Hunting districts / Antelope
Antelope hunting district · Region 3 (Bozeman)
District 318
Montana hunting district 318 (Antelope), FWP Region 3 (Bozeman): 1,673 sq mi in Beaverhead, Deer Lodge counties; 72% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest); median elevation 7,051 ft; FWP estimated 37 antelope harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Antelope harvest down sharply of 40 antelope districts: -86% (2013–2015 vs 2023–2025 three-year averages). FWP harvest estimates (calculated)
- Among the most public of 61 antelope districts: 72% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
- Among the quietest for antelope hunters of 60 antelope districts: 0.3 antelope hunter-days per square mile in 2024. FWP harvest estimates (calculated per sq mi)
- Among the most wilderness of 61 antelope districts: 7% designated wilderness. USFS wilderness boundaries (calculated)
- Among the highest of 61 antelope districts: median elevation 7,051 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 66.1% | |
| Montana state trust land | 3.0% | |
| Bureau of Land Management | 1.8% | |
| Montana FWP | 1.5% | |
| National Park Service | 0.1% |
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 | 37 | 23 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024 | 100 | 514 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 40 | 30 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 172 | 544 | 71 | 40 | 31 | 0 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 88 | 50 | 37 | 2 |
| 2020 | 198 | 635 | 91 | 52 | 33 | 6 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 101 | 58 | 41 | 2 |
| 2018 | 499 | 1,613 | 256 | 119 | 131 | 6 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 267 | 153 | 111 | 4 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 278 | 130 | 140 | 8 |
| 2015 | 465 | 1,260 | 291 | 133 | 154 | 4 |
| 2014 | 464 | 1,432 | 243 | 110 | 133 | 0 |
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
- Beaverhead, Deer Lodge counties
- National forests
- Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
- Wilderness
- Anaconda Pintler Wilderness (7%)
- Wildlife management areas
- Mount Haggin
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- Anaconda Range
- Highest named summits
- Saddle Mountain (≈10,597 ft), West Goat Peak (≈10,597 ft), Mount Evans (≈10,515 ft), Homer Youngs Peak (≈10,495 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Storm Lake Pass, Cutaway Pass, Pintler Pass, Alder Pass, Schultz Saddle, Big Hole Pass
- Towns and places
- Elkhorn Hot Springs, Fishtrap, Gloss Place, Jackson, Moosehorn (historical), Wisdom
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.