North Dakota Badlands 2026: When to visit, where to stay, and what to do

Discover the best seasons to visit, where to stay near Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and how to explore this otherworldly landscape.
Grand Forks Herald

North Dakota's late mountain lion season in Zone 1 opens

BISMARCK – North Dakota’s early mountain lion season in Zone 1 closed Sunday, Nov. 20, and the late season, when hunters can pursue lions with dogs, now is open, the Game and Fish Department said ...
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Turtle Mountain Reservation region in north-central North Dakota foresees economic growth

TURTLE MOUNTAIN – New projects and businesses show signs of increasing economic growth in the Turtle Mountain region of north-central North Dakota. According to a release from the state Department of ...
The Bismarck Tribune

Bowhunter takes first North Dakota mountain lion

A Dickinson bowhunter killed the first mountain lion of North Dakota's third lion season Saturday evening in the Badlands. Ryan Rafferty was bow hunting about 10 miles north of Grassy Butte in ...
Idaho Statesman

Bison or bust: Mountain West should pursue North Dakota State if San Diego State bolts

North Dakota State fans cheer during the first half of the 2022 FCS National Championship game against Montana State in Frisco, Texas. The Bison have won 9 national titles since 2011. Michael ...
The Bismarck Tribune

North Dakota's mountain lion season ends after fifth lion killed near New Salem

North Dakota's second experimental mountain lion season closed Thursday morning after a New Salem-area rancher killed the fifth cat on the outskirts of town. Dave Wolding, who ranches west of town and ...