All Hunting in Montana HD 580 Portion - South of Sweet Grass Creek

That portion of Hunting District 580 lying between Big Timber Creek and the West Fork of Duck Creek. Beginning at the point where Big Timber Creek crosses US Highway 191, then up said creek its headwaters and the Crazy Mountain divide above Twin Lakes, then southerly along the Crazy Mountain divide to the headwaters of the West Fork of Duck Creek, then southerly and easterly down said creek to its junction with the East Fork of Duck Creek, then southerly and easterly down Duck Creek to the north bank of the Yellowstone River, then westerly along the north bank of the Yellowstone River to US Highway 191, then north up said highway to where it crosses Big Timber Creek, the point of beginning.

Access by road to elk habitat is limited in most of HD 580 where the checkerboard pattern of land ownership complicates management of access. With few exceptions, public access to elk habitat on th... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

This 1,708-square-mile EMU includes the Crazy Mountain Range and adjacent foothill and prairie habitats in south central Montana. The area is a mixture of private (78%) and public (22%) lands, incl... 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.