Mountain goat hunting district · Region 3 (Bozeman)

District 314

Montana hunting district 314 (Mountain goat), FWP Region 3 (Bozeman): 1,011 sq mi in Gallatin, Park counties; 57% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Custer Gallatin National Forest); median elevation 6,847 ft; FWP estimated 16 goat 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.

Area1,011 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP57%

Median elevation6,847 ft

Elevation range4,524–10,036 ft

What stands out

Among the highest goat harvests of 37 mountain goat districts: 16 goat harvested in 2025 (FWP estimate). FWP harvest estimates
Among the busiest for goat hunters of 37 mountain goat districts: 0.2 goat hunter-days per square mile in 2025. FWP harvest estimates (calculated per sq mi)
Among the largest of 37 mountain goat districts: 1,011 square miles. FWP district boundary

Publicly administered land

US Forest Service	53.5%
Montana state trust land	2.5%
Montana FWP	1.1%
City & county	0.7%
Other State of Montana	0.2%
Bureau of Land Management	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.

Goat harvest estimates

Year	Hunters	Days	Total Harvest	Billies	Nannies
2025	28	216	16	11	5
2024	29	213	19	12	6
2023	30	170	22	15	7
2022	29	198	22	13	9
2021	29	196	24	16	8
2020	27	175	21	15	5
2019	30	167	23	13	10
2018	30	204	24	16	8
2017	20	170	17	7	10
2016	20	128	18	12	6
2015	29	158	28	20	8
2014	30	185	24	17	7

FWP estimates from the annual hunter harvest survey; they carry sampling error. "n/e": FWP did not estimate district-level hunter numbers that year. Boundaries of a numbered district can change between years.

Landscape

Counties: Gallatin, Park counties
National forests: Custer Gallatin National Forest
Wilderness: None
Wildlife management areas: Gallatin
Mountain ranges (GNIS): Gallatin Range
Highest named summits: Mount Chisholm (≈10,243 ft), Hyalite Peak (≈10,194 ft), Mount Bole (≈10,177 ft), Ramshorn Peak (≈10,164 ft)
Passes and gaps: Windy Pass, Buffalo Horn Pass, Daly Pass, Tepee Pass
Towns and places: Aldridge, Atkins, Balmont, Blackwood, Brisbin, Carbella, Chicory, Chimney Rock, Country Court, Dailey (historical), Electric, Emigrant, Four Corners, Gallatin Gateway

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 323 88% public · 7,999 ft median
HD 324 43% public · 6,494 ft median
HD 330 53% public · 6,217 ft median
HD 325 40% public · 7,011 ft median
HD 326 76% public · 7,972 ft median
HD 362 97% public · 8,212 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.