I threw my name in the draw on a whim this spring and drew the archery any deer tag as well. I hunt whitetails in Manitoba and spend plenty of time on spot and stalk bears and deer in my local area. I'm hunting elk in Idaho in September and plan to stop in ND on the way home to get a few days of deer hunting in as well. Hopefully return in October If unsuccessful. We usually take the I-94 so will be hunting north or south of the interstate. I've been focusing my scouting north more than south of 94 and it appears there really is no end to the "right" type of landscape to hunt. Should a guy focus on finding a water source, hunting close to agriculture lands or find the nastiest stuff you can find? I hike 45 degree Idaho every year so fitness is not a concern. Are the oil and gas roads mainly open to the public? Can a guy pop a tent up just about anywhere in the badlands? Also, OnX for ND worth getting? I have it for idaho but hardly seem to turn it on when im hunting out there. Thanks for the info!
OnX would definitely be worth it. There is a lot of public land but a lot of small or big private parcels that you have to work around. Most of the oil roads are open to the public, but not the small lease roads that split off onto the well pads.
Not sure on camping anywhere but there are a decent amount of primitive campsites around.