Black bear hunting district · Region 4 (Great Falls)

District 411

Montana hunting district 411 (Black bear), FWP Region 4 (Great Falls): 5,332 sq mi in Fergus, Petroleum, Judith Basin, Phillips counties; 26% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 3,386 ft.

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FWP district boundary, 2026 regulations. A boundary on a map does not grant access to any land inside it.

Area5,332 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP26%

Median elevation3,386 ft

Elevation range2,224–8,445 ft

What stands out

Among the most Block Management of 35 black bear districts: 40 BMAs, about 392,771 acres. FWP Block Management (calculated)
Among the lowest of 35 black bear districts: median elevation 3,386 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Among the largest of 35 black bear districts: 5,332 square miles. FWP district boundary

Publicly administered land

Bureau of Land Management	18.0%
Montana state trust land	5.7%
US Fish & Wildlife Service	3.2%
US Forest Service	1.9%
Montana FWP	0.2%
City & county	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.

Landscape

Counties: Fergus, Petroleum, Judith Basin, Phillips counties
National forests: Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
Wilderness: None
Wildlife management areas: Beckman
Mountain ranges (GNIS): Big Snowy Mountains, Judith Mountains, North Moccasin Mountains, Pike Creek Hills, South Moccasin Mountains
Highest named summits: Greathouse Peak (≈8,638 ft), West Peak (≈8,169 ft), Jump Off Peak (≈7,359 ft), Mount Harlow (≈7,162 ft)
Passes and gaps: Half Moon Pass, Ross Pass, The Gap
Towns and places: Akerville (historical), Amherst, Andersonville (historical), Armells (historical), Ayers Ranch Colony, Battrick (historical), Baxter, Beaver Creek, Becket, Benchland, Blakeslee (historical), Box Elder (historical), Box Springs (historical), Brooks

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.

Neighboring districts

HD 580 14% public · 3,970 ft median
HD 420 29% public · 4,140 ft median
HD 600 27% public · 2,615 ft median
HD 700 22% public · 2,949 ft median

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.