Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 2 (Missoula)
District 214
Montana hunting district 214 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 2 (Missoula): 116 sq mi in Deer Lodge County; 54% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest); median elevation 7,270 ft; FWP estimated 25 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Elk harvest down sharply of 106 deer, elk and lion districts: -57% (2013–2015 vs 2023–2025 three-year averages). FWP harvest estimates (calculated)
- Among the lowest elk harvests of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 25 elk harvested in 2025 (FWP estimate). FWP harvest estimates
- Among the busiest for elk hunters of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 29.9 elk hunter-days per square mile in 2024. FWP harvest estimates (calculated per sq mi)
- Among the smallest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 116 square miles. FWP district boundary
- Among the highest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: median elevation 7,270 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 38.6% | |
| Montana FWP | 14.8% | |
| City & county | 4.4% | |
| Montana state trust land | 0.7% |
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 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 393 | 3,474 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 326 | 2,434 | 43 | 41 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 301 | 2,628 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 52 | 14 | 34 | 4 |
| 2018 | 514 | 4,130 | 75 | 34 | 37 | 3 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 119 | 82 | 36 | 2 |
| 2016 | 624 | 4,352 | 79 | 46 | 33 | 0 |
| 2015 | 732 | 6,478 | 111 | 73 | 35 | 3 |
| 2014 | 685 | 4,728 | 92 | 51 | 35 | 6 |
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 | 360 | 2,384 | 73 | 55 | 18 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 96 | 84 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 | 334 | 2,362 | 63 | 60 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 73 | 60 | 13 | 0 |
| 2021 | 149 | 1,200 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 58 | 51 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 265 | 1,827 | 65 | 55 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 83 | 73 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 292 | 2,246 | 79 | 67 | 9 | 3 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 74 | 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 123 | 114 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 72 | 63 | 9 | 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 | 360 | 2,384 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 45 | 41 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 334 | 2,362 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 149 | 1,200 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 265 | 1,827 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 292 | 2,246 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 26 | 26 | 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 | 360 | 2,384 | 59 | 45 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 52 | 42 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 334 | 2,362 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 53 | 40 | 13 | 0 |
| 2021 | 149 | 1,200 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 35 | 29 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 265 | 1,827 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 53 | 43 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 292 | 2,246 | 57 | 46 | 9 | 3 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 69 | 60 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 46 | 37 | 9 | 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
- Deer Lodge County
- National forests
- Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
- Wilderness
- Anaconda Pintler Wilderness (1%)
- Wildlife management areas
- Garrity Mountain, Mount Haggin
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
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- Highest named summits
- Mount Haggin (≈10,499 ft), Garrity Mountain (≈7,986 ft), Grassy Mountain (≈7,953 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- None named in GNIS
- Towns and places
- Stump Town, Sunnyside
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.