Black bear hunting district · Region 6 (Glasgow)

District 600

Montana hunting district 600 (Black bear), FWP Region 6 (Glasgow): 23,554 sq mi in Phillips, Valley, Blaine, Hill counties; 27% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 2,615 ft.

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

Area23,554 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP27%

Median elevation2,615 ft

Elevation range1,739–5,564 ft

What stands out

Among the most Block Management of 35 black bear districts: 240 BMAs, about 1,521,084 acres. FWP Block Management (calculated)
Among the lowest of 35 black bear districts: median elevation 2,615 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Among the largest of 35 black bear districts: 23,554 square miles. FWP district boundary
Among the flattest of 35 black bear districts: 3,825 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)

Publicly administered land

Bureau of Land Management	19.0%
Montana state trust land	8.2%
US Fish & Wildlife Service	3.2%
Other federal	0.5%
City & county	0.3%
Other State of Montana	0.1%
Montana FWP	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: Phillips, Valley, Blaine, Hill counties
National forests: —
Wilderness: None
Wildlife management areas: Dodson Dam, Dodson Creek, Sleeping Buffalo, Hinsdale, Fresno Reservoir, Rookery, Vandalia, Fresno Tailwater, Cree Crossing, Lost River, Spring Coulee
Mountain ranges (GNIS): Bears Paw Mountains, Dahl Hills, Eagle Buttes, Larb Hills, Milk River Hills, Opheim Hills
Highest named summits: Wellen Peak (≈6,286 ft), Big John Butte (≈5,909 ft), Antoine Butte (≈5,653 ft), Shell Butte (≈5,617 ft)
Passes and gaps: Bentel Divide, Taylor Divide, Shoemaker Gap, Fourmile Hill, Lions Pass, Antelope Pass
Towns and places: Andes, Antelope, Archer, Arthur (historical), Ashfield, Avondale (historical), Bainville, Barr (historical), Baylor, Bearpaw (historical), Beaver Creek, Beaverton, Big Sandy, Bone Crossing

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 700 22% public · 2,949 ft median
HD 411 26% public · 3,386 ft median
HD 450 19% public · 3,714 ft median
HD 420 29% public · 4,140 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.