Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 3 (Bozeman)
District 313
Montana hunting district 313 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 3 (Bozeman): 195 sq mi in Park County; 86% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Custer Gallatin National Forest); median elevation 7,664 ft; FWP estimated 282 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the busiest for elk hunters of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 50.8 elk hunter-days per square mile in 2024. FWP harvest estimates (calculated per sq mi)
- Among the most wilderness of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 45% designated wilderness. USFS wilderness boundaries (calculated)
- Among the highest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: median elevation 7,664 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
- Among the most public of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 86% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
- Among the smallest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 195 square miles. FWP district boundary
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 80.0% | |
| Montana FWP | 4.2% | |
| Bureau of Land Management | 1.0% | |
| Montana state trust land | 0.9% | |
| National Park Service | 0.1% | |
| City & county | 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 | 282 | 188 | 91 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1,326 | 9,905 | 346 | 238 | 108 | 0 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 289 | 238 | 48 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1,307 | 8,921 | 335 | 298 | 37 | 0 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 318 | 237 | 81 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1,262 | 9,557 | 367 | 288 | 79 | 0 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 321 | 237 | 84 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1,175 | 7,336 | 310 | 230 | 75 | 5 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 364 | 305 | 56 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1,055 | 7,149 | 154 | 103 | 52 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1,318 | 8,639 | 509 | 472 | 35 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1,017 | 6,776 | 349 | 315 | 31 | 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 | 810 | 5,205 | 248 | 214 | 34 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 257 | 240 | 17 | 0 |
| 2023 | 633 | 4,776 | 192 | 160 | 32 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 226 | 176 | 50 | 0 |
| 2021 | 733 | 4,594 | 191 | 148 | 43 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 213 | 152 | 61 | 0 |
| 2019 | 839 | 5,423 | 285 | 225 | 60 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 312 | 254 | 58 | 0 |
| 2017 | 820 | 4,925 | 381 | 311 | 71 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 356 | 283 | 71 | 2 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 305 | 255 | 50 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 236 | 219 | 17 | 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 | 810 | 5,205 | 198 | 187 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 233 | 225 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 633 | 4,776 | 156 | 147 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 189 | 151 | 38 | 0 |
| 2021 | 733 | 4,594 | 164 | 140 | 25 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 174 | 135 | 38 | 0 |
| 2019 | 839 | 5,423 | 234 | 193 | 41 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 258 | 220 | 38 | 0 |
| 2017 | 820 | 4,925 | 303 | 278 | 25 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 264 | 243 | 19 | 2 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 206 | 206 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 202 | 202 | 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 | 810 | 5,205 | 50 | 27 | 23 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 633 | 4,776 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 37 | 25 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021 | 733 | 4,594 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 40 | 17 | 23 | 0 |
| 2019 | 839 | 5,423 | 52 | 32 | 20 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 54 | 35 | 20 | 0 |
| 2017 | 820 | 4,925 | 78 | 32 | 46 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 92 | 39 | 52 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 99 | 49 | 50 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 34 | 17 | 17 | 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
- Park County
- National forests
- Custer Gallatin National Forest
- Wilderness
- Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness (45%)
- Wildlife management areas
- Dome Mountain
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
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- Highest named summits
- Sheep Mountain (≈10,433 ft), Sliding Mountain (≈9,308 ft), Palmer Mountain (≈9,272 ft), Oregon Mountain (≈8,852 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- None named in GNIS
- Towns and places
- Corwin Springs, Gardiner, Jardine
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.