Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 3 (Bozeman)
District 393
Montana hunting district 393 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 3 (Bozeman): 617 sq mi in Park, Gallatin, Meagher counties; 13% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 5,669 ft; FWP estimated 507 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the highest elk harvests of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 507 elk harvested in 2025 (FWP estimate). FWP harvest estimates
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 8.3% | |
| Montana state trust land | 3.9% | |
| Bureau of Land Management | 0.4% | |
| Other State of Montana | 0.2% | |
| 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 | 507 | 270 | 237 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2,048 | 14,310 | 590 | 237 | 345 | 8 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 542 | 298 | 229 | 15 |
| 2022 | 1,861 | 12,237 | 636 | 317 | 298 | 21 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 486 | 233 | 250 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1,877 | 11,472 | 565 | 345 | 203 | 17 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 528 | 199 | 306 | 23 |
| 2018 | 2,050 | 12,523 | 576 | 244 | 305 | 27 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 773 | 316 | 437 | 20 |
| 2016 | 2,097 | 13,563 | 510 | 192 | 306 | 13 |
| 2015 | 2,446 | 14,538 | 940 | 276 | 605 | 59 |
| 2014 | 2,283 | 12,278 | 745 | 284 | 424 | 37 |
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 | 1,671 | 9,555 | 598 | 464 | 134 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 596 | 486 | 107 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1,548 | 9,702 | 607 | 463 | 143 | 2 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 578 | 422 | 153 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1,405 | 9,290 | 572 | 439 | 133 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 599 | 424 | 175 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1,515 | 9,024 | 474 | 349 | 126 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 513 | 367 | 139 | 6 |
| 2017 | 1,531 | 8,661 | 571 | 400 | 168 | 3 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 630 | 496 | 134 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 469 | 332 | 132 | 6 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 499 | 349 | 147 | 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 | 1,671 | 9,555 | 353 | 325 | 28 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 345 | 308 | 37 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,548 | 9,702 | 375 | 338 | 35 | 2 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 332 | 281 | 51 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1,405 | 9,290 | 354 | 313 | 41 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 354 | 290 | 63 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1,515 | 9,024 | 262 | 219 | 43 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 282 | 240 | 42 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1,531 | 8,661 | 295 | 264 | 31 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 330 | 321 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 194 | 183 | 11 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 230 | 207 | 23 | 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 | 1,671 | 9,555 | 244 | 139 | 106 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 251 | 178 | 70 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1,548 | 9,702 | 233 | 125 | 108 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 246 | 141 | 102 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1,405 | 9,290 | 218 | 126 | 92 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 246 | 134 | 112 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1,515 | 9,024 | 213 | 130 | 82 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 231 | 127 | 97 | 6 |
| 2017 | 1,531 | 8,661 | 276 | 136 | 137 | 3 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 300 | 175 | 125 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 276 | 149 | 121 | 6 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 269 | 141 | 125 | 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
- Park, Gallatin, Meagher counties
- National forests
- Custer Gallatin National Forest
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- —
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- —
- Highest named summits
- Zade Mountain (≈8,114 ft), Hatfield Mountain (≈7,612 ft), Grassy Mountain (≈7,549 ft), Grouse Mountain (≈7,411 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- None named in GNIS
- Towns and places
- Bensons Landing (historical), Branding Iron Addition, Chadborn, Chestnut, Five Acre Tracts/Acreville Addition, Ford Place, Grannis, Green Acres Addition, High Ground Addition, Hoppers, Livingston, Lower Bridger (historical), Minnesota Addition, Muir
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.