Hunting districts / Antelope
Antelope hunting district · Region 3 (Bozeman)
District 339
Montana hunting district 339 (Antelope), FWP Region 3 (Bozeman): 248 sq mi in Park, Sweet Grass counties; 15% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 5,282 ft; FWP estimated 42 antelope harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Antelope harvest down sharply of 40 antelope districts: -62% (2013–2015 vs 2023–2025 three-year averages). FWP harvest estimates (calculated)
- Among the smallest of 61 antelope districts: 248 square miles. FWP district boundary
- Among the most rugged of 61 antelope districts: 6,165 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 11.6% | |
| Montana state trust land | 3.3% | |
| Bureau of Land Management | 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 | 42 | 41 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 67 | 253 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 44 | 37 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 92 | 551 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 0 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 69 | 47 | 22 | 0 |
| 2020 | 168 | 815 | 180 | 151 | 29 | 0 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 75 | 47 | 26 | 2 |
| 2018 | 165 | 859 | 117 | 84 | 32 | 0 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 149 | 97 | 48 | 5 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 148 | 83 | 62 | 3 |
| 2015 | 202 | 901 | 130 | 105 | 25 | 0 |
| 2014 | 177 | 615 | 116 | 87 | 29 | 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
- Park, Sweet Grass counties
- National forests
- Custer Gallatin National Forest
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- —
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- —
- Highest named summits
- Iddings Peak (≈10,676 ft), Wilsall Peak (≈10,272 ft), Elk Mountain (≈6,273 ft), Sheep Mountain (≈6,243 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- None named in GNIS
- Towns and places
- Clyde Park, Hunters Hot Springs
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.