Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 4 (Great Falls)
District 411
Montana hunting district 411 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 4 (Great Falls): 1,179 sq mi in Fergus, Petroleum counties; 20% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 4,350 ft; FWP estimated 700 elk harvested in 2020.
What stands out
- Among the highest elk harvests of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 700 elk harvested in 2020 (FWP estimate). FWP harvest estimates
- Among the most rugged of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 5,696 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 8.8% | |
| Bureau of Land Management | 7.8% | |
| Montana state trust land | 3.8% | |
| City & county | 0.5% | |
| US Fish & Wildlife Service | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,976 | 13,506 | 700 | 345 | 338 | 18 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 615 | 188 | 406 | 22 |
| 2018 | 1,849 | 12,414 | 560 | 192 | 350 | 18 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 630 | 205 | 402 | 23 |
| 2016 | 1,680 | 10,515 | 497 | 155 | 307 | 36 |
| 2015 | 1,436 | 10,461 | 336 | 166 | 147 | 23 |
| 2014 | 1,332 | 7,985 | 296 | 125 | 145 | 25 |
| 2013 | n/e | n/e | 315 | 150 | 155 | 11 |
| 2012 | 1,420 | 9,772 | 354 | 183 | 156 | 15 |
| 2011 | 1,265 | 8,855 | 271 | 142 | 117 | 13 |
| 2010 | 1,235 | 9,518 | 339 | 186 | 124 | 28 |
| 2009 | 1,260 | 8,265 | 238 | 140 | 85 | 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 | 2,383 | 14,657 | 1,225 | 921 | 302 | 2 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 1,538 | 1,114 | 425 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2,390 | 13,501 | 1,386 | 990 | 396 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 1,477 | 1,030 | 437 | 10 |
| 2021 | 2,654 | 15,250 | 1,739 | 1,242 | 497 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 1,760 | 1,229 | 526 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2,594 | 13,808 | 1,848 | 1,328 | 498 | 23 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 1,563 | 1,119 | 438 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2,427 | 12,233 | 1,576 | 1,330 | 241 | 4 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 1,556 | 1,320 | 231 | 4 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 1,493 | 1,296 | 186 | 12 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 1,212 | 1,086 | 123 | 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 | 2,383 | 14,657 | 394 | 372 | 22 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 439 | 416 | 22 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2,390 | 13,501 | 433 | 384 | 49 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 435 | 350 | 83 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2,654 | 15,250 | 635 | 527 | 108 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 707 | 616 | 89 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2,594 | 13,808 | 793 | 714 | 73 | 6 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 600 | 538 | 62 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2,427 | 12,233 | 707 | 662 | 46 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 735 | 655 | 80 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 592 | 588 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 505 | 505 | 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 | 2,383 | 14,657 | 831 | 550 | 280 | 2 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 1,100 | 697 | 402 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2,390 | 13,501 | 953 | 607 | 347 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 1,041 | 680 | 354 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2,654 | 15,250 | 1,104 | 715 | 389 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 1,053 | 613 | 436 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2,594 | 13,808 | 1,055 | 614 | 425 | 16 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 963 | 581 | 376 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2,427 | 12,233 | 868 | 668 | 196 | 4 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 821 | 666 | 151 | 4 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 902 | 709 | 184 | 9 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 708 | 582 | 123 | 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
- Fergus, Petroleum counties
- National forests
- Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- —
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- Big Snowy Mountains, Pike Creek Hills
- Highest named summits
- Greathouse Peak (≈8,638 ft), West Peak (≈8,169 ft), Jump Off Peak (≈7,359 ft), Mount Harlow (≈7,162 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Half Moon Pass
- Towns and places
- Akerville (historical), Battrick (historical), Beaver Creek, Becket, Box Springs (historical), Cottonwood, Dryland (historical), Forestgrove, Glengarry, Grass Range, Heath, Lewistown, Lewistown Junction, Moore
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.