Hunting districts / Bighorn sheep
Bighorn sheep hunting district · Region 6 (Glasgow)
District 622
Montana hunting district 622 (Bighorn sheep), FWP Region 6 (Glasgow): 869 sq mi in Phillips, Valley counties; 47% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 2,569 ft; FWP estimated 6 sheep harvested in 2024.
What stands out
- Among the most Block Management of 36 bighorn sheep districts: 9 BMAs, about 106,491 acres. FWP Block Management (calculated)
- Among the highest sheep harvests of 36 bighorn sheep districts: 6 sheep harvested in 2024 (FWP estimate). FWP harvest estimates
- Among the lowest of 36 bighorn sheep districts: median elevation 2,569 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
- Among the flattest of 36 bighorn sheep districts: 1,050 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| Bureau of Land Management | 42.8% | |
| US Fish & Wildlife Service | 28.2% | |
| Montana state trust land | 4.6% |
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.
Sheep harvest estimates
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Rams | Ewes | Lambs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 19 | 92 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 55 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 25 | 87 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020 | 27 | 101 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 23 | 98 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 48 | 236 | 39 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 2017 | 55 | 209 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 0 |
| 2016 | 73 | 276 | 60 | 11 | 48 | 0 |
| 2015 | 38 | 127 | 35 | 9 | 25 | 0 |
| 2014 | 26 | 87 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
| 2013 | 17 | 69 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 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 counties
- National forests
- —
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- —
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- Larb Hills
- Highest named summits
- Coal Mine Hill (≈3,294 ft), Collins Hill (≈3,028 ft), Barnard Buttes (≈2,946 ft), Brandon Butte (≈2,904 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Shoemaker Gap
- Towns and places
- Dryer Place, Fourchette (historical), Legg (historical), X 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.
Neighboring districts
- None
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.