Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 3 (Bozeman)
District 310
Montana hunting district 310 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 3 (Bozeman): 314 sq mi in Gallatin, Madison counties; 91% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Custer Gallatin National Forest); median elevation 8,018 ft; FWP estimated 58 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the most public of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 91% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
- Among the highest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: median elevation 8,018 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
- Among the most wilderness of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 23% designated wilderness. USFS wilderness boundaries (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 86.5% | |
| Montana FWP | 4.3% |
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 | 58 | 52 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 908 | 7,510 | 117 | 98 | 15 | 3 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 78 | 60 | 15 | 3 |
| 2022 | 873 | 6,855 | 199 | 187 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 108 | 86 | 17 | 4 |
| 2020 | 746 | 5,745 | 124 | 97 | 27 | 0 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 97 | 84 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 | 752 | 5,685 | 100 | 94 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 137 | 111 | 26 | 0 |
| 2016 | 995 | 7,229 | 112 | 93 | 19 | 0 |
| 2015 | 913 | 6,642 | 143 | 128 | 15 | 0 |
| 2014 | 756 | 5,497 | 108 | 98 | 7 | 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 | 527 | 3,514 | 74 | 67 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 60 | 45 | 12 | 3 |
| 2023 | 504 | 3,778 | 91 | 76 | 15 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 56 | 41 | 15 | 0 |
| 2021 | 295 | 1,884 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 343 | 2,285 | 66 | 49 | 17 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 40 | 31 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 332 | 2,145 | 51 | 35 | 16 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 39 | 33 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 39 | 23 | 16 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 25 | 9 | 16 | 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 | 527 | 3,514 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 39 | 30 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 504 | 3,778 | 55 | 52 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 295 | 1,884 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 343 | 2,285 | 52 | 42 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 332 | 2,145 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 11 | 9 | 3 | 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 | 527 | 3,514 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 21 | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 504 | 3,778 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 25 | 10 | 15 | 0 |
| 2021 | 295 | 1,884 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 343 | 2,285 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 332 | 2,145 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 13 | 0 | 13 | 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, Madison counties
- National forests
- Custer Gallatin National Forest
- Wilderness
- Lee Metcalf Wilderness (23%)
- Wildlife management areas
- Gallatin
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- —
- Highest named summits
- Koch Peak (≈11,119 ft), Taylor Peaks (≈11,119 ft), Imp Peak (≈11,010 ft), Woodward Mountain (≈10,509 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Buffalo Horn Pass, Daly Pass, Tepee Pass
- Towns and places
- Big Sky Canyon Village, Eldridge (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.