Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 3 (Bozeman)
District 311
Montana hunting district 311 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 3 (Bozeman): 565 sq mi in Gallatin, Madison, Jefferson, Broadwater counties; 13% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 4,721 ft; FWP estimated 198 elk harvested in 2025.
Publicly administered land
| Montana state trust land | 10.1% | |
| Bureau of Land Management | 2.2% | |
| Montana FWP | 0.9% | |
| Other State of Montana | 0.8% | |
| City & county | 0.1% | |
| US Forest Service | 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 | 198 | 56 | 136 | 7 |
| 2024 | 794 | 5,776 | 238 | 75 | 161 | 3 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 215 | 68 | 135 | 12 |
| 2022 | 954 | 6,417 | 295 | 114 | 161 | 19 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 447 | 160 | 284 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1,644 | 11,202 | 574 | 233 | 315 | 26 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 440 | 162 | 265 | 12 |
| 2018 | 1,904 | 13,105 | 543 | 169 | 348 | 25 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 648 | 179 | 437 | 32 |
| 2016 | 1,124 | 6,834 | 224 | 116 | 97 | 11 |
| 2015 | 1,157 | 7,129 | 341 | 130 | 192 | 19 |
| 2014 | 1,086 | 6,212 | 258 | 129 | 121 | 8 |
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 | 1,633 | 9,458 | 948 | 534 | 414 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 1,087 | 641 | 443 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1,596 | 9,556 | 968 | 585 | 378 | 5 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 935 | 561 | 369 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1,928 | 12,380 | 1,110 | 651 | 455 | 4 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 1,186 | 692 | 491 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2,519 | 14,179 | 1,256 | 721 | 534 | 2 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 1,152 | 657 | 491 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2,288 | 12,162 | 1,576 | 796 | 762 | 18 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 1,118 | 695 | 411 | 12 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 928 | 542 | 370 | 13 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 706 | 430 | 273 | 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 (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 | 1,633 | 9,458 | 295 | 236 | 59 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 395 | 328 | 66 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,596 | 9,556 | 320 | 266 | 52 | 2 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 306 | 240 | 64 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1,928 | 12,380 | 413 | 303 | 105 | 4 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 336 | 254 | 82 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2,519 | 14,179 | 342 | 263 | 76 | 2 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 364 | 268 | 96 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2,288 | 12,162 | 437 | 344 | 90 | 3 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 333 | 296 | 37 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 268 | 227 | 42 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 190 | 190 | 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 | 1,633 | 9,458 | 653 | 298 | 355 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 692 | 312 | 377 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1,596 | 9,556 | 648 | 319 | 326 | 3 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 629 | 321 | 305 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1,928 | 12,380 | 697 | 348 | 349 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 850 | 437 | 410 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2,519 | 14,179 | 915 | 457 | 458 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 788 | 389 | 395 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2,288 | 12,162 | 1,139 | 452 | 672 | 15 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 786 | 399 | 375 | 12 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 657 | 316 | 328 | 13 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 516 | 241 | 273 | 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 (2018, 2020, 2022, 2024). Boundaries of a numbered district can change between years.
Landscape
- Counties
- Gallatin, Madison, Jefferson, Broadwater counties
- National forests
- —
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- —
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- —
- Highest named summits
- East Butte (≈6,654 ft), London Hills (≈6,240 ft), London Peak (≈6,240 ft), Red Mountain (≈5,614 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- None named in GNIS
- Towns and places
- Amsterdam, Arnold, Beals, Belgrade Junction, Buell, Churchill, Eau Clair (historical), Greenwood, Harrison, Harrison Mill, Jefferson (historical), La Hood Park, Lower Madison (historical), Sappington
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.