Baisch's Dinosaur Digs
Enjoy daily dinosaur hunts
Take home dinosaur fossils, petrified wood, colorful rocks and precious
memories from a day in the Eastern Montana badlands. Play paleontologist while
you hunt for and excavate triceratops, edmontosaurus,
and the elusive T-rex.
Baisch’s Dinosaur Digs, LLC, conducts
paleontological day trips on a privately owned ranch,
within view of Makoshika State Park, and just a few miles from the town of
Glendive. Much of the ranch is composed of the highly eroded gumbo of the
badlands that is rich in fossil. Since dinosaur bone begins to deteriorate
within a few years of being exposed to the air, there is the constant quest to
find and preserve fossils before nature turns them to sand. We invite you to
come experience the unique beauty of the Hell Creek geological formations and
get a little Montana dirt under your nails. Trek through landscape that even
though it is composed of dissected sediments that have recorded Earth’s history, brings to mind
visions of Mars.
Our experienced guides will show you what to look for, how to excavate fossils
if you find any and how to cast or prepare it. We will supply the needed tools
and supplies for collecting. With a few exceptions, we will generally allow you
to keep the fossils that you find.
Prices per day
$120 per person
Half Day - $80
Children 12 and under are free with a paying adult.
Group rates available.
Although we encourage you to bring children who are interested, if you wish to
bring children younger than six, please discuss it with us first. The parent or
guardian is totally responsible for their children at all
times.
We require you to sign the Rules and Liability Waiver before going on a dig.
By Reservations Only
Guided hunts can go out from April through October depending on the weather and
conditions.
Baisch's Dinosaur Digs, LLC
Glendive, Montana
406-365-4133
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. MST
Please be prepared to leave a message.
Email: jsbaisch@midrivers.com
You will need to bring:
Photo by Holly Martin
Photo by Kevin Ittner
Photo by Wendy Bowman
Sturdy shoes– no sandals
Water (1 gal per person)
Bag Lunch
Hat and sunscreen
Backpack, daypack or bags
Camera - optional, but highly recommended!
Kneepads also optional
Long pants recommended
Photo by Wendy Bowman
in Montana's majestic badlands
Pachycephalosaurs
Alligator
Crocodile
Champsosaurus
Thescelosaurus
Turtle
Gar
Struthiomimus
Dromaeosaur
Torosaurus
Triceratops
Hadrosaurs – Edmontosaurus
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Some species found on the ranch;
Camping, motels and restaurants are available in friendly
Glendive.