Hunting districts / Mountain goat
Mountain goat hunting district · Region 3 (Bozeman)
District 324
Montana hunting district 324 (Mountain goat), FWP Region 3 (Bozeman): 465 sq mi in Madison, Gallatin counties; 43% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Custer Gallatin National Forest); median elevation 6,494 ft; FWP estimated 3 goat harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the most private of 37 mountain goat districts: 43% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 39.8% | |
| Bureau of Land Management | 1.9% | |
| Montana state trust land | 1.3% |
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 | Kids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 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. Boundaries of a numbered district can change between years.
Landscape
- Counties
- Madison, Gallatin counties
- National forests
- Custer Gallatin National Forest, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
- Wilderness
- Lee Metcalf Wilderness (26%)
- Wildlife management areas
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- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- Spanish Peaks
- Highest named summits
- Gallatin Peak (≈10,820 ft), Wilson Peak (≈10,436 ft), Jumbo Mountain (≈10,394 ft), Blaze Mountain (≈10,269 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- McCormack Pass
- Towns and places
- Anceney, Beacon Point, Big Sky, Big Sky Meadow Village, Cowboys Heaven, Watkins
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.