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

District 360

Montana hunting district 360 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 3 (Bozeman): 678 sq mi in Madison, Gallatin counties; 55% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest); median elevation 7,429 ft; FWP estimated 629 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.

Area678 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP55%

Median elevation7,429 ft

Elevation range4,806–10,823 ft

What stands out

Among the highest elk harvests of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 629 elk harvested in 2025 (FWP estimate). FWP harvest estimates
Among the busiest for elk hunters of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 37.9 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: 29% designated wilderness. USFS wilderness boundaries (calculated)
Among the highest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: median elevation 7,429 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Among the most rugged of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 6,017 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)

Publicly administered land

US Forest Service	50.2%
Montana state trust land	2.4%
Bureau of Land Management	1.1%
Montana FWP	0.9%

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	629	258	364	7
2024	3,402	25,702	1,099	377	695	27
2023	n/e	n/e	714	313	379	23
2022	3,541	24,210	1,697	733	902	62
2021	n/e	n/e	794	366	390	38
2020	2,281	16,174	533	263	250	19
2019	n/e	n/e	528	256	260	12
2018	2,190	14,445	633	310	285	39
2017	n/e	n/e	545	299	223	22
2016	2,382	15,499	462	215	224	22
2015	2,307	14,241	721	384	302	35
2014	1,896	10,719	401	206	181	14

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	1,637	10,661	483	328	155	0
2024	n/e	n/e	481	346	128	7
2023	1,484	10,206	383	281	95	6
2022	n/e	n/e	462	289	171	3
2021	1,139	7,573	341	228	113	0
2020	n/e	n/e	366	246	117	3
2019	1,294	8,778	466	315	144	7
2018	n/e	n/e	526	325	199	3
2017	1,356	8,452	559	347	212	0
2016	n/e	n/e	510	323	187	0
2015	n/e	n/e	521	315	195	11
2014	n/e	n/e	484	273	205	7

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	1,637	10,661	221	202	20	0
2024	n/e	n/e	221	208	9	3
2023	1,484	10,206	182	163	16	3
2022	n/e	n/e	198	184	14	0
2021	1,139	7,573	141	134	7	0
2020	n/e	n/e	146	139	7	0
2019	1,294	8,778	182	156	26	0
2018	n/e	n/e	202	181	22	0
2017	1,356	8,452	214	202	12	0
2016	n/e	n/e	171	158	12	0
2015	n/e	n/e	196	187	6	3
2014	n/e	n/e	150	137	13	0

Whitetail harvest estimates

Year	Hunters	Days	Total Harvest	Bucks	Does	Fawns
2025	1,637	10,661	262	127	135	0
2024	n/e	n/e	260	138	118	4
2023	1,484	10,206	201	118	80	3
2022	n/e	n/e	264	104	157	3
2021	1,139	7,573	200	94	105	0
2020	n/e	n/e	220	107	110	3
2019	1,294	8,778	283	158	118	7
2018	n/e	n/e	324	144	177	3
2017	1,356	8,452	345	145	200	0
2016	n/e	n/e	339	165	175	0
2015	n/e	n/e	325	127	189	9
2014	n/e	n/e	334	136	191	7

Landscape

Counties: Madison, Gallatin counties
National forests: Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Custer Gallatin National Forest
Wilderness: Lee Metcalf Wilderness (29%)
Wildlife management areas: Bear Creek
Mountain ranges (GNIS): Madison Range
Highest named summits: Echo Peak (≈11,188 ft), Lone Mountain (≈11,053 ft), Hilgard Peak (≈10,928 ft), Sentinel Peak (≈10,764 ft)
Passes and gaps: Expedition Pass
Towns and places: Big Sky, Big Sky Mountain Village, Cameron, Grayling, Jeffers, Lakeview, Schusters Place, Watkins

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 310 91% public · 8,018 ft median
HD 323 70% public · 7,113 ft median
HD 304 42% public · 6,217 ft median
HD 361 80% public · 6,936 ft median
HD 320 47% public · 6,024 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.