Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 5 (Billings)
District 575
Montana hunting district 575 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 5 (Billings): 819 sq mi in Stillwater, Carbon, Sweet Grass, Yellowstone counties; 4% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 4,459 ft; FWP estimated 245 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the most private of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 4% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| Montana state trust land | 3.1% | |
| Bureau of Land Management | 0.8% | |
| Other State of Montana | 0.3% | |
| Montana FWP | 0.1% | |
| City & county | 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 | 245 | 98 | 143 | 4 |
| 2024 | 991 | 7,518 | 250 | 102 | 142 | 6 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 215 | 89 | 124 | 3 |
| 2022 | 920 | 5,996 | 199 | 144 | 52 | 3 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 135 | 51 | 80 | 4 |
| 2020 | 664 | 4,174 | 181 | 43 | 131 | 7 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 127 | 44 | 80 | 3 |
| 2018 | 667 | 4,555 | 181 | 36 | 135 | 10 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 154 | 40 | 105 | 9 |
| 2016 | 722 | 4,521 | 137 | 45 | 89 | 3 |
| 2015 | 826 | 5,373 | 160 | 57 | 97 | 6 |
| 2014 | 582 | 3,037 | 118 | 33 | 76 | 9 |
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 | 2,007 | 11,128 | 1,145 | 697 | 448 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 1,401 | 877 | 520 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1,970 | 11,695 | 1,183 | 686 | 487 | 11 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 1,265 | 737 | 520 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1,731 | 9,393 | 1,201 | 675 | 520 | 6 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 1,316 | 759 | 557 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1,863 | 9,476 | 1,333 | 788 | 536 | 9 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 1,314 | 863 | 446 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2,404 | 11,085 | 1,638 | 1,168 | 455 | 16 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 1,753 | 1,316 | 433 | 4 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 1,526 | 1,280 | 243 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 1,286 | 1,064 | 212 | 10 |
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 | 2,007 | 11,128 | 609 | 419 | 190 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 659 | 441 | 218 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,970 | 11,695 | 612 | 409 | 197 | 6 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 654 | 438 | 211 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1,731 | 9,393 | 660 | 403 | 257 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 739 | 486 | 253 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1,863 | 9,476 | 744 | 487 | 254 | 3 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 669 | 557 | 110 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2,404 | 11,085 | 818 | 723 | 92 | 3 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 942 | 862 | 80 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 769 | 766 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 631 | 623 | 9 | 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 | 2,007 | 11,128 | 536 | 278 | 258 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 742 | 436 | 302 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1,970 | 11,695 | 572 | 277 | 290 | 4 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 612 | 299 | 309 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1,731 | 9,393 | 541 | 272 | 263 | 6 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 577 | 273 | 304 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1,863 | 9,476 | 590 | 301 | 282 | 6 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 645 | 306 | 336 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2,404 | 11,085 | 820 | 445 | 363 | 13 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 811 | 454 | 353 | 4 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 758 | 514 | 240 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 655 | 441 | 204 | 10 |
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
- Stillwater, Carbon, Sweet Grass, Yellowstone counties
- National forests
- —
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- —
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- —
- Highest named summits
- Nellies Twin Buttes (≈5,837 ft), Cow Face Hill (≈5,259 ft), Yancey Hill (≈4,810 ft), Church Hill (≈4,701 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Missouri Cutoff
- Towns and places
- Absarokee, Columbus, Craver, Dean, Park City, Peterson Place, Quebec, Reed Point, Rockvale, Simpkins Place, Springtime, Spurling
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.