Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 2 (Missoula)

District 211

Montana hunting district 211 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 2 (Missoula): 407 sq mi in Granite, Deer Lodge counties; 82% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest); median elevation 6,916 ft; FWP estimated 100 elk harvested in 2025.

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

Area407 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP82%

Median elevation6,916 ft

Elevation range5,276–10,013 ft

What stands out

Among the most wilderness of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 16% designated wilderness. USFS wilderness boundaries (calculated)
Among the highest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: median elevation 6,916 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)

Publicly administered land

US Forest Service	81.3%
Montana state trust land	0.8%
Montana FWP	0.1%
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.

Elk harvest estimates

Year	Hunters	Days	Total Harvest	Bulls	Cows	Calves
2025	n/e	n/e	100	61	35	4
2024	832	7,042	124	85	39	0
2023	n/e	n/e	108	73	27	8
2022	776	6,684	114	103	11	0
2021	n/e	n/e	125	80	42	3
2020	765	5,454	112	63	45	4
2019	n/e	n/e	93	58	35	0
2018	567	4,138	99	45	51	3
2017	n/e	n/e	106	70	34	3
2016	538	4,429	57	24	33	0
2015	531	4,407	67	41	26	0
2014	633	4,985	94	76	16	2

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
2025	566	4,532	103	89	13
2024	n/e	n/e	81	79	3
2023	492	3,440	77	74	3
2022	n/e	n/e	70	57	13
2021	433	3,571	84	66	19
2020	n/e	n/e	57	53	3
2019	275	2,101	36	36	0
2018	n/e	n/e	50	47	3
2017	256	1,875	52	49	3
2016	n/e	n/e	73	67	6
2015	n/e	n/e	71	62	9
2014	n/e	n/e	91	82	9

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
2025	566	4,532	37	33	4
2024	n/e	n/e	53	53	0
2023	492	3,440	40	40	0
2022	n/e	n/e	31	27	3
2021	433	3,571	35	35	0
2020	n/e	n/e	24	24	0
2019	275	2,101	20	20	0
2018	n/e	n/e	25	25	0
2017	256	1,875	27	27	0
2016	n/e	n/e	36	33	3
2015	n/e	n/e	19	19	0
2014	n/e	n/e	34	34	0

Whitetail harvest estimates

Year	Hunters	Days	Total Harvest	Bucks	Does
2025	566	4,532	66	56	10
2024	n/e	n/e	28	26	3
2023	492	3,440	37	34	3
2022	n/e	n/e	39	29	10
2021	433	3,571	50	31	19
2020	n/e	n/e	33	30	3
2019	275	2,101	17	17	0
2018	n/e	n/e	25	22	3
2017	256	1,875	26	23	3
2016	n/e	n/e	36	33	3
2015	n/e	n/e	52	43	9
2014	n/e	n/e	57	48	9

Landscape

Counties: Granite, Deer Lodge counties
National forests: Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Wilderness: Anaconda Pintler Wilderness (16%)
Wildlife management areas: —
Mountain ranges (GNIS): Sapphire Mountains
Highest named summits: Warren Peak (≈10,331 ft), Fish Peak (≈10,118 ft), Kurt Peak (≈9,793 ft), Rainbow Mountain (≈9,537 ft)
Passes and gaps: Warren Pass, Bitterroot Pass, Rooster Comb
Towns and places: —

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 270 85% public · 6,083 ft median
HD 319 77% public · 6,663 ft median
HD 216 90% public · 6,270 ft median
HD 210 43% public · 5,510 ft median
HD 214 54% public · 7,270 ft median
HD 212 78% public · 6,726 ft median
HD 213 46% public · 5,810 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.