Hunting districts / Moose
Moose hunting district · Region 3 (Bozeman)
District 311
Montana hunting district 311 (Moose), FWP Region 3 (Bozeman): 1,024 sq mi in Gallatin, Madison, Jefferson, Broadwater counties; 25% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 4,974 ft; FWP estimated 2 moose harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the most private of 74 moose districts: 25% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
- Among the most rugged of 74 moose districts: 6,473 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 15.8% | |
| Montana state trust land | 6.2% | |
| Bureau of Land Management | 2.6% | |
| Other State of Montana | 1.6% | |
| Montana FWP | 0.5% | |
| 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.
Moose harvest estimates
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Bulls | Cows | Calves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 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, Madison, Jefferson, Broadwater counties
- National forests
- Custer Gallatin National Forest
- Wilderness
- Lee Metcalf Wilderness (10%)
- 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
- Amsterdam, Anceney, Arnold, Beacon Point, Beals, Belgrade Junction, Big Sky Meadow Village, Bisel, Bozeman, Buell, Catron, Churchill, Cowan, Cowboys Heaven
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.