Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 2 (Missoula)
District 293
Montana hunting district 293 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 2 (Missoula): 444 sq mi in Powell, Lewis And Clark counties; 56% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest); median elevation 5,758 ft; FWP estimated 231 elk harvested in 2025.
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 50.5% | |
| Montana state trust land | 3.7% | |
| Bureau of Land Management | 1.4% | |
| Montana FWP | 0.5% | |
| Other State of Montana | 0.2% |
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 | 231 | 144 | 84 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1,549 | 12,509 | 156 | 87 | 67 | 2 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 135 | 100 | 35 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1,138 | 8,347 | 141 | 103 | 36 | 2 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 124 | 92 | 32 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1,239 | 9,199 | 141 | 98 | 44 | 0 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 168 | 73 | 92 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1,427 | 10,315 | 175 | 100 | 74 | 2 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 179 | 127 | 44 | 8 |
| 2016 | 1,450 | 11,045 | 184 | 117 | 62 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1,635 | 12,645 | 145 | 85 | 57 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1,781 | 12,587 | 171 | 121 | 44 | 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 | 1,065 | 7,835 | 242 | 228 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 163 | 163 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,061 | 7,106 | 214 | 184 | 30 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 199 | 193 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 977 | 6,663 | 169 | 157 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 131 | 115 | 17 | 0 |
| 2019 | 886 | 5,809 | 120 | 116 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 149 | 133 | 13 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1,001 | 6,257 | 225 | 195 | 30 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 315 | 288 | 23 | 4 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 343 | 305 | 38 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 282 | 254 | 28 | 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 | 1,065 | 7,835 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,061 | 7,106 | 83 | 80 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 977 | 6,663 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 886 | 5,809 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 52 | 48 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1,001 | 6,257 | 89 | 86 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 189 | 182 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 192 | 189 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 130 | 130 | 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 | 1,065 | 7,835 | 176 | 162 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,061 | 7,106 | 131 | 104 | 27 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 119 | 112 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 977 | 6,663 | 119 | 107 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 78 | 61 | 17 | 0 |
| 2019 | 886 | 5,809 | 70 | 66 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 97 | 85 | 9 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1,001 | 6,257 | 136 | 109 | 27 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 127 | 106 | 17 | 4 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 151 | 116 | 35 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 152 | 124 | 28 | 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, Lewis And Clark counties
- National forests
- Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- Nevada Lake
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- —
- Highest named summits
- Black Mountain (≈8,310 ft), Nevada Mountain (≈8,199 ft), Ogden Mountain (≈7,352 ft), Meyers Hill (≈7,110 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Flesher Pass, Mullan Pass, Rogers Pass
- Towns and places
- Bald Butte, Blackfoot City (historical), Blossburg, Elliston, Ferris (historical), Finn, Keiley, McDonald, McGillvary, Mike Horse (historical), Quigley
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.