Hunting districts / Mountain goat
Mountain goat hunting district · Region 3 (Bozeman)
District 393
Montana hunting district 393 (Mountain goat), FWP Region 3 (Bozeman): 443 sq mi in Gallatin, Park, Meagher counties; 29% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 5,889 ft; FWP estimated 5 goat harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the most private of 37 mountain goat districts: 29% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 25.5% | |
| Montana state trust land | 2.8% | |
| Bureau of Land Management | 0.5% | |
| Other State of Montana | 0.3% | |
| City & county | 0.2% |
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.
Goat harvest estimates
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Billies | Nannies | Kids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 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
- Gallatin, Park, Meagher counties
- National forests
- Custer Gallatin National Forest
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- —
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- Bridger Range
- Highest named summits
- Sacagawea Peak (≈9,495 ft), Naya Nuki Peak (≈9,465 ft), Hardscrabble Peak (≈9,459 ft), Pomp Peak (≈9,354 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Ross Pass, Flathead Pass, Battle Ridge Pass
- Towns and places
- Ford Place, Gallop (historical), Lux, Penwells (historical), Sedan, Springhill, Springhill Park, Thomasville (historical), Walker (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 313 21% public · 5,518 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.