Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 3 (Bozeman)
District 301
Montana hunting district 301 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 3 (Bozeman): 328 sq mi in Gallatin, Park counties; 85% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Custer Gallatin National Forest); median elevation 7,162 ft; FWP estimated 153 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the highest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: median elevation 7,162 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 81.9% | |
| Montana state trust land | 3.2% | |
| City & county | 1.8% |
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 | 153 | 92 | 54 | 7 |
| 2024 | 1,107 | 8,029 | 110 | 44 | 60 | 6 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 123 | 91 | 32 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1,135 | 7,811 | 231 | 181 | 49 | 0 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 144 | 112 | 32 | 0 |
| 2020 | 967 | 6,225 | 124 | 85 | 39 | 0 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 135 | 93 | 42 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1,087 | 6,630 | 163 | 80 | 79 | 3 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 153 | 83 | 67 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1,069 | 7,695 | 92 | 54 | 30 | 8 |
| 2015 | 1,032 | 7,647 | 125 | 70 | 47 | 9 |
| 2014 | 1,192 | 7,895 | 120 | 69 | 48 | 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 | 1,106 | 6,509 | 315 | 246 | 69 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 301 | 235 | 66 | 0 |
| 2023 | 952 | 6,492 | 241 | 174 | 67 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 229 | 160 | 69 | 0 |
| 2021 | 704 | 4,334 | 221 | 162 | 59 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 243 | 164 | 79 | 0 |
| 2019 | 805 | 4,696 | 194 | 152 | 41 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 251 | 185 | 66 | 0 |
| 2017 | 773 | 5,186 | 297 | 210 | 83 | 3 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 291 | 213 | 78 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 174 | 123 | 51 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 186 | 144 | 42 | 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 | 1,106 | 6,509 | 146 | 137 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 99 | 94 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 952 | 6,492 | 102 | 94 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 105 | 82 | 23 | 0 |
| 2021 | 704 | 4,334 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 74 | 67 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 805 | 4,696 | 74 | 71 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 120 | 103 | 17 | 0 |
| 2017 | 773 | 5,186 | 97 | 80 | 18 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 116 | 107 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 79 | 71 | 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.
Whitetail harvest estimates
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Bucks | Does | Fawns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,106 | 6,509 | 169 | 109 | 60 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 202 | 142 | 60 | 0 |
| 2023 | 952 | 6,492 | 139 | 80 | 59 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 124 | 78 | 46 | 0 |
| 2021 | 704 | 4,334 | 146 | 87 | 59 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 170 | 97 | 72 | 0 |
| 2019 | 805 | 4,696 | 119 | 81 | 38 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 131 | 82 | 49 | 0 |
| 2017 | 773 | 5,186 | 200 | 131 | 66 | 3 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 176 | 107 | 69 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 108 | 57 | 51 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 107 | 74 | 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.
Landscape
- Counties
- Gallatin, Park counties
- National forests
- Custer Gallatin National Forest
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- —
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- —
- Highest named summits
- Hyalite Peak (≈10,194 ft), Mount Bole (≈10,177 ft), Mount Blackmore (≈10,095 ft), Overlook Mountain (≈10,069 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- None named in GNIS
- Towns and places
- Little Bear (historical)
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.