Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Ward County. Minot is the Magic City of the northern prairie, an Air Force base and oil-service town on the Souris River. Ward County dealers take transfers and North Dakota adds no permit or wait.
Pick an FFL dealer near you that accepts shipped transfers and name it at checkout. We confirm their license and ship the firearm to them. Ammunition, optics and parts ship straight to your door where North Dakota law allows.
North Dakota has no purchase permit, no registration and no waiting period. The dealer runs the federal background check when you complete ATF Form 4473. Federal age limits apply: 21 for a handgun from a dealer, 18 for a long gun. The firearm ships to the North Dakota dealer you name at checkout.
Dealers in these communities all work for Minot-area buyers:
North Dakota allows permitless concealed carry for adults 18 and over who are not prohibited, extended from residents to everyone in 2023. Class 1 and Class 2 concealed weapon licences are still issued by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and add reciprocity. Courthouses, schools, polling places and posted property remain off limits.
North Dakota's deer gun season opens at noon on the Friday before November 11 and runs sixteen and a half days, with licences allocated by unit lottery. Centerfire rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders and handguns are legal. Non-residents may only draw a limited number of deer gun licences, so many hunt with archery tags instead.
Ward County is Souris River prairie pothole country, one of the densest duck-breeding regions on the continent, with a drawn deer gun licence and pheasants and grouse in the coulees.
Pothole ducks and field geese make this shotgun country from September, and the drawn deer season brings out .30-06s and 7mm magnums for the coulee whitetail.
These ranges are run by or officially listed by a state wildlife agency, a state forest or a national forest. Most ask for a hunting licence, a range permit or a small day fee, and hours change with the season, so check the agency page before you drive out.
Source: State wildlife agency, state forest and U.S. Forest Service public range listings, September 2026. Distances are approximate; call or check the agency site before you drive out.
Yes. Order here, name a licensed FFL dealer in Burlington, Surrey, Sawyer, Minot or anywhere in Ward County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
No. The dealer runs the federal check when you complete ATF Form 4473 and you leave once it clears.
Yes, for adults 18 and over who are not prohibited. The BCI still issues licences for travel.
Noon on the Friday before November 11, for sixteen and a half days, with a licence drawn for the unit around Ward County.
A .44 Magnum lever carbine paired with a revolver in the same calibre covers hogs and deer around the marsh with one box of ammunition.
Each dealer sets its own fee, commonly $20 to $75. Call before you order to confirm the price and that they accept firearms shipped from an online store.
General information, not legal advice. Rules current as of September 2026. See our buying guide and check with North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation (concealed weapon licences) or a local attorney about your own situation.