Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 4 (Great Falls)
District 471
Montana hunting district 471 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 4 (Great Falls): 752 sq mi in Chouteau County; 19% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 3,087 ft; FWP estimated 15 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the lowest elk harvests of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 15 elk harvested in 2025 (FWP estimate). FWP harvest estimates
- Among the quietest for elk hunters of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 0.9 elk hunter-days per square mile in 2024. FWP harvest estimates (calculated per sq mi)
- Among the lowest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: median elevation 3,087 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
- Among the flattest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 1,237 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| Montana state trust land | 12.3% | |
| Bureau of Land Management | 6.8% | |
| Montana FWP | 0.1% |
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 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 99 | 693 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 63 | 277 | 36 | 20 | 17 | 0 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 65 | 261 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 64 | 365 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 36 | 154 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 65 | 437 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 52 | 188 | 10 | 4 | 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 | 640 | 5,298 | 329 | 296 | 29 | 3 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 511 | 452 | 59 | 0 |
| 2023 | 813 | 3,669 | 510 | 443 | 67 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 465 | 380 | 84 | 0 |
| 2021 | 771 | 3,574 | 482 | 392 | 89 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 498 | 437 | 61 | 0 |
| 2019 | 765 | 3,265 | 501 | 415 | 86 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 453 | 400 | 54 | 0 |
| 2017 | 656 | 2,410 | 443 | 399 | 44 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 516 | 478 | 38 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 356 | 353 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 256 | 255 | 2 | 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 | 640 | 5,298 | 284 | 266 | 18 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 422 | 388 | 34 | 0 |
| 2023 | 813 | 3,669 | 436 | 394 | 42 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 408 | 338 | 70 | 0 |
| 2021 | 771 | 3,574 | 423 | 366 | 57 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 453 | 414 | 40 | 0 |
| 2019 | 765 | 3,265 | 414 | 368 | 45 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 398 | 362 | 37 | 0 |
| 2017 | 656 | 2,410 | 387 | 363 | 24 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 470 | 442 | 29 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 339 | 336 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 224 | 224 | 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 | 640 | 5,298 | 45 | 30 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 89 | 65 | 25 | 0 |
| 2023 | 813 | 3,669 | 74 | 49 | 25 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 57 | 43 | 14 | 0 |
| 2021 | 771 | 3,574 | 59 | 26 | 33 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 45 | 24 | 21 | 0 |
| 2019 | 765 | 3,265 | 87 | 47 | 40 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 55 | 38 | 17 | 0 |
| 2017 | 656 | 2,410 | 56 | 36 | 21 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 46 | 37 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 33 | 31 | 2 | 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
- Chouteau County
- National forests
- —
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- —
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- —
- Highest named summits
- Antelope Butte (≈3,698 ft), Shaws Peak (≈3,317 ft), Haystack Butte (≈3,189 ft), Wild Horse Butte (≈3,127 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Flat Creek Pass
- Towns and places
- —
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.