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North Dakota’s fourth mountain lion of the season was taken Friday, Jan. 6 near North Fairfield in northern Billings County, according to State Game and Fish Department officials.
The lion was a 2-year-old male and weighed 111 pounds, Game and Fish furbearer biologist Dorothy Fecske said.
Since the state has limited the mountain lion harvest to no more than five, the season will close immediately if another lion is taken, according to Randy Kreil, department wildlife division chief. Otherwise, the season ends March 12. Game and Fish will issue press releases and other media alerts to notify hunters if the season is closed.
The third mountain lion was harvested Dec. 31, and the other two were shot in mid-November during deer gun season. All three of those lions were harvested in the same general area – the northern badlands within 25 miles of Grassy Butte.
The fourth lion was a bit farther south than the other three, but still in the same general area. “ It’s possible this young male was born in North Dakota, but more likely it was an immigrant male from Montana or South Dakota,” Fecske said. “Young males often will travel long distances before establishing a territory of their own.”
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