Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 4 (Great Falls)
District 424
Montana hunting district 424 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 4 (Great Falls): 95 sq mi in Lewis And Clark County; 98% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest); median elevation 6,375 ft; FWP estimated 4 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the lowest elk harvests of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 4 elk harvested in 2025 (FWP estimate). FWP harvest estimates
- Among the most public of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 98% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
- Among the most wilderness of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 33% designated wilderness. USFS wilderness boundaries (calculated)
- Elk harvest down sharply of 106 deer, elk and lion districts: -36% (2013–2015 vs 2023–2025 three-year averages). FWP harvest estimates (calculated)
- Among the smallest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 95 square miles. FWP district boundary
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 98.2% |
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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 279 | 1,391 | 29 | 8 | 18 | 3 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 210 | 1,099 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 228 | 1,703 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 41 | 21 | 17 | 3 |
| 2018 | 296 | 1,796 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 311 | 2,030 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| 2015 | 355 | 2,213 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 393 | 2,327 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 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 | 217 | 1,328 | 99 | 55 | 44 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 51 | 39 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 | 168 | 861 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 52 | 33 | 19 | 0 |
| 2021 | 175 | 1,273 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 134 | 800 | 30 | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 31 | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 163 | 911 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 52 | 49 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 54 | 54 | 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.
Mule Deer harvest estimates
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Bucks | Does | Fawns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 217 | 1,328 | 37 | 34 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 168 | 861 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 29 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 175 | 1,273 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 134 | 800 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 163 | 911 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 34 | 34 | 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 | 217 | 1,328 | 62 | 21 | 41 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 | 168 | 861 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 23 | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 175 | 1,273 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 134 | 800 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 163 | 911 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 20 | 20 | 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.
Landscape
- Counties
- Lewis And Clark County
- National forests
- Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
- Wilderness
- Scapegoat Wilderness (17%), Bob Marshall Wilderness (16%)
- Wildlife management areas
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- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- —
- Highest named summits
- Crown Mountain (≈8,238 ft), Renshaw Mountain (≈8,127 ft), Fairview Mountain (≈8,104 ft), Patrol Mountain (≈7,835 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- None named in GNIS
- Towns and places
- Packers
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.