Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 4 (Great Falls)
District 422
Montana hunting district 422 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 4 (Great Falls): 485 sq mi in Lewis And Clark County; 45% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest); median elevation 5,052 ft; FWP estimated 136 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the most wilderness of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 21% designated wilderness. USFS wilderness boundaries (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 35.8% | |
| Montana state trust land | 8.3% | |
| Bureau of Land Management | 1.0% |
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 | 136 | 52 | 84 | 0 |
| 2024 | 740 | 4,379 | 151 | 61 | 87 | 3 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 109 | 51 | 58 | 0 |
| 2022 | 627 | 3,890 | 133 | 75 | 54 | 3 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 140 | 42 | 98 | 0 |
| 2020 | 517 | 3,108 | 145 | 57 | 85 | 2 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 132 | 43 | 86 | 3 |
| 2018 | 670 | 4,192 | 165 | 51 | 112 | 2 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 242 | 91 | 149 | 3 |
| 2016 | 700 | 4,994 | 203 | 55 | 143 | 5 |
| 2015 | 572 | 3,724 | 165 | 63 | 93 | 9 |
| 2014 | 722 | 4,599 | 183 | 90 | 87 | 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 (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 | 714 | 4,040 | 306 | 183 | 123 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 274 | 193 | 80 | 0 |
| 2023 | 597 | 3,396 | 336 | 232 | 98 | 6 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 199 | 144 | 55 | 0 |
| 2021 | 462 | 2,469 | 224 | 144 | 76 | 4 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 241 | 159 | 78 | 3 |
| 2019 | 450 | 2,408 | 230 | 125 | 105 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 283 | 180 | 102 | 0 |
| 2017 | 670 | 3,737 | 334 | 255 | 79 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 299 | 239 | 53 | 7 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 172 | 158 | 11 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 153 | 133 | 17 | 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 | 714 | 4,040 | 119 | 105 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 136 | 115 | 21 | 0 |
| 2023 | 597 | 3,396 | 141 | 125 | 17 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 80 | 77 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 462 | 2,469 | 91 | 60 | 31 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 73 | 66 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 450 | 2,408 | 62 | 55 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 87 | 74 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017 | 670 | 3,737 | 140 | 129 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 144 | 141 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 65 | 65 | 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 | 714 | 4,040 | 187 | 77 | 110 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 137 | 78 | 59 | 0 |
| 2023 | 597 | 3,396 | 195 | 108 | 81 | 6 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 119 | 68 | 51 | 0 |
| 2021 | 462 | 2,469 | 134 | 85 | 45 | 4 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 167 | 93 | 75 | 0 |
| 2019 | 450 | 2,408 | 169 | 70 | 99 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 196 | 106 | 90 | 0 |
| 2017 | 670 | 3,737 | 194 | 126 | 68 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 155 | 98 | 50 | 7 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 100 | 86 | 11 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 88 | 68 | 17 | 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
- Lewis And Clark County
- National forests
- Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
- Wilderness
- Scapegoat Wilderness (21%)
- Wildlife management areas
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- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
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- Highest named summits
- Scapegoat Mountain (≈9,091 ft), Flint Mountain (≈8,983 ft), Caribou Peak (≈8,622 ft), Cigarette Rock (≈8,156 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Straight Creek Pass, Elbow Pass, Lewis and Clark Pass, Welcome Pass, Elk Pass
- Towns and places
- Clemons (historical), Frost (historical), La Chapelle Place, Lower Ellis Place, Upper Ellis Place
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.