these areas.

Refuge islands are closed to all

hunting. Islands that become

attached to the mainland because

of lowered water levels or dikes

may be hunted.

Hunting from horseback is not

allowed on the Refuge.

Baiting is not allowed on the Refuge.

Deer Hunting -

Bow, Gun, and Muzzleloader

The open area is open to bow, gun,

and muzzleloader deer hunting in

accordance with State regulations

and during State seasons. Special

Refuge permits are not required.

Travel for retrieval of downed deer

with a vehicle is restricted to the

auto tour route and deer retrieval

trails shown on the map. Only direct

travel to and from the downed game

is allowed. The auto tour route and

deer retrieval trails may be blocked

seasonally due to drifting snow.

Please use care when driving on

these roads in winter.

Hunters may use portable tree

stands that meet State regulations.

Tree stands may not be left up

overnight. No permanent stands

are allowed.

The closed area is closed to all deer

hunting.

The Refuge is not open for the

special youth deer hunting season.

Upland Bird Hunting -

Pheasant, Grouse, and Partridge

The open area opens for upland bird

hunting the first Monday after the

deer gun season closes and continues

to the end of the State season.

The closed area is closed to all

upland bird hunting.

Non-toxic shot is required.

NO LEAD SHOT MAY BE USED

OR CARRIED on the Refuge.

Accessibility Information

Equal opportunity to participate

in and benefit from programs and

activities of the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service is available to all

individuals regardless of physical

or mental ability. Dial 7-1-1 for a

free connection to the State transfer

relay service for TTY and voice calls

to and from the speech and hearing

impaired. For more information or to

address accessibility needs, please

contact the Refuge staff at 701 / 442

5474, or the U.S. Department of the

Interior, Office of Equal

Opportunity, 1849 C Street, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20240.

This blue goose, designed by J.N.

“Ding” Darling, has become

the symbol of the

National Wildlife Refuge System.
Auto Tour RouteDeer Retrieval TrailGravel RoadFarm BuildingsDikesOpen to huntingas described on front pageClosed to all hunting

Audubon

National Wildlife Refuge

83

Coleharbor

To Minot

Lake Audubon

Lake Sakakawea

Audubon

National Wildlife Refuge

To Bismarck

approximate scale

0 .5 1 1.5 Miles

 0 .5 1 1.5 Kilometers

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Audubon

National Wildlife Refuge

3275 11th St. NW

Coleharbor, ND 58531

701 / 442 5474 701 / 442701 / 442 5546 faxaudubon@fws.govhttp://audubon.fws.gov

For State relay transfer servic

TTY/Voice: 711

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Servicehttp://www.fws.gov

Totten TrailBoat Ramp

PumpingStation