Moose hunting district · Region 3 (Bozeman)

District 329

Montana hunting district 329 (Moose), FWP Region 3 (Bozeman): 479 sq mi in Park County; 67% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Custer Gallatin National Forest); median elevation 7,141 ft; FWP estimated 2 moose 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.

Area479 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP67%

Median elevation7,141 ft

Elevation range4,406–10,814 ft

What stands out

Among the most wilderness of 74 moose districts: 36% designated wilderness. USFS wilderness boundaries (calculated)
Among the highest of 74 moose districts: median elevation 7,141 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Among the most rugged of 74 moose districts: 6,407 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)

Publicly administered land

US Forest Service	62.0%
Bureau of Land Management	2.1%
Montana state trust land	1.7%
Montana FWP	1.6%
City & county	0.3%

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.

Moose harvest estimates

Year	Hunters	Days	Total Harvest	Bulls
2025	2	49	2	2
2024	2	8	2	2
2023	2	11	2	2
2022	2	27	1	1
2021	2	28	2	2
2020	2	20	2	2
2019	2	22	2	2
2018	2	10	2	2
2017	2	10	0	0
2016	0	0	0	0
2015	2	16	2	2
2014	2	22	2	2

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: Park County
National forests: Custer Gallatin National Forest
Wilderness: Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness (36%)
Wildlife management areas: Dome Mountain
Mountain ranges (GNIS): —
Highest named summits: Emigrant Peak (≈10,761 ft), Black Mountain (≈10,758 ft), Mount Cowen (≈10,581 ft), Crow Mountain (≈10,568 ft)
Passes and gaps: Mill Creek Pass
Towns and places: Chico, Chico Hot Springs, Dahl Place, Minnie Rahn Place, Montanapolis Springs (historical), Pine Creek, Pray, Shaw Place, Urback Place, White City

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 314 42% public · 6,654 ft median
HD 516 61% public · 6,234 ft median
HD 312 16% public · 5,463 ft median
HD 303 21% public · 5,528 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.