Hunting districts / Moose
Moose hunting district · Region 3 (Bozeman)
District 360
Montana hunting district 360 (Moose), FWP Region 3 (Bozeman): 678 sq mi in Madison, Gallatin counties; 55% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest); median elevation 7,429 ft; FWP estimated 2 moose harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the highest of 74 moose districts: median elevation 7,429 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
- Among the most wilderness of 74 moose districts: 29% designated wilderness. USFS wilderness boundaries (calculated)
- Among the most rugged of 74 moose districts: 6,017 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 50.2% | |
| Montana state trust land | 2.4% | |
| Bureau of Land Management | 1.1% | |
| Montana FWP | 0.9% |
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 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 79 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 5 | 66 | 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
- Madison, Gallatin counties
- National forests
- Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Custer Gallatin National Forest
- Wilderness
- Lee Metcalf Wilderness (29%)
- Wildlife management areas
- Bear Creek
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- Madison Range
- Highest named summits
- Echo Peak (≈11,188 ft), Lone Mountain (≈11,053 ft), Hilgard Peak (≈10,928 ft), Sentinel Peak (≈10,764 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Expedition Pass
- Towns and places
- Big Sky, Big Sky Mountain Village, Cameron, Grayling, Jeffers, Lakeview, Schusters Place, 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.