All Hunting in Montana HD 281 - Upper Blackfoot

The 6,280-square-mile Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex (BMWC) EMU straddles the Continental Divide and includes the Bob Marshall, Great Bear and Scapegoat Wilderness Areas, and the Sun River Game Preserve. Although private land comprises only 14% of the...

HD 281 - Upper Blackfoot

Scores


Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
30
 
30
Success
38
 
38
Trophy Potential
64
 
64
Public Access
76
 
76
Ease of Terrain
0
 
N/A
Room to Breathe
3
 
3
Opportunity
46
 
46
Convenience
2
 
2
Ease of Effort
17
 
17
46
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Boundary Change. Those portions of Powell and Lewis and Clark Counties lying within the following described boundary: Beginning at Rogers Pass on State Route 200, then southwest on said route to the Landers Fork River Bridge, then northeasterly up Landers Fork to its intersection with the Great Falls to Ovando powerline, then westerly along said powerline to its intersection with the Beaver Creek Road, then southerly along said road to State Route 200, then west along said route to Monture Creek Road 89, then north on said road to the Monture Creek Campground, then north on Monture Creek Trail 27 to Falls Creek Trail 16, then easterly along said trail through Camp Pass to Lake Creek Trail 61 near Lake Otatsy, then southeasterly along said trail to the North Fork Blackfoot Trailhead, then north on North Fork Blackfoot Trail 32 to the Scapegoat Wilderness Boundary, then southeast along said boundary to Arrastra Mountain, then northeasterly along Scapegoat Wilderness Boundary to Red Mountain, then northeasterly on Red Mountain Ringeye Creek Trail 423 to its junction with Webb Lake Trail 481, then east along said trail to its junction with Heart Lake-Bighorn Creek Trail 478 near Heart Lake, then north along said trail to Landers Fork River, then southeasterly along said river to Falls Creek (of the Landers Fork River), then northeasterly along said creek to the Continental Divide, the southeast along said divide to Rogers Pass, the point of beginning.

Public access to or through some private lands along the eastern slope of the Rockies and the Blackfoot River drainage is limited or non-existent. Excessive open-road densities in the Blackfoot, Se... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

County

Powell, Lewis and Clark

Size

379 Square Miles (242,514 Acres)

Land Ownership

79% Public, 64% USFS, 5% BLM, 10% State

Latitude/Longitude

47.0561, -112.7827

Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 0 hotels, 2 campgrounds, and 0 grocery stores within a 20 mile radius.

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The 6,280-square-mile Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex (BMWC) EMU straddles the Continental Divide and includes the Bob Marshall, Great Bear and Scapegoat Wilderness Areas, and the Sun River Game Pr... Create a free account to read the rest of this hunting note!

HuntScore Tip

Public land and private land percentages can sometime be misleading. A unit may have 80% public land, but a particluar species may only occupy 20% on the entire area. And that 20% species distribution may lie 100% within private lands. Does that sound confusing? Just remember that there are always exceptions to the rule, and land ownership is just one piece of the puzzle.

Other Species in Unit

Deer, Elk, Mountain Lion,

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All Over The Counter Hunts (2022)


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All Drawing Stats (2022)


Total Quota
50
Licenses Drawn
50
Licenses Surplus
0
Resident Quota
46
Nonresident Quota
4
Landowner Quota
0
Youth Quota
0
16.8%
Overall Unit
1st Choice Draw Odds
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Stats Apply For Sex Manner Season Type Draw Odds HuntScore Notes
281-00-B
F
ANY
G
16.8%
51
281-00-B
F
ANY
G
16.8%
51
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All Harvest Stats (2021)


Total Hunters
956
Total Harvest
367
Harvest Male
343
Harvest Female
25
16.5%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
ALL
ALL
NA
N/A 0 52
43
9
0
ALL
ALL
NA
N/A 956 315
300
16
0
Any
Any
N
N/A 0 3
3
0
0
Any
Any
N
N/A 67 27
27
0
0
Any
Any
R
N/A 0 49
40
9
0
Any
Any
R
N/A 889 289
273
16
0
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