Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 6 (Glasgow)
District 622
Montana hunting district 622 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 6 (Glasgow): 742 sq mi in Phillips, Valley counties; 48% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 2,556 ft; FWP estimated 102 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Elk harvest down sharply of 106 deer, elk and lion districts: -44% (2013–2015 vs 2023–2025 three-year averages). FWP harvest estimates (calculated)
- Among the lowest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: median elevation 2,556 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
- Among the flattest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 1,027 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| Bureau of Land Management | 43.4% | |
| US Fish & Wildlife Service | 24.3% | |
| Montana state trust land | 4.4% |
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 | 102 | 52 | 50 | 0 |
| 2024 | 455 | 3,566 | 101 | 64 | 36 | 2 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 152 | 90 | 57 | 5 |
| 2022 | 542 | 3,553 | 138 | 72 | 65 | 2 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 234 | 90 | 129 | 15 |
| 2020 | 746 | 4,381 | 264 | 82 | 170 | 12 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 201 | 61 | 137 | 3 |
| 2018 | 712 | 4,847 | 241 | 77 | 157 | 6 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 189 | 54 | 129 | 7 |
| 2016 | 725 | 4,223 | 248 | 69 | 174 | 5 |
| 2015 | 577 | 3,474 | 281 | 30 | 238 | 13 |
| 2014 | 588 | 3,679 | 119 | 51 | 66 | 3 |
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 | 434 | 2,493 | 98 | 87 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 142 | 135 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 475 | 2,343 | 184 | 176 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 131 | 116 | 16 | 0 |
| 2021 | 633 | 3,156 | 254 | 202 | 51 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 279 | 250 | 26 | 3 |
| 2019 | 437 | 2,181 | 204 | 193 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 208 | 177 | 32 | 0 |
| 2017 | 556 | 3,227 | 269 | 249 | 21 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 201 | 189 | 12 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 175 | 175 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 68 | 68 | 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 | 434 | 2,493 | 75 | 72 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 127 | 124 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 475 | 2,343 | 167 | 162 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 124 | 112 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 633 | 3,156 | 250 | 198 | 51 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 262 | 244 | 19 | 0 |
| 2019 | 437 | 2,181 | 204 | 193 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 203 | 177 | 26 | 0 |
| 2017 | 556 | 3,227 | 239 | 231 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 173 | 169 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 143 | 143 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 62 | 62 | 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 | 434 | 2,493 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 475 | 2,343 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 633 | 3,156 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 17 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 556 | 3,227 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 29 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | n/e | n/e | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
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
- Phillips, Valley counties
- National forests
- —
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- —
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- Larb Hills
- Highest named summits
- Coal Mine Hill (≈3,294 ft), Collins Hill (≈3,028 ft), Barnard Buttes (≈2,946 ft), Brandon Butte (≈2,904 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Shoemaker Gap
- Towns and places
- Dryer Place, Fourchette (historical), Legg (historical), X Crossing
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.