Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 4 (Great Falls)
District 400
Montana hunting district 400 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 4 (Great Falls): 1,891 sq mi in Liberty, Pondera, Chouteau, Toole counties; 10% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 3,219 ft; FWP estimated 27 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the quietest for elk hunters of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 0.7 elk hunter-days per square mile in 2024. FWP harvest estimates (calculated per sq mi)
- Among the lowest elk harvests of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 27 elk harvested in 2025 (FWP estimate). FWP harvest estimates
- Among the most private of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 10% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
- Among the most Block Management of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 17 BMAs, about 152,508 acres. FWP Block Management (calculated)
- Among the largest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 1,891 square miles. FWP district boundary
- Among the flattest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 1,234 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| Montana state trust land | 8.2% | |
| Other federal | 2.7% | |
| Bureau of Land Management | 2.0% | |
| City & county | 0.3% |
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 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| 2024 | 202 | 1,332 | 29 | 6 | 23 | 0 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 33 | 12 | 18 | 3 |
| 2022 | 129 | 865 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 264 | 1,797 | 90 | 44 | 46 | 0 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 23 | 8 | 15 | 0 |
| 2018 | 129 | 594 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2016 | 127 | 862 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 104 | 505 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 85 | 459 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 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 (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 | 2,000 | 12,562 | 1,091 | 777 | 311 | 3 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 1,194 | 768 | 420 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1,918 | 10,431 | 1,314 | 910 | 404 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 1,034 | 682 | 350 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1,769 | 8,700 | 1,196 | 863 | 326 | 7 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 1,180 | 822 | 345 | 13 |
| 2019 | 1,435 | 6,630 | 902 | 595 | 303 | 5 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 894 | 631 | 260 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1,370 | 6,080 | 825 | 661 | 161 | 3 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 789 | 685 | 83 | 21 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 557 | 545 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 495 | 475 | 14 | 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 (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 | 2,000 | 12,562 | 725 | 573 | 149 | 3 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 759 | 547 | 212 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,918 | 10,431 | 849 | 640 | 209 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 642 | 474 | 166 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1,769 | 8,700 | 788 | 631 | 154 | 4 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 742 | 580 | 153 | 9 |
| 2019 | 1,435 | 6,630 | 560 | 431 | 124 | 5 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 582 | 471 | 111 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1,370 | 6,080 | 646 | 528 | 118 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 647 | 568 | 61 | 18 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 451 | 445 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 399 | 396 | 0 | 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.
Whitetail harvest estimates
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Bucks | Does | Fawns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,000 | 12,562 | 366 | 203 | 162 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 435 | 221 | 208 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1,918 | 10,431 | 465 | 270 | 195 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 392 | 208 | 184 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1,769 | 8,700 | 408 | 233 | 172 | 3 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 438 | 242 | 192 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1,435 | 6,630 | 342 | 163 | 179 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 312 | 160 | 149 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1,370 | 6,080 | 179 | 133 | 43 | 3 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 142 | 117 | 22 | 3 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 106 | 101 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 96 | 79 | 14 | 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
- Liberty, Pondera, Chouteau, Toole counties
- National forests
- —
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- —
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- —
- Highest named summits
- Goose Bill Butte (≈3,724 ft), Conrad Butte (≈3,635 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- None named in GNIS
- Towns and places
- Ashmoor (historical), Camrose Colony, Chester, Dunkirk, Fort Benton, Fowler, George (historical), Hay Coulee (historical), Ledger, Naismith, Pleasant Valley (historical), Riverview Colony, Russell (historical), Selma (historical)
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.