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

District 702

Montana hunting district 702 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 7 (Miles City): 2,760 sq mi in Rosebud, Treasure, Custer, Big Horn counties; 10% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 3,100 ft; FWP estimated 263 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.

Area2,760 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP10%

Median elevation3,100 ft

Elevation range2,365–4,783 ft

What stands out

Among the quietest for elk hunters of 138 deer, elk and lion districts: 1.9 elk hunter-days per square mile in 2024. FWP harvest estimates (calculated per sq mi)
Among the most private of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 10% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
Among the most Block Management of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 14 BMAs, about 138,258 acres. FWP Block Management (calculated)
Among the largest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 2,760 square miles. FWP district boundary
Among the lowest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: median elevation 3,100 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)

Publicly administered land

Montana state trust land	6.1%
Bureau of Land Management	3.6%
Other federal	2.2%

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	263	99	150	13
2024	771	5,137	284	102	173	9
2023	n/e	n/e	184	58	126	0
2022	716	4,859	220	107	111	3
2021	n/e	n/e	224	118	99	8
2020	661	4,537	210	90	111	10
2019	n/e	n/e	189	42	132	15
2018	609	4,107	142	49	87	6
2017	n/e	n/e	137	45	86	6
2016	555	4,068	104	44	56	5
2015	589	4,061	116	46	61	8
2014	617	3,494	150	73	71	6

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	1,740	9,567	900	727	170	3
2024	n/e	n/e	1,201	968	230	3
2023	2,028	11,142	1,201	950	251	0
2022	n/e	n/e	1,297	1,015	279	3
2021	1,842	10,611	1,170	857	309	4
2020	n/e	n/e	1,793	1,096	694	4
2019	2,234	11,127	1,746	1,221	522	3
2018	n/e	n/e	1,751	1,159	588	3
2017	2,365	12,126	2,059	1,357	692	10
2016	n/e	n/e	2,035	1,429	585	21
2015	n/e	n/e	1,322	1,105	209	9
2014	n/e	n/e	1,189	1,059	130	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	1,740	9,567	631	560	68	3
2024	n/e	n/e	819	732	88	0
2023	2,028	11,142	798	736	62	0
2022	n/e	n/e	875	739	133	3
2021	1,842	10,611	797	639	158	0
2020	n/e	n/e	1,403	897	506	0
2019	2,234	11,127	1,413	1,029	383	0
2018	n/e	n/e	1,409	978	431	0
2017	2,365	12,126	1,595	1,148	444	4
2016	n/e	n/e	1,564	1,205	353	6
2015	n/e	n/e	958	917	38	3
2014	n/e	n/e	934	912	21	0

Whitetail harvest estimates

Year	Hunters	Days	Total Harvest	Bucks	Does	Fawns
2025	1,740	9,567	269	168	102	0
2024	n/e	n/e	382	237	142	3
2023	2,028	11,142	403	213	189	0
2022	n/e	n/e	422	276	146	0
2021	1,842	10,611	373	217	151	4
2020	n/e	n/e	390	199	188	4
2019	2,234	11,127	333	191	138	3
2018	n/e	n/e	342	182	157	3
2017	2,365	12,126	464	210	248	6
2016	n/e	n/e	470	224	232	15
2015	n/e	n/e	364	188	170	6
2014	n/e	n/e	255	147	108	0

Landscape

Counties: Rosebud, Treasure, Custer, Big Horn counties
National forests: —
Wilderness: None
Wildlife management areas: —
Mountain ranges (GNIS): Little Wolf Mountains
Highest named summits: Red Butte (≈4,327 ft), Chalky Point (≈4,291 ft), Red Hills (≈3,753 ft), Haystack Butte (≈3,615 ft)
Passes and gaps: None named in GNIS
Towns and places: Burnt Creek (historical), Castle Rock (historical), Colstrip, Crain Place, Etna (historical), Garland, Hopsonville (historical), Howard (historical), Jimtown, Lee (historical), McRae (historical), Moon Creek (historical), Old Ford Place, Sabra (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 701 18% public · 2,867 ft median
HD 704 30% public · 3,215 ft median
HD 590 10% public · 3,369 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.