All Hunting in Montana HD 312 - West Bridger

Those portions of Gallatin County lying within the following described boundary: Beginning at the junction of Route 86 and Interstate 90 at Bozeman, then easterly and northerly along said route to its junction with the Flathead Pass Road, then westerly along said road to Flathead Pass and the Bridger Range Divide, then northerly and westerly along said divide to Blacktail Mountain, then westerly down Olie Canyon to the Rocky Mountain/Springhill Road, then southeasterly along said road to its junction with Route 205, then easterly along said route to the point of beginning.

Because most elk habitat is in private ownership and in some places outfitters have leased large blocks of private land, elk-hunting opportunity for the general public is limited. Public access iss... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

This 1,826-square-mile Elk Management Unit (EMU) encompasses the Bridger Mountains and the south end of the Big Belt Mountains and is bounded by the towns of Bozeman, Three Forks, Livingston, Ringl... 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.