Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 6 (Glasgow)
District 600
Montana hunting district 600 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 6 (Glasgow): 3,068 sq mi in Hill, Blaine counties; 19% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 2,815 ft; FWP estimated 22 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the quietest for elk hunters of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 0.3 elk hunter-days per square mile in 2024. FWP harvest estimates (calculated per sq mi)
- Among the lowest elk harvests of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 22 elk harvested in 2025 (FWP estimate). FWP harvest estimates
- Among the most Block Management of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 19 BMAs, about 283,728 acres. FWP Block Management (calculated)
- Among the largest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 3,068 square miles. FWP district boundary
- Among the lowest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: median elevation 2,815 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
- Among the flattest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 1,161 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| Bureau of Land Management | 10.1% | |
| Montana state trust land | 8.1% | |
| Other federal | 1.4% | |
| Montana FWP | 0.3% | |
| US Fish & Wildlife Service | 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 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 154 | 771 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 105 | 566 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 148 | 1,075 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 125 | 854 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 189 | 1,284 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 104 | 1,077 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 99 | 673 | 6 | 6 | 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 (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 | 1,998 | 10,849 | 1,054 | 741 | 306 | 7 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 1,396 | 921 | 472 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2,398 | 14,035 | 1,551 | 835 | 703 | 13 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 1,579 | 986 | 590 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2,272 | 12,924 | 1,884 | 1,217 | 663 | 4 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 1,902 | 1,227 | 660 | 16 |
| 2019 | 1,868 | 9,635 | 1,405 | 891 | 500 | 14 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 1,475 | 1,006 | 450 | 19 |
| 2017 | 2,128 | 10,816 | 1,430 | 1,124 | 301 | 6 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 1,260 | 1,035 | 219 | 6 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 907 | 864 | 40 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 789 | 772 | 17 | 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 | 1,998 | 10,849 | 783 | 568 | 211 | 4 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 865 | 623 | 242 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2,398 | 14,035 | 1,021 | 603 | 408 | 9 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 999 | 687 | 308 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2,272 | 12,924 | 1,352 | 883 | 469 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 1,281 | 874 | 397 | 9 |
| 2019 | 1,868 | 9,635 | 984 | 672 | 305 | 7 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 997 | 720 | 261 | 16 |
| 2017 | 2,128 | 10,816 | 938 | 851 | 81 | 6 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 848 | 783 | 62 | 3 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 706 | 689 | 17 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 603 | 600 | 3 | 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 | 1,998 | 10,849 | 272 | 173 | 95 | 4 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 531 | 298 | 230 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2,398 | 14,035 | 530 | 232 | 294 | 4 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 580 | 299 | 281 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2,272 | 12,924 | 532 | 334 | 194 | 4 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 622 | 352 | 263 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1,868 | 9,635 | 422 | 220 | 195 | 7 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 478 | 286 | 189 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2,128 | 10,816 | 492 | 272 | 220 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 412 | 252 | 157 | 3 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 201 | 175 | 23 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 187 | 173 | 14 | 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
- Hill, Blaine counties
- National forests
- —
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- Lost River, Fresno Reservoir, Rookery, Fresno Tailwater
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- —
- Highest named summits
- West Butte (≈3,530 ft), Middle Butte (≈3,491 ft), East Butte (≈3,274 ft), Signal Butte (≈3,012 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- None named in GNIS
- Towns and places
- Beaver Creek, Burnham, Cherry Ridge (historical), Cherry Ridge Ranch, Cypress (historical), East End Colony, Elloam (historical), Fox Crossing, Fresno, Gildford, Gildford Colony, Goldstone, Hartland Colony, Hilldale Colony
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.