Three ways to hunt from Woodland
Guided, on your own, or with a rod in the boat
Guided Hunts with Northern Flight Guide Service
Guiding since 1988, Northern Flight Guide Service gives your group its own guide, never mixed, with lodging, meals and bird processing at Woodland.
DIY Waterfowl Hunting
48,000+ acres of federal waterfowl production areas around Devils Lake, PLOTS walk-in land, and the license basics you need to know.
Cast and Blast
Hunt the morning flight, then launch at the free guest ramp for fall walleye. Proz Lakeside can cook your catch for dinner.
Why Devils Lake
The heart of the Duck Factory
Thousands of prairie potholes, sloughs and grain fields surround the biggest natural lake in North Dakota. In fall they fill with local ducks and with migrating birds headed south.
- Ducks in the fields and potholesMallards, pintails, gadwall, teal and more, hunted over decoys in fields and small water.
- A major goose staging areaThe region is one of the largest fall staging areas for snow and blue geese in the U.S., with Canada geese, white-fronted geese, sandhill cranes and tundra swans too.
- Divers on big waterBluebills, redheads, buffleheads and canvasbacks on Devils Lake itself. Woodland's two-lane ramp is free for guests.
Your hunting base
Everything a hunting camp needs, on the lake
- Motel rooms, lodge units, cabins and suites for groups of 2 to 12, with no Saturday-to-Saturday rule in the fall
- Dogs welcome: $20 a day or $100 a week in rooms, on a leash on the property
- Two-lane concrete ramp free for guests, dock slips, and fuel with land and lake access
- Bait shop and convenience store on site, open 7 AM to 9 PM in the fall
- Proz Lakeside Restaurant opens at 10 AM, delivers to your room and offers catch and cook
- Heated four-season fish cleaning station with freezers for your walleye
Where you'll stay
Rooms for a pair or the whole crew
All a short walk from the bait shop, the ramp and Proz.
Legendary Suites
Sleeps 5 to 8. Full kitchen, lake-front patio or deck, 2-night minimum.
from $335 a night
Deluxe Lodge Units
Sleeps 3 to 4. Fridge and microwave, deck and fire ring, steps from the bait shop.
from $156 a night
Planning a fall hunt?
Call Woodland for a guided hunt with lodging and meals, or for help picking rooms for your own group.
Good to know
Hunting questions
Still wondering about something? Call the front desk at (701) 662-5996.
All questions and policiesCan I hunt on my own without a guide?
Yes. The Devils Lake area has 48,000+ acres of federal waterfowl production areas open to public hunting, plus PLOTS walk-in land and state wildlife management areas. Woodland is a good base for do-it-yourself hunters, with lodging, a free boat ramp for guests and food on site.
How do I book a guided hunt?
Call Woodland at (701) 662-5996. We book Northern Flight hunts and the lodging and meals that go with them.
When is waterfowl season at Devils Lake?
Fall hunting runs from August into January. Early Canada goose season opens mid-August into September, sandhill cranes run mid-September into November, and the regular duck and goose season opens in late September, with ducks closing in early December and light geese running into early January. Nonresidents usually start a few days after residents. Exact dates, bag limits and fees change every year, so check the current proclamation from ND Game and Fish.
How does the nonresident waterfowl license work?
North Dakota's nonresident waterfowl license covers a set number of hunting days in the zones you choose, and you pick your zones and dates when you buy it. You'll also need state and federal stamps. The current rules, zones and fees are on the ND Game and Fish website.
Can I hunt in the morning and fish in the afternoon?
Yes, that is a cast and blast, and fall is a great time for it on Devils Lake. Hunt the morning flight, then launch at the free guest ramp at Woodland for walleye in the afternoon, or book a Perch Patrol guide day. Proz Lakeside can cook your catch for dinner.
Can I bring my hunting dog?
Yes. Pets are welcome at Woodland. Dogs stay on a leash on the property, except on the beach, and the fee is $20 a day or $100 a week for pets inside rooms.
What do the guides hunt?
Field hunting over decoys for ducks, snow geese, blue geese, Canada geese and sandhill cranes, plus diver hunting on big water for bluebills, redheads, buffleheads and canvasbacks.
From the field
Fall hunts around Devils Lake
