Don Levingston Short (June 22, 1903 – May 10, 1982) was a cattle rancher and politician from Billings County, North Dakota.

The ranch is located in Billings County, North Dakota; near the town of Medora where Short attended public schools.

Don and Edith ran the ranch with their son Con Short (Buzzie) until the former congressman's health failed in his late 70s.

He greatly enjoyed driving back and forth from Beach to the ranch in his later years to check on cattle and crops, until his death in Dickinson, N.D., on May 10, 1982.

Milt Young and Don Short disagreed about the need for a highway through an unspoiled piece of America's scenic national treasure, The Badlands.

Short's efforts won in the long run as no US highway was ever built and the land remains unspoiled and pristine.