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

District 703

Montana hunting district 703 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 7 (Miles City): 5,458 sq mi in Dawson, Wibaux, Prairie, Richland counties; 16% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 2,620 ft; FWP estimated 111 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.

Area5,458 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP16%

Median elevation2,620 ft

Elevation range1,877–3,474 ft

What stands out

Elk harvest up sharply of 106 deer, elk and lion districts: +271% (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: 0.6 elk hunter-days per square mile in 2024. FWP harvest estimates (calculated per sq mi)
Among the most Block Management of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 94 BMAs, about 357,123 acres. FWP Block Management (calculated)
Among the largest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 5,458 square miles. FWP district boundary
Among the lowest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: median elevation 2,620 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Among the flattest of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 1,598 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)

Publicly administered land

Bureau of Land Management	9.1%
Montana state trust land	6.3%
Montana FWP	0.5%
City & county	0.1%
Other State of Montana	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	Calves
2025	n/e	n/e	111	77	34	0
2024	449	3,246	62	39	18	6
2023	n/e	n/e	94	65	29	0
2022	431	2,931	73	67	6	0
2021	n/e	n/e	41	34	8	0
2020	264	1,885	65	55	6	4
2019	n/e	n/e	33	27	6	0
2018	209	1,577	27	13	14	0
2017	n/e	n/e	6	0	6	0
2016	238	1,387	21	12	6	3
2015	268	1,796	14	6	5	3
2014	211	1,015	38	36	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 (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	3,447	21,223	1,725	1,467	258	0
2024	n/e	n/e	2,236	1,750	477	9
2023	3,673	20,696	2,296	1,832	452	12
2022	n/e	n/e	2,774	1,725	1,039	10
2021	3,853	21,574	2,851	1,880	955	16
2020	n/e	n/e	3,994	2,505	1,475	14
2019	4,199	23,273	3,927	2,298	1,593	37
2018	n/e	n/e	3,855	2,266	1,569	20
2017	4,102	22,413	3,980	2,185	1,779	16
2016	n/e	n/e	3,748	2,355	1,363	30
2015	n/e	n/e	2,612	1,783	804	25
2014	n/e	n/e	2,192	1,751	433	8

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	3,447	21,223	1,277	1,196	81	0
2024	n/e	n/e	1,421	1,286	132	3
2023	3,673	20,696	1,448	1,368	80	0
2022	n/e	n/e	1,665	1,256	403	7
2021	3,853	21,574	1,917	1,420	493	4
2020	n/e	n/e	2,656	1,808	847	0
2019	4,199	23,273	2,820	1,689	1,117	14
2018	n/e	n/e	2,799	1,672	1,113	14
2017	4,102	22,413	2,882	1,669	1,202	10
2016	n/e	n/e	2,651	1,825	808	18
2015	n/e	n/e	1,523	1,240	280	4
2014	n/e	n/e	1,149	1,135	14	0

Whitetail harvest estimates

Year	Hunters	Days	Total Harvest	Bucks	Does	Fawns
2025	3,447	21,223	448	271	177	0
2024	n/e	n/e	815	464	346	6
2023	3,673	20,696	848	465	371	12
2022	n/e	n/e	1,109	469	637	3
2021	3,853	21,574	934	460	461	12
2020	n/e	n/e	1,338	697	627	14
2019	4,199	23,273	1,107	609	476	23
2018	n/e	n/e	1,055	593	456	6
2017	4,102	22,413	1,098	515	576	6
2016	n/e	n/e	1,097	530	556	12
2015	n/e	n/e	1,089	543	525	21
2014	n/e	n/e	1,044	616	420	8

Landscape

Counties: Dawson, Wibaux, Prairie, Richland counties
National forests: —
Wilderness: None
Wildlife management areas: Fox Lake, Seven Sisters, Elk Island
Mountain ranges (GNIS): Big Sheep Mountains
Highest named summits: Mount Antelope (≈3,406 ft), Shell Butte (≈3,323 ft), Grassy Butte (≈3,304 ft), High Point (≈3,278 ft)
Passes and gaps: None named in GNIS
Towns and places: Allard, Been (historical), Bloomfield, Brockway, Burns, Cabin Creek, Carlyle, Colgate, Corral Creek (historical), Crane, Curry, Enid, Fallon, Fischer Park

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 650 14% public · 2,356 ft median
HD 704 30% public · 3,215 ft median
HD 701 18% public · 2,867 ft median
HD 705 30% public · 3,307 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.