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 canines, now could be open, the Sport and Fish Division mentioned Monday, Nov. 21.

In the course of the early season, hunters took three cats from a harvest restrict of eight. Underneath the season construction, a conditional season might open 5 days after the late season closes for hunters to pursue the extra 5 mountain lions that weren’t taken.

The late season in Zone 1 is scheduled to run by way of March 31, 2023, or till the harvest restrict is reached. The late season harvest restrict is seven complete lions or three feminine lions, whichever comes first.

Hunters are suggested to examine the standing of the late season

by visiting the North Dakota Sport and Fish Division web site, gf.nd.gov.

Zone 1 consists of land in western North Dakota south of N.D. Freeway 1804 from the Montana border to the purpose the place N.D. Freeway 1804 lies instantly throughout Lake Sakakawea from N.D. Freeway 8, crossing Lake Sakakawea, then south alongside N.D. Freeway 8 to ND Freeway 200, then west on N.D. Freeway 200 to U.S. Freeway 85, then south on U.S. Freeway 85 to the South Dakota border.

The mountain lion season in Zone 2, which is the remainder of the state exterior Zone 1, has no harvest restrict and is open by way of March 31, 2023.

The mountain lion season is open solely to North Dakota residents. Hunters want a furbearer or mixture license to take part.