All Hunting in Montana HD 426 - Winifred

Those portions of Fergus and Judith Basin Counties lying within the following-described boundary: Beginning at Suffolk, then north following the Winifred Road (FAS 236) to Winifred, then northeasterly on the DY Trail to the Stafford Ferry Road, then northerly on said road to the Missouri River, then up said river in a westerly direction to the mouth of Arrow Creek, then up said creek to State Route 80, then south on said route to State Route 81, then easterly along said route near Denton to the Plum Creek County Road, then northerly and easterly along said road to the Salt Creek Road, then southeasterly along the Salt Creek Road to its junction with the Winifred Road (FAS 236) approximately three miles north of Hilger, then north on the Winifred Road to Suffolk, the point of beginning.

The general elk distribution in the Missouri River Breaks includes 1,101,344 acres of private land, 30% of which is currently enrolled in FWP?s Block Management Program. Public hunting opportunitie... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

The Missouri River Breaks (MRB) encompasses 17,239 square miles of Fergus, Petroleum, Garfield, Phillips and Valley counties in northeastern Montana. Approximately 63% of the elk habitat within thi... 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.