Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 3 (Bozeman)

District 320

Montana hunting district 320 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 3 (Bozeman): 803 sq mi in Madison, Jefferson counties; 47% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest); median elevation 6,024 ft; FWP estimated 451 elk harvested in 2025.

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FWP district boundary, 2026 regulations. A boundary on a map does not grant access to any land inside it.

Area803 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP47%

Median elevation6,024 ft

Elevation range4,268–10,381 ft

What stands out

Elk harvest up sharply of 106 deer, elk and lion districts: +141% (2013–2015 vs 2023–2025 three-year averages). FWP harvest estimates (calculated)
Among the highest elk harvests of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 451 elk harvested in 2025 (FWP estimate). FWP harvest estimates
Among the most rugged of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 6,112 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)

Publicly administered land

US Forest Service	34.2%
Bureau of Land Management	8.4%
Montana state trust land	4.4%
City & county	0.2%
Other State of Montana	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	451	318	127	6
2024	2,286	16,710	379	196	168	15
2023	n/e	n/e	407	243	158	6
2022	2,297	15,034	589	335	249	5
2021	n/e	n/e	279	163	108	8
2020	1,052	7,469	207	119	81	7
2019	n/e	n/e	233	110	115	9
2018	1,024	6,199	189	83	100	6
2017	n/e	n/e	217	117	91	9
2016	1,084	7,152	161	81	80	0
2015	948	6,012	209	84	98	26
2014	995	5,410	152	76	71	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	2,611	16,728	1,305	700	587	18
2024	n/e	n/e	1,378	793	575	10
2023	2,647	17,361	1,222	686	509	26
2022	n/e	n/e	1,355	787	549	19
2021	1,490	8,870	815	456	359	0
2020	n/e	n/e	831	447	381	4
2019	1,360	8,169	729	444	286	0
2018	n/e	n/e	871	444	426	0
2017	1,490	8,156	983	581	399	3
2016	n/e	n/e	829	479	347	4
2015	n/e	n/e	778	370	393	15
2014	n/e	n/e	714	393	316	5

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	2,611	16,728	396	308	88	0
2024	n/e	n/e	381	303	78	0
2023	2,647	17,361	393	264	123	7
2022	n/e	n/e	434	325	106	3
2021	1,490	8,870	263	183	80	0
2020	n/e	n/e	208	179	30	0
2019	1,360	8,169	182	139	43	0
2018	n/e	n/e	217	158	59	0
2017	1,490	8,156	269	214	56	0
2016	n/e	n/e	283	209	73	0
2015	n/e	n/e	135	129	6	0
2014	n/e	n/e	122	122	0	0

Whitetail harvest estimates

Year	Hunters	Days	Total Harvest	Bucks	Does	Fawns
2025	2,611	16,728	909	392	499	18
2024	n/e	n/e	997	490	497	10
2023	2,647	17,361	829	423	387	20
2022	n/e	n/e	921	462	443	16
2021	1,490	8,870	552	272	280	0
2020	n/e	n/e	623	268	351	4
2019	1,360	8,169	547	305	243	0
2018	n/e	n/e	654	286	368	0
2017	1,490	8,156	713	367	343	3
2016	n/e	n/e	547	269	274	4
2015	n/e	n/e	643	241	387	15
2014	n/e	n/e	593	272	316	5

Landscape

Counties: Madison, Jefferson counties
National forests: Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Wilderness: None
Wildlife management areas: —
Mountain ranges (GNIS): Tobacco Root Mountains
Highest named summits: Hollowtop Mountain (≈10,505 ft), Granite Peak (≈10,479 ft), Mount Jefferson (≈10,308 ft), Lonesome Peak (≈10,302 ft)
Passes and gaps: Mustard Pass, Low Pass, Spuhler Saddle, Windy Pass, Tom Graham Pass
Towns and places: Adobe (historical), Brandon, Cardwell, Central City (historical), Iron Rod (historical), Jefferson Island, Junction, Leiterville, Mammoth, McAllister, Norris, Piedmont, Pony, Renova

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

HD 311 13% public · 4,721 ft median
HD 340 48% public · 5,748 ft median
HD 323 70% public · 7,113 ft median
HD 322 26% public · 5,692 ft median
HD 304 42% public · 6,217 ft median
HD 360 55% public · 7,429 ft median
HD 370 37% public · 5,312 ft median
HD 380 41% public · 4,923 ft median

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.