All Hunting in Montana HD 270 - East Fork Bitterroot

Boundary Change. That portion of Ravalli County lying within the followingdescribed boundary: Beginning in Darby, then south along US Highway 93 to its junction with the Conner Cutoff Road (County Road 9830) south of Conner, then west along said road to its junction with the West Fork Bitterroot Road, then southwest on said road to its junction with the ridgeline between the Spade Creek and Piquette Creek drainages (along the boundary between the West Fork and Darby Ranger Districts), then southeast up said ridgeline to USFS Trail 601, then east and south along said trail past Shook Mountain and Medicine Point to USFS Trail 56, then west on said trail to the headwaters of Base Creek, then southeast down said creek to Wiles Creek, then east down said creek to Warm Springs Creek, then southeast up said creek to Porcupine Creek, then southeast up said creek and along its headwaters in Section 30, Township 1 South, Range 19 West, to the ridgeline between Camp Creek and Shields Creek, then south on said ridgeline to the MontanaIdaho border, then easterly along said border to the Continental Divide, then in a northeasterly direction along said divide to the Bitterroot-Rock Creek Divide, then in a northerly direction along said divide to its junction with State Route 38 (Skalkaho Road), then westerly down said road to Sleeping Child Road (State Route 501), then south along said road to Old Darby Road (County Road 87), then south along said road to US Highway 93, then south along said highway to Darby, the point of beginning.

The major portion of this elk management unit is moderately roaded, offering good public access. The northern half of hunting district (HD) 270 is heavily roaded and contains many ?loop? roads. Thi... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

The 1,985-square-mile Sapphire EMU includes the Sapphire Mountains between the Bitterroot River and Rock Creek and the north and west parts of the upper Big Hole Valley. It also includes the draina... 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.