Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 2 (Missoula)
District 292
Montana hunting district 292 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 2 (Missoula): 484 sq mi in Missoula, Granite, Powell counties; 48% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 5,026 ft; FWP estimated 121 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the most Block Management of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 9 BMAs, about 91,028 acres. FWP Block Management (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| Bureau of Land Management | 24.1% | |
| Montana state trust land | 23.9% | |
| Other State of Montana | 3.7% | |
| 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.
Elk harvest estimates
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Bulls | Cows | Calves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | n/e | n/e | 121 | 86 | 32 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1,172 | 9,053 | 82 | 68 | 14 | 0 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 97 | 69 | 28 | 0 |
| 2022 | 948 | 6,711 | 87 | 73 | 14 | 0 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 95 | 74 | 21 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1,208 | 9,038 | 90 | 69 | 21 | 0 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 127 | 72 | 52 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1,492 | 10,512 | 164 | 73 | 85 | 6 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 138 | 99 | 39 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1,399 | 10,220 | 130 | 64 | 64 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1,578 | 11,642 | 155 | 73 | 70 | 12 |
| 2014 | 1,768 | 11,562 | 160 | 71 | 86 | 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 (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 | 1,492 | 9,373 | 531 | 483 | 48 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 554 | 492 | 62 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,477 | 8,958 | 468 | 407 | 59 | 2 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 466 | 408 | 58 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1,128 | 6,775 | 449 | 366 | 83 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 465 | 401 | 61 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1,155 | 7,213 | 406 | 373 | 30 | 3 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 427 | 344 | 78 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1,227 | 7,718 | 554 | 466 | 88 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 590 | 509 | 70 | 11 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 570 | 510 | 58 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 534 | 468 | 67 | 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 | 1,492 | 9,373 | 242 | 242 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 235 | 235 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,477 | 8,958 | 158 | 158 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 112 | 110 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1,128 | 6,775 | 149 | 135 | 14 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 123 | 123 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1,155 | 7,213 | 119 | 116 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 125 | 125 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1,227 | 7,718 | 211 | 209 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 219 | 216 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 250 | 247 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 217 | 216 | 1 | 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 | 1,492 | 9,373 | 289 | 241 | 48 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 319 | 257 | 62 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,477 | 8,958 | 311 | 249 | 59 | 2 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 354 | 299 | 56 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1,128 | 6,775 | 300 | 231 | 69 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 342 | 278 | 61 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1,155 | 7,213 | 287 | 257 | 27 | 3 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 302 | 219 | 78 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1,227 | 7,718 | 342 | 257 | 85 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 370 | 292 | 70 | 8 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 321 | 263 | 55 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 318 | 252 | 66 | 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
- Missoula, Granite, Powell counties
- National forests
- —
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- Blackfoot-Clearwater
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- —
- Highest named summits
- Elevation Mountain (≈7,001 ft), Mount Baldy (≈6,900 ft), Granite Mountain (≈6,847 ft), Chamberlain Mountain (≈6,811 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- None named in GNIS
- Towns and places
- Baird (historical), Beartown, Bradman, Byrne, Clearwater, Coloma, Copper Cliff, Garnet, Greenough, Nimrod, Piltzville, Potomac, Reynolds City, Springtown
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
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.