Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 6 (Glasgow)
District 690
Montana hunting district 690 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 6 (Glasgow): 3,996 sq mi in Blaine, Chouteau, Hill counties; 18% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 3,048 ft; FWP estimated 349 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Elk harvest up sharply of 106 deer, elk and lion districts: +197% (2013–2015 vs 2023–2025 three-year averages). FWP harvest estimates (calculated)
- Among the quietest for elk hunters of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 1.3 elk hunter-days per square mile in 2024. FWP harvest estimates (calculated per sq mi)
- Among the largest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 3,996 square miles. FWP district boundary
- Among the most Block Management of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 29 BMAs, about 141,262 acres. FWP Block Management (calculated)
- Among the lowest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: median elevation 3,048 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| Bureau of Land Management | 9.0% | |
| Montana state trust land | 8.8% | |
| Other federal | 0.7% | |
| City & county | 0.5% | |
| Other State of Montana | 0.2% |
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 | 349 | 82 | 248 | 18 |
| 2024 | 776 | 5,391 | 257 | 82 | 172 | 3 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 209 | 67 | 127 | 15 |
| 2022 | 664 | 4,014 | 220 | 56 | 153 | 12 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 179 | 58 | 117 | 4 |
| 2020 | 694 | 4,978 | 232 | 65 | 163 | 4 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 107 | 36 | 61 | 10 |
| 2018 | 351 | 2,099 | 97 | 32 | 63 | 3 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 70 | 32 | 38 | 1 |
| 2016 | 352 | 2,256 | 106 | 39 | 59 | 9 |
| 2015 | 339 | 1,975 | 129 | 42 | 80 | 7 |
| 2014 | 283 | 1,599 | 71 | 42 | 29 | 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 | 2,914 | 15,526 | 1,544 | 1,334 | 197 | 13 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 1,761 | 1,396 | 362 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3,038 | 16,683 | 2,050 | 1,533 | 496 | 21 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 2,352 | 1,550 | 799 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3,447 | 17,101 | 2,889 | 1,841 | 1,041 | 8 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 2,945 | 1,925 | 971 | 49 |
| 2019 | 2,553 | 12,486 | 2,093 | 1,425 | 656 | 13 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 1,974 | 1,338 | 613 | 23 |
| 2017 | 2,448 | 11,407 | 1,986 | 1,408 | 570 | 9 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 1,921 | 1,518 | 389 | 14 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 1,543 | 1,432 | 108 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 1,121 | 1,093 | 28 | 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 | 2,914 | 15,526 | 1,194 | 1,087 | 98 | 9 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 1,315 | 1,174 | 139 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3,038 | 16,683 | 1,520 | 1,253 | 254 | 13 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 1,692 | 1,221 | 468 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3,447 | 17,101 | 2,362 | 1,565 | 797 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 2,232 | 1,585 | 644 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2,553 | 12,486 | 1,591 | 1,143 | 439 | 9 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 1,493 | 1,092 | 395 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2,448 | 11,407 | 1,661 | 1,219 | 433 | 9 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 1,534 | 1,274 | 249 | 11 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 1,230 | 1,151 | 76 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 875 | 873 | 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 | 2,914 | 15,526 | 350 | 247 | 99 | 4 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 446 | 223 | 223 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3,038 | 16,683 | 530 | 280 | 242 | 8 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 660 | 330 | 331 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3,447 | 17,101 | 528 | 276 | 244 | 8 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 713 | 340 | 327 | 46 |
| 2019 | 2,553 | 12,486 | 502 | 282 | 217 | 3 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 481 | 246 | 218 | 17 |
| 2017 | 2,448 | 11,407 | 326 | 189 | 137 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 388 | 244 | 141 | 3 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 313 | 281 | 32 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 246 | 221 | 25 | 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
- Blaine, Chouteau, Hill counties
- National forests
- —
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- Spring Coulee
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- Bears Paw Mountains, Eagle Buttes
- Highest named summits
- Wellen Peak (≈6,286 ft), Big John Butte (≈5,909 ft), Black Butte (≈5,476 ft), Murphy Butte (≈5,384 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Bentel Divide, Taylor Divide, Fourmile Hill
- Towns and places
- Bearpaw (historical), Big Sandy, Box Elder, Brinkman (historical), Chinook, Cleveland, Coal Banks Landing, Colony Bay (historical), Eagleton, Eskay (historical), Golf Bench (historical), Havre, Herron, Hopp (historical)
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.