Montana hunting units

Unit 100

District 100 (Region 1)

Rain-forest timber in Montana's far northwest corner — whitetail thickets, black bears, and full-on grizzly country.

Unit 101

District 101 (Region 1)

Montana's northwest border valley — a real elk herd on the ag-land benches, thick whitetail cover, and Whitefish Range grizzly country.

Unit 103

District 103 (Region 1)

The whitetail-rich Salish Mountains between Marion and Libby — timbered ridges, endless logging roads, and a special mule deer permit in the North Fisher.

Unit 104

District 104 (Region 1)

Cabinet country timber above the lower Kootenai — deer everywhere, elk on the rebound

Unit 110

District 110 (Region 1)

Wild timbered wilderness on Glacier's western edge — big country, low densities, high grizzly odds

Unit 120

District 120 (Region 1)

Whitetail stronghold in the timbered Salish hills west of the Flathead Valley

Unit 121

District 121 (Region 1)

Timbered Cabinet Mountains wrapped around the Clark Fork reservoirs on the Idaho line

Unit 122

District 122 (Region 1)

The Thompson River drainage, a timber-and-clearcut mule/whitetail and elk district above Thompson Falls

Unit 123

District 123 (Region 1)

A compact, near-all-public Cabinet Mountains district west of Thompson Falls on the Idaho line

Unit 124

District 124 (Region 1)

Whitetail-thick river bottoms where the Flathead meets the Clark Fork

Unit 130

District 130 (Region 1)

Timbered Swan Valley wedged between the Mission and Swan ranges — moose, whitetail and grizzlies

Unit 140

District 140 (Region 1)

Steep timbered backcountry around Hungry Horse Reservoir on the doorstep of the Bob Marshall

Unit 141

District 141 (Region 1)

Roadless South Fork backcountry south of Glacier — grizzly country for the fit hunter

Unit 150

District 150 (Region 1)

The heart of the Bob — South Fork Flathead wilderness elk, mule deer and color-phase bears by horseback

Unit 170

District 170 (Region 1)

Private-land whitetail factory between Whitefish and Kalispell — permission is everything

Unit 200

District 200 (Region 2)

Timbered Clark Fork corridor from Lolo to Lookout Pass — whitetail bottoms under big Lolo NF elk country.

Unit 201

District 201 (Region 2)

Ninemile and Petty Creek timber north of the Clark Fork, backed against the Rattlesnake Wilderness.

Unit 202

District 202 (Region 2)

Big roadless Lolo NF timber south of the Clark Fork around Superior, running to the Idaho line.

Unit 204

District 204 (Region 2)

Bitterroot-to-Rock-Creek elk country where valley ag meets the Sapphire crest

Unit 210

District 210 (Region 2)

Rock Creek's east wall — John Long elk between Drummond and Philipsburg

Unit 211

District 211 (Region 2)

High Sapphire-to-Continental-Divide backcountry above Rock Creek's headwaters

Unit 212

District 212 (Region 2)

Above-objective elk on the moisture-fed west slope of the Flint Creek Range

Unit 213

District 213 (Region 2)

Above-objective elk on a big Forest Service road network near Anaconda and Deer Lodge

Unit 214

District 214 (Region 2)

High, wild Continental Divide country with a small managed elk herd and public WMAs

Unit 215

District 215 (Region 2)

Timbered Continental Divide basins above private valley ranch ground east of I-90

Unit 216

District 216 (Region 2)

High, roadless Sapphire timber and blue-ribbon Rock Creek bottoms — a rare mostly-public western unit

Unit 217

District 217 (Region 2)

Small, private-dominated Garnet Range sub-unit producing quality limited-permit bulls

Unit 240

District 240 (Region 2)

Rugged wilderness canyons on the Bitterroot's west face — a public-land elk and mule deer hunt for the fit and patient.

Unit 250

District 250 (Region 2)

The southern Bitterroot's remote high country — a hard-earned, permit-driven elk hunt in wolf-and-bear wilderness.

Unit 260

District 260 (Region 2)

Suburban river-bottom country packed with over-objective elk and whitetails — an access puzzle, not a wilderness hunt.

Unit 261

District 261 (Region 2)

Trophy-managed mule deer on the east-side Sapphire face above the Bitterroot

Unit 262

District 262 (Region 2)

Private ag-bottom district where permission is the whole game

Unit 270

District 270 (Region 2)

Big, high-public backcountry elk country in the upper Bitterroot

Unit 280

District 280 (Region 2)

Wilderness elk summer range on the Continental Divide north of the Blackfoot

Unit 281

District 281 (Region 2)

Continental Divide timber and Blackfoot headwaters around the town of Lincoln

Unit 284

District 284 (Region 2)

Compact archery-only district on the Blackfoot bottoms and foothills at Lincoln

Unit 282

District 282 (Region 2)

Montana's premier elk winter range at Clearwater Junction — a limited-draw game range

Unit 285

District 285 (Region 2)

Big public-land elk and trophy whitetail country on the wilderness front above the Blackfoot

Unit 290

District 290 (Region 2)

Small archery-only unit on the private ranch bottoms of the upper Blackfoot valley

Unit 291

District 291 (Region 2)

Low-timber Garnet Range foothills over Clark Fork ag ground between Drummond and Avon

Unit 292

District 292 (Region 2)

Blackfoot River bottoms and West Garnet timber in occupied grizzly country east of Missoula

Unit 293

District 293 (Region 2)

High Continental Divide timber and Nevada Creek ranch country south of Lincoln

Unit 298

District 298 (Region 2)

Nevada Creek ranch country and the timbered west face of the Garnet Range

Unit 301

District 301 (Region 3)

Steep public backcountry south of Bozeman with a migratory Yellowstone elk herd

Unit 302

District 302 (Region 3)

Elk-heavy Idaho-border range above Clark Canyon and the Red Rock country

Unit 303

District 303 (Region 3)

High, rugged divide country on the Idaho line southwest of Dell — border-crossing elk, mule deer, and lonesome peaks.

Unit 304

District 304 (Region 3)

Wilderness elk and mountain goats in the Spanish Peaks, from Beartrap Canyon to Big Sky.

Unit 309

District 309 (Region 3)

Bozeman's weapons-restricted valley — whitetail and mule deer on private ag ground with a wintering elk herd.

Unit 310

District 310 (Region 3)

High, wild Gallatin and Madison Range mountains on Yellowstone's doorstep.

Unit 311

District 311 (Region 3)

Big private ranches and the north Madison Range where access is the real hunt.

Unit 312

District 312 (Region 3)

The steep Bridger Range on Bozeman's doorstep with strong public access.

Unit 313

District 313 (Region 3)

The Gardiner late-hunt basin where Yellowstone's migratory elk spill north into Montana

Unit 314

District 314 (Region 3)

The west wall of Paradise Valley, from cottonwood river bottoms to the alpine Gallatin crest

Unit 315

District 315 (Region 3)

Ranch-country deer and elk under the west face of the Crazy Mountains

Unit 316

District 316 (Region 3)

The Main Boulder canyon climbing into wilderness peaks — backcountry elk, high-country goats, and a private-ranch valley floor.

Unit 317

District 317 (Region 3)

The steep east wall of Paradise Valley — a strong elk herd behind a fortress of private ranch and rugged wilderness.

Unit 318

District 318 (Region 3)

Public timber and BLM breaks between Butte and Boulder — accessible elk and mule deer along the Continental Divide.

Unit 319

District 319 (Region 3)

High Continental Divide country south of Anaconda — brow-tined bulls, Mount Haggin WMA, and Big Hole wintering range.

Unit 320

District 320 (Region 3)

An island range south of the Jefferson River — good general-tag bulls, strong whitetail numbers, and a private-land winter puzzle.

Unit 321

District 321 (Region 3)

The high Big Hole valley climbing to the Idaho-line Divide — migratory elk, low-density trophy mule deer, and lots of public ground.

Unit 322

District 322 (Region 3)

Ruby River bottoms and ag valley where whitetails thrive and elk winter on private ground

Unit 323

District 323 (Region 3)

Sprawling general-tag elk country in the Snowcrest, Gravelly and upper Ruby high country

Unit 324

District 324 (Region 3)

Big elk numbers on largely public Blacktail high country over the Sage Creek prairies

Unit 329

District 329 (Region 3)

Public-land elk country on the Continental Divide southwest of Dillon — early-season bugles in high, timbered Beaverhead ground.

Unit 331

District 331 (Region 3)

The steep, high southern Pioneers northwest of Dillon — big-basin elk country under 11,000-foot peaks, working back toward objective.

Unit 335

District 335 (Region 3)

The road-laced Boulder Mountains south of Helena — accessible public-land elk and deer in a capital-city backyard.

Unit 339

District 339 (Region 3)

Private-ground foothills north of Helena where Block Management is the ballgame and elk are a winter-range gamble.

Unit 340

District 340 (Region 3)

Public-land Highlands between Butte and Dillon — general-tag elk over objective, but you'll share the road with a crowd.

Unit 343

District 343 (Region 3)

Steep, over-hunted Divide country at MacDonald Pass — boot leather and research beat the Helena crowd.

Unit 350

District 350 (Region 3)

Over-objective elk and river-bottom whitetails in the low mountains and ranch valleys between Butte and Boulder.

Unit 360

District 360 (Region 3)

A marquee Madison Range elk district — big public wilderness timber above a ranch valley, with pronghorn on the flats and grizzlies in the high country.

Unit 361

District 361 (Region 3)

Yellowstone's back door: mostly-public wilderness elk country with migration-driven hunting, thick grizzly presence and a hard-hunted crowd.

Unit 370

District 370 (Region 3)

Mined-and-logged foothill country between Boulder and Whitehall — migrating elk and a road-riddled patchwork of BLM, state, and Block Management ground.

Unit 380

District 380 (Region 3)

Montana's premier trophy-bull elk range — a limited-permit island of big bulls, cooperatively managed and famous statewide.

Unit 388

District 388 (Region 3)

The urban district wrapping Montana's capital — strong valley mule deer, whitetail bottoms, and plains pronghorn on a mostly private landscape.

Unit 390

District 390 (Region 3)

The southern Big Belts above Townsend — over-goal elk locked on private ranchland, with alfalfa-fed mule deer and a public high country up top.

Unit 391

District 391 (Region 3)

The Canyon Ferry face of the Big Belts — over-goal elk on private ground, a public WMA on the reservoir, and heavy Helena pressure.

Unit 392

District 392 (Region 3)

Rugged public-land Big Belts around Gates of the Mountains and Mann Gulch — permit-only mule deer bucks, a wilderness elk challenge, and grizzly country.

Unit 393

District 393 (Region 3)

Deer and elk on the east face of the Bridgers above Bozeman — great populations, tough private-land access.

Unit 400

District 400 (Region 4)

North-central grain country between the Rockies and the Marias — pronghorn, breaks mule deer, and low pressure for the patient.

Unit 401

District 401 (Region 4)

North-central prairie on the Canadian line — Block Management deer and pronghorn under the Sweetgrass Hills.

Unit 403

District 403 (Region 4)

Wheat-country prairie on the Canadian line — big whitetail and mule deer bucks on private ground, with Block Management the key to the gate.

Unit 404

District 404 (Region 4)

The sprawling Teton-Marias — river-bottom whitetail, coulee mule deer, and prairie pronghorn across a giant block of Golden Triangle farm country.

Unit 405

District 405 (Region 4)

Missouri breaks northeast of Great Falls — some of Montana's best general-season mule deer bucks, if you can get on the private ground.

Unit 417

District 417 (Region 4)

Broken Breaks country on the south side of the Missouri — glass-and-hike mule deer with a few sleeper bulls.

Unit 426

District 426 (Region 4)

Broken prairie and canyon country north of Lewistown where big Breaks elk and drought-thinned mule deer share the coulees above the Missouri.

Unit 406

District 406 (Region 4)

Open Front-country prairie and river-bottom whitetails east of the Blackfeet Reservation

Unit 410

District 410 (Region 4)

Timbered Missouri Breaks and Musselshell bottoms with some of eastern Montana's best elk

Unit 411

District 411 (Region 4)

Island-range elk stronghold in the Big and Little Snowy Mountains south of Lewistown

Unit 412

District 412 (Region 4)

A cluster of central-Montana island mountains south of Lewistown holding one of the state's premier limited-draw elk herds amid a public-private checkerboard.

Unit 413

District 413 (Region 4)

A big redrawn district reaching from the Golden Triangle wheat plains south of Great Falls up into the timbered Little Belt Mountains, with over-objective elk and strong prairie mule deer.

Unit 415

District 415 (Region 4)

A wild backcountry strip of Lewis & Clark National Forest between the Bob Marshall/Great Bear Wildernesses and Glacier — big-country elk, giant Front mule deer, mountain goats, and full grizzly country.

Unit 416

District 416 (Region 4)

Timbered island-range elk on the southwest flank of the Little Belts above White Sulphur Springs.

Unit 432

District 432 (Region 4)

The east face of the Little Belts — an island-range forest of elk, timbered mule deer, and creek-bottom whitetails carved out east of Highway 89.

Unit 448

District 448 (Region 4)

Public-land elk in the south Little Belts along the Middle Fork Judith — a genuine DIY general district for those willing to go deep.

Unit 418

District 418 (Region 4)

Ag-country mule deer district on the eastern Little Belts, with transitory elk and heavy private ground.

Unit 419

District 419 (Region 4)

Open Judith Basin grain country west of Lewistown — a whitetail-and-pronghorn plains district with next to no public ground

Unit 420

District 420 (Region 4)

A compact plains-to-mountain slice on the Judith River WMA and the east face of the Little Belts

Unit 421

District 421 (Region 4)

Private-ranch elk country in the Birdtail and north Big Belts between Great Falls and Helena

Unit 422

District 422 (Region 4)

Big country southwest of Augusta between the Dearborn and Sun rivers — general either-sex elk off the Forest, shoulder seasons, and prairie-to-peak variety.

Unit 441

District 441 (Region 4)

The wild edge of the Bob Marshall northwest of Choteau — trophy migratory elk, thinning mule deer, and dense grizzly country where prairie slams into limestone.

Unit 424

District 424 (Region 4)

The mountain heart of the Sun River elk herd west of Augusta — Gibson Reservoir, the North and South forks, and permit-only quality on the front of the Bob.

Unit 425

District 425 (Region 4)

The Sun River Wildlife Management Area unit northwest of Augusta — winter refuge for the Sun River elk herd and one of Montana's hardest elk permits to draw.

Unit 442

District 442 (Region 4)

Legendary backcountry along the Sun River and the Bob Marshall — migratory bull elk, giant Front mule deer, and full-on grizzly country.

Unit 444

District 444 (Region 4)

Open prairie and irrigated benches east of the Front — Sun River whitetails, prairie muleys, and pronghorn on a private-land chessboard.

Unit 445

District 445 (Region 4)

The Hound Creek country of the northern Big Belts — heavy elk numbers, prairie-to-timber muleys, and a private-land access puzzle.

Unit 446

District 446 (Region 4)

The east slope of the Big Belts west of White Sulphur Springs — big rolling elk foothills, but a private-land puzzle.

Unit 447

District 447 (Region 4)

An island range east of Great Falls — elk above objective, ringed by private wheat country and a growing Block Management foothold.

Unit 450

District 450 (Region 4)

Ag valleys and cottonwood bottoms at the foot of the Rocky Mountain Front — some of Montana's best whitetail bucks and giant Front-country muleys, but almost all of it is private.

Unit 451

District 451 (Region 4)

Private ranch and foothill country south of White Sulphur Springs, carved out to manage a big elk herd — access is everything here.

Unit 452

District 452 (Region 4)

An isolated island range east of White Sulphur Springs holding an over-objective elk herd — great archery hunting on the public core, but only one road in and private foothills all around.

Unit 455

District 455 (Region 4)

A tiny limited-permit trophy district built around the Beartooth Wildlife Management Area's Missouri River winter range.

Unit 471

District 471 (Region 4)

Wheat-country mule deer at their best, with pronghorn on the plains and river-bottom whitetail along the Missouri.

Unit 502

District 502 (Region 5)

A narrow ag-and-breaks district south of Billings where a once-famous mule deer herd is rebuilding under CWD pressure.

Unit 515

District 515 (Region 5)

Private prairie and foothill breaks between two rivers northwest of Billings — a Block Management and knock-on-doors elk-and-deer district.

Unit 525

District 525 (Region 5)

Big-country backcountry elk in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness above the Boulder River — general-tag mountain hunting with wolves and grizzlies in the mix.

Unit 535

District 535 (Region 5)

Draw-only prairie and island-mountain unit north of Roundup — scattered muleys, a Little Snowy elk herd, and a private-land access puzzle.

Unit 540

District 540 (Region 5)

General-tag elk in the Little Belts' southeast tail above the Musselshell

Unit 555

District 555 (Region 5)

Trophy desert mule deer in the Pryors between the Crow Reservation and Wyoming

Unit 565

District 565 (Region 5)

Near-total public wilderness backcountry at the head of the Boulder River

Unit 575

District 575 (Region 5)

A rugged, dry desert-mountain island of limestone canyons, wild horses, and hard-earned Pryor mule deer and bighorns south of Billings.

Unit 580

District 580 (Region 5)

The north and east face of the Crazies — a soaring island range that holds Montana's strongest mountain-goat herd, growing elk, and a brutal private-land access puzzle.

Unit 590

District 590 (Region 5)

Broken ponderosa breaks and coulee country east of Billings — a sleeper elk draw and scattered mule deer on a sea of private ranch land.

Unit 600

District 600 (Region 6)

Desolate northern prairie between Highway 2 and the Canadian line — a door-knocking mule deer and whitetail hunt.

Unit 620

District 620 (Region 6)

Sage flats and juniper breaks just north of the Missouri — high-harvest mule deer and draw-only Breaks elk.

Unit 621

District 621 (Region 6)

Upper Missouri Breaks West — steep, roadless CMR country where drawn elk, big mule deer, and bighorns live in the badlands.

Unit 622

District 622 (Region 6)

The heart of the Middle Missouri Breaks — CMR badlands, trophy bulls by permit, and rugged mule deer country.

Unit 630

District 630 (Region 6)

Big public-land breaks north of Fort Peck — permit-only elk, opportunity mule deer, and wide-open BLM prairie.

Unit 640

District 640 (Region 6)

Daniels-Sheridan farm country — big-buck ag land, prairie pronghorn, and a Block Management access game.

Unit 650

District 650 (Region 6)

Big, lonesome prairie-and-breaks deer country east of Fort Peck

Unit 652

District 652 (Region 6)

Small, rugged Breaks unit of trophy-class mule deer and permit elk on the CMR

Unit 670

District 670 (Region 6)

Remote Hi-Line general-tag country with late-season migrant mule deer

Unit 690

District 690 (Region 6)

An island mountain range that grows giant bulls, ringed by prairie, ag, and hard-to-reach private ground.

Unit 700

District 700 (Region 7)

Badlands, junipers, and the CMR shoreline south of Fort Peck — big country, low elk densities, and Block Management as the key that unlocks it.

Unit 701

District 701 (Region 7)

Big-country prairie north of Miles City — trophy-caliber mule deer, cottonwood-bottom whitetail, and stiff competition unlocked by Block Management.

Unit 702

District 702 (Region 7)

A big, private-locked prairie-and-breaks district north of Forsyth where mule deer and pronghorn are the game and Block Management is the key that opens the gate.

Unit 703

District 703 (Region 7)

Northeast Montana's whitetail-and-mule-deer prairie between Terry, Glendive, and Sidney — one of Region 7's better deer districts if you can crack the access.

Unit 704

District 704 (Region 7)

Southeast Montana's mule-deer heartland between the Tongue and Powder rivers, anchored by Custer National Forest pine hills — with sleeper trophy bulls on the private ground.

Unit 705

District 705 (Region 7)

Sprawling SE Montana breaks country — the region's top mule deer and antelope ground with a growing pine-hills elk herd