Hunting districts / Antelope
Antelope hunting district · Region 3 (Bozeman)
District 311
Montana hunting district 311 (Antelope), FWP Region 3 (Bozeman): 2,282 sq mi in Gallatin, Madison, Jefferson, Park counties; 33% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 5,295 ft; FWP estimated 41 antelope harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the quietest for antelope hunters of 60 antelope districts: 0.2 antelope hunter-days per square mile in 2024. FWP harvest estimates (calculated per sq mi)
- Antelope harvest down sharply of 40 antelope districts: -71% (2013–2015 vs 2023–2025 three-year averages). FWP harvest estimates (calculated)
- Among the most wilderness of 61 antelope districts: 5% designated wilderness. USFS wilderness boundaries (calculated)
- Among the most rugged of 61 antelope districts: 6,598 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 26.2% | |
| Montana state trust land | 4.8% | |
| Bureau of Land Management | 2.2% | |
| Other State of Montana | 0.9% | |
| City & county | 0.7% | |
| Montana FWP | 0.4% |
Area of Montana State Library 'Montana Public Lands' polygons (derived from the Montana Cadastral Framework, Department of Revenue ownership records) intersected with the FWP district boundary, measured in NAD83(2011) Montana State Plane (EPSG:6514). Ownership is not access: some public land is closed to hunting or has no legal access.
Antelope harvest estimates
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Bucks | Does | Fawns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | n/e | n/e | 41 | 33 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 110 | 517 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 130 | 510 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 49 | 32 | 18 | 0 |
| 2020 | 163 | 580 | 61 | 41 | 20 | 0 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 62 | 48 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 | 80 | 796 | 87 | 52 | 35 | 0 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 89 | 74 | 13 | 2 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 88 | 69 | 19 | 0 |
| 2015 | 218 | 991 | 98 | 71 | 24 | 4 |
| 2014 | 182 | 707 | 87 | 59 | 26 | 2 |
FWP estimates from the annual hunter harvest survey; they carry sampling error. "n/e": FWP did not estimate district-level hunter numbers that year (2019, 2021, 2023, 2025). Boundaries of a numbered district can change between years.
Landscape
- Counties
- Gallatin, Madison, Jefferson, Park counties
- National forests
- Custer Gallatin National Forest, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
- Wilderness
- Lee Metcalf Wilderness (5%)
- Wildlife management areas
- —
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- Bridger Range, Horseshoe Hills, Spanish Peaks, Tobacco Root Mountains
- Highest named summits
- Gallatin Peak (≈10,820 ft), Hollowtop Mountain (≈10,505 ft), Wilson Peak (≈10,436 ft), Jumbo Mountain (≈10,394 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Windy Pass, Ross Pass, Flathead Pass, Bridger Divide, McCormack Pass
- Towns and places
- Accola, Amsterdam, Anceney, Arnold, Atkins, Balmont, Beacon Point, Beals, Belgrade, Belgrade Junction, Big Sky Meadow Village, Bisel, Blackwood, Bozeman
Elevations sampled on a regular grid inside the district from AWS Terrain Tiles (Terrarium, zoom 10, ~105 m pixels; compiled from USGS 3DEP and SRTM). Approximate: summits read lower than their surveyed height.
Sources
- District boundary: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks hunting district layer.
- Public land: Montana State Library, Montana Public Lands (published 2026-10-06).
- Harvest: FWP Harvest Estimates, retrieved 2026-10-30.
- Places: USGS Geographic Names Information System. Wilderness and forests: USDA Forest Service.
- Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles (USGS 3DEP, SRTM).
Live weather, snow, fire and access conditions are in the atlas card for this district.