Blog · October 14, 2026 · North Dakota
The Renville County Hunting Map and private boundaries
Parcel lines and public-land maps work together near Souris River.
Main page: Renville County, ND GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Planning a hunt near Grano? The Renville County hunting map is really two maps: where public access exists, and who owns everything else. Covered here for Renville County: state sources for public ground, using the parcel viewer for boundaries, and how to ask for permission.
Getting started with the Renville County hunting map
Closer to Souris River, start with North Dakota Game and Fish Department for public areas, including wildlife management areas and other access programs where they exist.
Where the parcel data lives
Property in and around Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge can be looked up on the Renville County Portico map, free to use and open without a login. For a parcel near Tolley, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the viewer zooms to the match. For acreage around Loraine, copy the parcel ID while you have it open; each records desk in the county will want it.
Reading boundaries on the county map
The Renville County Portico map shows private parcel lines, and each tract near Souris River lists an owner.
Good habits afield
Leave gates as you found them on land near Grano, and tell someone where you'll be; it keeps permission coming back.
Asking for permission
If you're looking near Grano, offer details: who you are, when you'd hunt and how to reach you, and put any agreement in writing if the owner prefers.
A quick look at the area
Mohall is the county seat, where most land records are kept. You'll also find Glenburn, Grano, Loraine, and Sherwood, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Roughly 2,279 people live in Renville County (Census estimate, 2023) spread over some 877 square miles. The county dates to 1873, and some chains of title near Grano are long. Features like Souris River and Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge make handy reference points on the map.
What the map can't tell you
On ground around Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge, listed acreage is an estimate; just a licensed surveyor establishes the real corners on the ground. Out toward Sherwood, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Deeds, plats and who keeps them
For anything that matters, pull the recorded deed through the County Recorder; the parcel line is a drawing of it, for land near Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge included. For property near Tolley, bring the instrument number shown in the record panel to skip a name search.
Aerial scouting
Switch to aerial imagery near Loraine, travel corridors and edges stand out; match each spot to its parcel.
Reading the legal description
North Dakota is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Grano cite section, township and range. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though corrections make some sections near Mohall odd-sized. Write down the legal description for the tract near Mohall before you request a deed or survey.
Land on the county line
Renville County borders Bottineau County, Burke County, McHenry County, and Ward County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Ground near Sherwood that runs to the line can be split across two assessors' files, so check the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. With a lot near Glenburn, the Platbookmapper state page lists each bordering county map for North Dakota.
Taking the map into the field
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near Greene, so load it before you lose signal. A saved image of the lot near Loraine and its lines is a good backup.
Offices that can help
Questions about value or the owner field for land near Loraine belong with the Director of Tax Equalization, the office behind the parcel record. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Loraine need the planning or permitting office, town or county, depending on location.
Rules and responsibility
Check North Dakota Game and Fish Department for seasons and licensing, and know your state's trespass rules wherever you hunt near Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge.
Renville County: common questions
Are app boundaries accurate for land near Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge?
If the land is near Sherwood, many apps and GPS units show parcel data.
Can I trust the map at the property line near Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge?
Short answer: treat parcel lines near Glenburn as a guide.
Where do I buy a hunting license near Souris River?
In and around Greene, licenses are sold through North Dakota Game and Fish Department; rules change yearly.
How do I get a landowner's contact info in Renville County?
Short answer: click the tract near Souris River on the county Portico map for the owner and mailing address.
Is the parcel map a survey around Glenburn?
For a home near Grano, parcel lines are tax drawings, not surveys; a survey sets the real corners
Open the official Renville County, ND parcel map See it in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.