Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 7 (Miles City)

District 700

Montana hunting district 700 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 7 (Miles City): 2,697 sq mi in Garfield, Valley, Mccone, Phillips counties; 25% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 2,720 ft; FWP estimated 588 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.

Area2,697 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP25%

Median elevation2,720 ft

Elevation range2,221–3,343 ft

What stands out

Among the highest elk harvests of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 588 elk harvested in 2025 (FWP estimate). FWP harvest estimates
Among the most Block Management of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 30 BMAs, about 176,988 acres. FWP Block Management (calculated)
Among the lowest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: median elevation 2,720 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Among the largest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 2,697 square miles. FWP district boundary
Among the flattest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 1,122 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)

Publicly administered land

Bureau of Land Management	20.9%
US Fish & Wildlife Service	13.1%
Montana state trust land	4.0%

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	588	297	279	12
2024	1,757	13,104	660	294	352	14
2023	n/e	n/e	518	229	279	10
2022	1,560	11,716	499	267	222	10
2021	n/e	n/e	499	237	262	0
2020	1,817	12,721	648	294	333	21
2019	n/e	n/e	493	204	270	19
2018	1,633	11,076	535	257	257	22
2017	n/e	n/e	489	201	270	18
2016	1,724	12,374	578	249	304	25
2015	1,394	10,022	460	224	224	12
2014	1,283	8,244	377	209	151	17

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	3,259	23,783	1,495	1,092	395	8
2024	n/e	n/e	1,434	1,060	364	9
2023	3,467	21,061	1,878	1,390	472	17
2022	n/e	n/e	1,955	1,300	649	6
2021	4,493	26,648	2,874	1,995	879	0
2020	n/e	n/e	3,628	2,067	1,543	17
2019	3,502	19,643	2,754	1,734	996	25
2018	n/e	n/e	2,942	1,899	1,036	7
2017	4,026	23,446	3,690	2,250	1,425	15
2016	n/e	n/e	3,500	2,263	1,209	28
2015	n/e	n/e	2,581	1,881	675	19
2014	n/e	n/e	1,807	1,500	295	11

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	3,259	23,783	1,015	886	126	4
2024	n/e	n/e	835	721	114	0
2023	3,467	21,061	1,163	1,059	104	0
2022	n/e	n/e	1,316	1,027	286	3
2021	4,493	26,648	2,100	1,575	525	0
2020	n/e	n/e	2,893	1,733	1,146	14
2019	3,502	19,643	2,228	1,420	790	18
2018	n/e	n/e	2,469	1,636	829	4
2017	4,026	23,446	2,894	1,866	1,015	13
2016	n/e	n/e	2,842	1,960	866	16
2015	n/e	n/e	1,839	1,535	294	9
2014	n/e	n/e	1,215	1,209	6	0

Whitetail harvest estimates

Year	Hunters	Days	Total Harvest	Bucks	Does	Fawns
2025	3,259	23,783	480	206	269	5
2024	n/e	n/e	598	339	250	9
2023	3,467	21,061	716	331	368	17
2022	n/e	n/e	639	273	363	3
2021	4,493	26,648	774	420	354	0
2020	n/e	n/e	735	334	397	4
2019	3,502	19,643	527	314	206	6
2018	n/e	n/e	473	262	208	3
2017	4,026	23,446	797	383	410	3
2016	n/e	n/e	658	302	344	12
2015	n/e	n/e	737	346	381	10
2014	n/e	n/e	592	291	290	11

Landscape

Counties: Garfield, Valley, Mccone, Phillips counties
National forests: —
Wilderness: None
Wildlife management areas: —
Mountain ranges (GNIS): Piney Buttes
Highest named summits: O'Day Butte (≈3,317 ft), Rattlesnake Butte (≈3,268 ft), Waddington Dome (≈3,258 ft), Twin Buttes (≈3,228 ft)
Passes and gaps: Tindall Divide, Hagen Gap, Chilkoot Pass
Towns and places: Anad (historical), Benzien, Blackfoot (historical), Braggville (historical), Bruce (historical), Brusett, Butte Creek (historical), Haxby, Hazny (historical), Jordan, Keplerville (historical), Leedy (historical), Lismas (historical), Mecaha (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.

Neighboring districts

HD 630 54% public · 2,356 ft median
HD 701 18% public · 2,867 ft median
HD 652 31% public · 2,408 ft median
HD 410 39% public · 2,894 ft median
HD 622 48% public · 2,556 ft median
HD 650 14% public · 2,356 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.