Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 2 (Missoula)
District 213
Montana hunting district 213 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 2 (Missoula): 496 sq mi in Powell, Deer Lodge, Granite counties; 46% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest); median elevation 5,810 ft; FWP estimated 325 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the busiest for elk hunters of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 30.6 elk hunter-days per square mile in 2024. FWP harvest estimates (calculated per sq mi)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 41.8% | |
| Other State of Montana | 10.9% | |
| Montana state trust land | 3.3% | |
| City & county | 1.0% | |
| Montana FWP | 0.8% | |
| National Park Service | 0.4% | |
| 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.
Elk harvest estimates
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Bulls | Cows | Calves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | n/e | n/e | 325 | 137 | 184 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1,570 | 15,171 | 369 | 182 | 185 | 2 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 294 | 168 | 124 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1,278 | 10,959 | 334 | 156 | 178 | 0 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 349 | 172 | 170 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1,401 | 11,188 | 284 | 161 | 116 | 6 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 127 | 52 | 70 | 5 |
| 2018 | 713 | 6,587 | 144 | 41 | 94 | 9 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 144 | 57 | 70 | 18 |
| 2016 | 759 | 6,268 | 151 | 63 | 75 | 13 |
| 2015 | 903 | 8,560 | 199 | 94 | 98 | 8 |
| 2014 | 821 | 6,449 | 220 | 96 | 116 | 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 (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 | 1,178 | 9,366 | 337 | 219 | 118 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 335 | 242 | 94 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,105 | 9,534 | 333 | 214 | 119 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 305 | 191 | 114 | 0 |
| 2021 | 872 | 7,684 | 300 | 139 | 161 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 467 | 191 | 276 | 0 |
| 2019 | 476 | 3,093 | 181 | 87 | 91 | 3 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 261 | 119 | 143 | 0 |
| 2017 | 462 | 3,149 | 201 | 128 | 73 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 180 | 149 | 29 | 3 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 216 | 171 | 43 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 172 | 138 | 34 | 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.
Mule Deer harvest estimates
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Bucks | Does | Fawns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,178 | 9,366 | 199 | 161 | 38 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 180 | 156 | 24 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,105 | 9,534 | 145 | 120 | 24 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 129 | 108 | 22 | 0 |
| 2021 | 872 | 7,684 | 104 | 58 | 46 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 141 | 91 | 50 | 0 |
| 2019 | 476 | 3,093 | 63 | 48 | 15 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 99 | 69 | 30 | 0 |
| 2017 | 462 | 3,149 | 81 | 57 | 24 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 102 | 87 | 15 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 121 | 98 | 22 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 80 | 57 | 22 | 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 | 1,178 | 9,366 | 138 | 58 | 80 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 156 | 86 | 70 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,105 | 9,534 | 188 | 93 | 94 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 176 | 84 | 92 | 0 |
| 2021 | 872 | 7,684 | 197 | 81 | 115 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 326 | 101 | 226 | 0 |
| 2019 | 476 | 3,093 | 118 | 39 | 76 | 3 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 162 | 50 | 112 | 0 |
| 2017 | 462 | 3,149 | 120 | 71 | 49 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 78 | 62 | 14 | 3 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 96 | 72 | 21 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 92 | 80 | 12 | 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.
Landscape
- Counties
- Powell, Deer Lodge, Granite counties
- National forests
- Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- Lost Creek, Warm Springs, Blue Eyed Nellie, Stucky Ridge
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- Flint Creek Range
- Highest named summits
- Mount Powell (≈10,039 ft), Deer Lodge Mountain (≈9,675 ft), Racetrack Peak (≈9,439 ft), Goat Mountain (≈9,226 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Racetrack Pass, Game Pass, Low Pass
- Towns and places
- Anaconda, Cable City (historical), Danielsville, Deer Lodge, Fredrickson (historical), Galen, Garrison, Georgetown, Gold Coin (historical), Lost Creek, Opportunity, Pioneer, Prison Farm, Racetrack
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.