Dry or super dry in eastern MT and western ND

[sagehnter]

Any body live in this area? Was wondering how the spring/summer has been thus far for rainfall or lack there of. Will be bow hunting western ND in a couple months so I'm trying to get an idea of what to expect. Thanks for any info..

Ian

 

[NeMont]

Mostly super dry. 8 days in a row over 90 and the forecast is for more of the same. Hills look like Late August and NO RAIN to speak of since early May. Red Flag day here and a lot of fires started last night be a dry lightening storm.

Nemont

 

[NDBadlandsbucks]

I live and work in SW North Dakota, and though, it has been dry in a lot of the western part of the state, some places are in really good shape. Around Bowman and Beach (parts of Bowman County and western Golden Valley Counties) the farmers have some of the best crops on record. In the Killdeer area they are also on the wet side. Most of the rest of ND, even east of the Missouri where they are usually too wet, are very dry. On Wednesday my thermometer recorded a high of 109 and there were probably 20 fires or so in the two counties that I work in (Stark and Billings). We did get a little rain on Wednesday though, and the extended forecast is saying that within the next two weeks we should be getting some more rain, but as for now most everything looks like it does in about the end of August.

When are you coming out here, I've been thinking about going out for a couple of days during the early part of the bow season if I can get away.

Keep the Sun at Your Back and the Wind in Your Face

 

[sagehnter]

Thanks for the info NDbadlandsbucks! I'm leaving Wisconsin on Sept. 8 and will be out there for 2 weeks. I've been pouring over maps and talking to lots of people and I've decided to start hunting south of Medora initially. I've got a deer tag and the wife wants to get an antelope if we se some. let me know if you're in the area then and we'll have dinner ready at the camper. Thanks again.


Ian