Resources / Outdoor Programs
Injured Military Wildlife Project of North Dakota
All-volunteer North Dakota nonprofit that takes injured veterans on deer hunts using ten state-issued licenses and places honorably discharged, North Dakota-born veterans in the cow-elk culling program at Theodore Roosevelt National Park with the National Park Service.
- Cost
- Free to participate — IMWPND provides lodging, a daily per diem for transportation, meals, and up to $300 for meat processing; weapons/ammunition and taxidermy are not covered (own site FAQ)
- Coverage
- Western North Dakota (statewide deer licenses; TRNP South Unit elk program) (North Dakota)
- Eligibility
- Deer hunt: military personnel or veterans physically or mentally injured in the line of duty (DD-214 or VA disability award required). Cow elk culling: honorably discharged veterans born in North Dakota.
- Availability
- Deer hunt applications accepted January 1 through September 1 each year (own site)
- Last Verified
- October 8, 2026
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