Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 3 (Bozeman)
District 390
Montana hunting district 390 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 3 (Bozeman): 340 sq mi in Broadwater, Gallatin, Meagher counties; 10% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 4,921 ft; FWP estimated 162 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the most private of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 10% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| Bureau of Land Management | 4.6% | |
| Montana state trust land | 3.3% | |
| US Forest Service | 1.7% | |
| Other federal | 0.2% |
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 | 162 | 97 | 61 | 4 |
| 2024 | 790 | 6,178 | 214 | 73 | 141 | 0 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 163 | 68 | 96 | 0 |
| 2022 | 722 | 4,807 | 202 | 100 | 99 | 3 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 143 | 62 | 77 | 4 |
| 2020 | 952 | 6,285 | 288 | 133 | 152 | 4 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 194 | 66 | 116 | 12 |
| 2018 | 1,072 | 9,062 | 318 | 102 | 207 | 9 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 453 | 214 | 210 | 29 |
| 2016 | 973 | 6,954 | 273 | 78 | 189 | 5 |
| 2015 | 763 | 5,496 | 309 | 146 | 154 | 10 |
| 2014 | 750 | 4,212 | 272 | 130 | 129 | 13 |
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 | 715 | 4,935 | 233 | 165 | 68 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 275 | 196 | 79 | 0 |
| 2023 | 666 | 4,513 | 223 | 187 | 35 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 234 | 158 | 76 | 0 |
| 2021 | 584 | 3,853 | 221 | 174 | 47 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 211 | 148 | 63 | 0 |
| 2019 | 580 | 3,967 | 248 | 153 | 95 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 209 | 104 | 105 | 0 |
| 2017 | 489 | 2,936 | 234 | 130 | 101 | 3 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 185 | 117 | 68 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 168 | 131 | 34 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 158 | 126 | 31 | 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 | 715 | 4,935 | 162 | 131 | 32 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 147 | 128 | 19 | 0 |
| 2023 | 666 | 4,513 | 150 | 141 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 150 | 125 | 24 | 0 |
| 2021 | 584 | 3,853 | 150 | 111 | 39 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 160 | 135 | 25 | 0 |
| 2019 | 580 | 3,967 | 150 | 86 | 64 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 158 | 80 | 78 | 0 |
| 2017 | 489 | 2,936 | 125 | 74 | 51 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 96 | 73 | 23 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 92 | 89 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 85 | 85 | 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 | 715 | 4,935 | 70 | 34 | 36 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 128 | 67 | 61 | 0 |
| 2023 | 666 | 4,513 | 72 | 46 | 26 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 84 | 32 | 52 | 0 |
| 2021 | 584 | 3,853 | 71 | 63 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 51 | 13 | 38 | 0 |
| 2019 | 580 | 3,967 | 98 | 67 | 31 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 51 | 24 | 27 | 0 |
| 2017 | 489 | 2,936 | 109 | 56 | 50 | 3 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 89 | 44 | 45 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 77 | 42 | 32 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 73 | 42 | 31 | 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
- Broadwater, Gallatin, Meagher counties
- National forests
- Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- —
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- —
- Highest named summits
- Sixmile Mountain (≈7,579 ft), Sherlock Mountain (≈6,555 ft), High Peak (≈5,525 ft), Cedar Hill (≈4,882 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- None named in GNIS
- Towns and places
- Brewer, Copper City, Deer Park, Eustis, Francis, Holker, Lombard, Sixteen, Toston
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.