Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 2 (Missoula)
District 210
Montana hunting district 210 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 2 (Missoula): 488 sq mi in Granite County; 43% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest); median elevation 5,510 ft; FWP estimated 172 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Elk harvest down sharply of 106 deer, elk and lion districts: -37% (2013–2015 vs 2023–2025 three-year averages). FWP harvest estimates (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 38.5% | |
| Bureau of Land Management | 2.4% | |
| Montana state trust land | 2.4% | |
| Other State of Montana | 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.
Elk harvest estimates
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Bulls | Cows | Calves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | n/e | n/e | 172 | 96 | 70 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1,058 | 7,844 | 162 | 85 | 77 | 0 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 145 | 111 | 35 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1,067 | 8,139 | 165 | 117 | 48 | 0 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 188 | 110 | 72 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1,507 | 10,680 | 184 | 104 | 74 | 6 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 230 | 92 | 135 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1,613 | 10,924 | 379 | 136 | 238 | 6 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 427 | 166 | 256 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1,413 | 10,554 | 335 | 107 | 213 | 14 |
| 2015 | 1,458 | 10,358 | 260 | 142 | 110 | 7 |
| 2014 | 1,576 | 10,883 | 272 | 132 | 136 | 5 |
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.
Deer harvest estimates
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Bucks | Does | Fawns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 875 | 5,787 | 295 | 179 | 116 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 351 | 208 | 143 | 0 |
| 2023 | 863 | 4,965 | 321 | 188 | 133 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 298 | 169 | 125 | 3 |
| 2021 | 870 | 6,185 | 273 | 168 | 105 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 447 | 208 | 235 | 3 |
| 2019 | 983 | 5,799 | 449 | 203 | 240 | 7 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 460 | 238 | 222 | 0 |
| 2017 | 821 | 5,162 | 286 | 212 | 71 | 3 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 284 | 223 | 58 | 3 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 210 | 178 | 29 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 239 | 208 | 28 | 3 |
FWP estimates from the annual hunter harvest survey; they carry sampling error. "n/e": FWP did not estimate district-level hunter numbers that year (2018, 2020, 2022, 2024). Boundaries of a numbered district can change between years.
Mule Deer harvest estimates
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Bucks | Does | Fawns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 875 | 5,787 | 62 | 40 | 22 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 74 | 52 | 22 | 0 |
| 2023 | 863 | 4,965 | 67 | 54 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 57 | 33 | 23 | 0 |
| 2021 | 870 | 6,185 | 49 | 39 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 70 | 38 | 32 | 0 |
| 2019 | 983 | 5,799 | 46 | 24 | 22 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 63 | 53 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 821 | 5,162 | 50 | 48 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 47 | 47 | 0 | 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 (2018, 2020, 2022, 2024). Boundaries of a numbered district can change between years.
Whitetail harvest estimates
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Bucks | Does | Fawns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 875 | 5,787 | 233 | 139 | 94 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 277 | 156 | 121 | 0 |
| 2023 | 863 | 4,965 | 254 | 134 | 120 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 241 | 136 | 102 | 3 |
| 2021 | 870 | 6,185 | 224 | 129 | 95 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 377 | 171 | 203 | 3 |
| 2019 | 983 | 5,799 | 403 | 179 | 217 | 7 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 397 | 185 | 212 | 0 |
| 2017 | 821 | 5,162 | 236 | 164 | 69 | 3 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 236 | 175 | 58 | 3 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 166 | 134 | 29 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 192 | 161 | 28 | 3 |
FWP estimates from the annual hunter harvest survey; they carry sampling error. "n/e": FWP did not estimate district-level hunter numbers that year (2018, 2020, 2022, 2024). Boundaries of a numbered district can change between years.
Landscape
- Counties
- Granite County
- National forests
- Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Lolo National Forest
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- —
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- John Long Mountains
- Highest named summits
- Silver King Mountain (≈7,825 ft), Sliderock Mountain (≈7,789 ft), Henderson Mountain (≈7,018 ft), Tyler Point (≈6,785 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- West Fork Tyler Saddle, Lodgepole Saddle, Welch-Gillispie Saddle, Brewster Tyler Saddle, Whitetail Saddle
- Towns and places
- Bearmouth, Corral, Hall, Iris, Ozan, Quigley, Ravenna, Sherryl, Stone
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.