Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 6 (Glasgow)
District 652
Montana hunting district 652 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 6 (Glasgow): 312 sq mi in Mccone, Garfield counties; 31% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 2,408 ft; FWP estimated 3 elk harvested in 2023.
What stands out
- Among the lowest elk harvests of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 3 elk harvested in 2023 (FWP estimate). FWP harvest estimates
- Among the quietest for elk hunters of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 0.1 elk hunter-days per square mile in 2012. FWP harvest estimates (calculated per sq mi)
- Among the lowest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: median elevation 2,408 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
- Among the flattest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 636 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Fish & Wildlife Service | 26.7% | |
| Bureau of Land Management | 26.7% | |
| Montana state trust land | 4.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 12 | 54 | 0 | 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 | 123 | 734 | 60 | 52 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 84 | 75 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 173 | 978 | 107 | 77 | 30 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 131 | 90 | 41 | 0 |
| 2021 | 169 | 1,200 | 160 | 123 | 38 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 198 | 118 | 81 | 0 |
| 2019 | 106 | 479 | 94 | 63 | 31 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 111 | 65 | 46 | 0 |
| 2017 | 78 | 464 | 74 | 68 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 59 | 53 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 47 | 44 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 33 | 30 | 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.
Mule Deer harvest estimates
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Bucks | Does | Fawns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 123 | 734 | 52 | 48 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 64 | 62 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 173 | 978 | 87 | 74 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 104 | 81 | 23 | 0 |
| 2021 | 169 | 1,200 | 156 | 123 | 34 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 135 | 103 | 32 | 0 |
| 2019 | 106 | 479 | 84 | 53 | 31 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 101 | 65 | 36 | 0 |
| 2017 | 78 | 464 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 41 | 38 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 24 | 24 | 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 | 123 | 734 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 173 | 978 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 27 | 9 | 18 | 0 |
| 2021 | 169 | 1,200 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 64 | 15 | 49 | 0 |
| 2019 | 106 | 479 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 78 | 464 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 9 | 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
- Mccone, Garfield counties
- National forests
- —
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- —
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- —
- Highest named summits
- Indian Hill (≈2,664 ft), Westland Hill (≈2,625 ft), Hook Rock (≈2,621 ft), Lucky Hill (≈2,618 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Snuff Gap, Wild Horse 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.