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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has announced that all 48,000 deer gun licenses allocated by proclamation for the 2014 hunting season have been issued.

Licensing Manager Randy Meissner stated that according to state law, the number of licenses issued, including once issued as gratis, cannot exceed the number of licenses authorized by the governor’s proclamation.

“This is the first time in more than a decade that all licenses were issued before opening day,” Meissner said.

The deer gun season opens Friday, Nov. 7 at noon central time.