Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 6 (Glasgow)

District 650

Montana hunting district 650 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 6 (Glasgow): 3,532 sq mi in Mccone, Richland, Dawson counties; 14% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 2,356 ft; FWP estimated 4 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.

Area3,532 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP14%

Median elevation2,356 ft

Elevation range1,857–2,844 ft

What stands out

Among the lowest elk harvests of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 4 elk harvested in 2025 (FWP estimate). FWP harvest estimates
Among the quietest for elk hunters of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 0.2 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 2,356 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Among the most Block Management of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 50 BMAs, about 188,346 acres. FWP Block Management (calculated)
Among the largest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 3,532 square miles. FWP district boundary
Among the flattest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 988 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)

Publicly administered land

Bureau of Land Management	8.4%
Montana state trust land	5.6%
US Fish & Wildlife Service	0.3%
City & county	0.1%
Other federal	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
2025	n/e	n/e	4	4	0
2024	98	558	14	3	11
2023	n/e	n/e	6	3	3
2022	82	582	9	9	0
2021	n/e	n/e	4	0	4
2017	n/e	n/e	3	0	3
2013	n/e	n/e	6	3	3
2011	12	39	3	0	3
2009	17	200	2	0	2
2008	20	100	3	3	0
2006	11	32	4	4	0
2005	26	111	0	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	2,010	12,283	1,025	924	97	4
2024	n/e	n/e	1,275	1,050	225	0
2023	2,538	13,513	1,710	1,148	559	2
2022	n/e	n/e	1,858	1,204	637	18
2021	2,635	14,152	2,390	1,341	1,049	0
2020	n/e	n/e	2,314	1,588	719	7
2019	1,195	5,682	1,011	682	316	13
2018	n/e	n/e	877	610	262	5
2017	1,056	4,907	861	570	288	3
2016	n/e	n/e	907	714	185	8
2015	n/e	n/e	556	516	40	0
2014	n/e	n/e	415	398	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	2,010	12,283	843	796	47	0
2024	n/e	n/e	981	844	138	0
2023	2,538	13,513	1,334	907	425	2
2022	n/e	n/e	1,443	1,002	428	14
2021	2,635	14,152	2,002	1,151	851	0
2020	n/e	n/e	1,742	1,272	467	3
2019	1,195	5,682	775	557	208	10
2018	n/e	n/e	667	479	183	5
2017	1,056	4,907	649	443	206	0
2016	n/e	n/e	620	523	89	8
2015	n/e	n/e	398	375	23	0
2014	n/e	n/e	257	254	3	0

Whitetail harvest estimates

Year	Hunters	Days	Total Harvest	Bucks	Does	Fawns
2025	2,010	12,283	182	128	50	4
2024	n/e	n/e	293	206	87	0
2023	2,538	13,513	375	241	134	0
2022	n/e	n/e	415	202	209	4
2021	2,635	14,152	388	190	198	0
2020	n/e	n/e	572	317	251	4
2019	1,195	5,682	236	125	108	3
2018	n/e	n/e	209	130	79	0
2017	1,056	4,907	212	127	82	3
2016	n/e	n/e	287	192	96	0
2015	n/e	n/e	158	141	17	0
2014	n/e	n/e	158	144	14	0

Landscape

Counties: Mccone, Richland, Dawson counties
National forests: —
Wilderness: None
Wildlife management areas: —
Mountain ranges (GNIS): Milk River Hills
Highest named summits: Bonhoff Butte (≈2,776 ft), Little Heaven (≈2,723 ft), Cobb Hill (≈2,720 ft), Coal Hill (≈2,713 ft)
Passes and gaps: Lions Pass, Deer Pass, Twitchell Pass, Hell Gate, Hungry Creek Pass
Towns and places: Andes, Arthur (historical), Brorson (historical), Cactus Flat (historical), Circle, Coal Creek (historical), Fairview, Girard, Hamblin (historical), Lost Creek (historical), McCone City (historical), Mona (historical), Nickwall, Nohly

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 703 16% public · 2,620 ft median
HD 652 31% public · 2,408 ft median
HD 640 13% public · 2,402 ft median
HD 701 18% public · 2,867 ft median
HD 630 54% public · 2,356 ft median
HD 700 25% public · 2,720 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.