Hunting districts / Moose
Moose hunting district · Region 6 (Glasgow)
District 600
Montana hunting district 600 (Moose), FWP Region 6 (Glasgow): 23,525 sq mi in Phillips, Valley, Blaine, Hill counties; 27% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 2,612 ft; FWP estimated 9 moose harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the highest moose harvests of 74 moose districts: 9 moose harvested in 2025 (FWP estimate). FWP harvest estimates
- Among the most Block Management of 74 moose districts: 240 BMAs, about 1,520,771 acres. FWP Block Management (calculated)
- Among the most private of 74 moose districts: 27% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
- Among the lowest of 74 moose districts: median elevation 2,612 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
- Among the largest of 74 moose districts: 23,525 square miles. FWP district boundary
- Among the flattest of 74 moose districts: 3,796 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| Bureau of Land Management | 19.0% | |
| Montana state trust land | 8.2% | |
| US Fish & Wildlife Service | 3.2% | |
| Other federal | 0.5% | |
| City & county | 0.3% | |
| Other State of Montana | 0.1% | |
| Montana FWP | 0.1% |
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 | 9 | 99 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 50 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 104 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 51 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9 | 71 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 62 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 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
- Phillips, Valley, Blaine, Hill counties
- National forests
- —
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- Dodson Dam, Dodson Creek, Sleeping Buffalo, Hinsdale, Fresno Reservoir, Rookery, Vandalia, Fresno Tailwater, Cree Crossing, Lost River, Spring Coulee
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- Bears Paw Mountains, Dahl Hills, Eagle Buttes, Larb Hills, Milk River Hills, Opheim Hills
- Highest named summits
- Wellen Peak (≈6,286 ft), Big John Butte (≈5,909 ft), Antoine Butte (≈5,653 ft), Shell Butte (≈5,617 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Bentel Divide, Taylor Divide, Shoemaker Gap, Fourmile Hill, Lions Pass, Antelope Pass
- Towns and places
- Andes, Antelope, Archer, Arthur (historical), Ashfield, Avondale (historical), Bainville, Barr (historical), Baylor, Bearpaw (historical), Beaver Creek, Beaverton, Big Sandy, Bone Crossing
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.