Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 4 (Great Falls)

District 451

Montana hunting district 451 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 4 (Great Falls): 142 sq mi in Meagher County; 17% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 5,594 ft; FWP estimated 39 elk harvested in 2025.

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FWP district boundary, 2026 regulations. A boundary on a map does not grant access to any land inside it.

Area142 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP17%

Median elevation5,594 ft

Elevation range4,970–7,487 ft

What stands out

Among the smallest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 142 square miles. FWP district boundary

Publicly administered land

Montana state trust land	10.0%
US Forest Service	6.3%
Bureau of Land Management	1.1%

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	39	14	26	0
2024	224	1,689	49	19	30	0
2023	n/e	n/e	30	15	15	0
2022	167	1,043	50	17	30	3
2021	n/e	n/e	44	28	16	0
2020	234	1,321	47	27	17	4
2019	n/e	n/e	74	26	43	6
2018	282	1,531	81	50	31	0
2017	n/e	n/e	77	37	32	9
2016	330	1,678	100	32	62	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
2025	144	1,358	46	42	3
2024	n/e	n/e	49	45	5
2023	104	621	39	26	13
2022	n/e	n/e	29	23	7
2021	101	499	22	15	7
2020	n/e	n/e	36	26	10
2019	64	341	13	13	0
2018	n/e	n/e	36	33	3
2017	75	456	27	24	3
2016	n/e	n/e	38	38	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
2025	144	1,358	42	42	0
2024	n/e	n/e	30	30	0
2023	104	621	23	16	7
2022	n/e	n/e	16	16	0
2021	101	499	7	7	0
2020	n/e	n/e	10	10	0
2019	64	341	10	10	0
2018	n/e	n/e	20	20	0
2017	75	456	21	18	3
2016	n/e	n/e	36	36	0

Whitetail harvest estimates

Year	Hunters	Days	Total Harvest	Bucks	Does
2025	144	1,358	3	0	3
2024	n/e	n/e	20	15	5
2023	104	621	17	10	6
2022	n/e	n/e	13	7	7
2021	101	499	15	7	7
2020	n/e	n/e	27	17	10
2019	64	341	3	3	0
2018	n/e	n/e	16	13	3
2017	75	456	6	6	0
2016	n/e	n/e	3	3	0

Landscape

Counties: Meagher County
National forests: Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
Wilderness: None
Wildlife management areas: —
Mountain ranges (GNIS): —
Highest named summits: Wall Mountain (≈6,808 ft), Black Butte Mountain (≈6,365 ft), Battle Mountain (≈6,302 ft), Horse Butte (≈6,079 ft)
Passes and gaps: Klondike Pass
Towns and places: Bruce Place, Moyne, Ringling

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.

Neighboring districts

HD 390 10% public · 4,921 ft median
HD 391 38% public · 5,226 ft median
HD 446 23% public · 5,456 ft median
HD 452 39% public · 5,846 ft median
HD 580 22% public · 5,466 ft median

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.