All Hunting in Montana HD 418 - South Judith Basin

This 3,585-square-mile EMU encompasses the area in and around the Little Belt Mountains, which are located south and east of Great Falls, and north and east of White Sulphur Springs. Private land, including coniferous elk habitat, surrounds the Little ...

HD 418 - South Judith Basin

Scores


Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
100
 
100
Success
46
 
46
Trophy Potential
25
 
25
Public Access
21
 
21
Ease of Terrain
0
 
N/A
Room to Breathe
13
 
13
Opportunity
79
 
79
Convenience
8
 
8
Ease of Effort
21
 
21
51
HuntScore

Access Notes


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Those portions of Judith Basin and Fergus Counties lying within the following-described boundary: Beginning at the junction of US Highway 87 and State Highway 239 near Windham, then south and east along said route to Utica, then southwesterly following the Judith River Road-South Fork Judith River Road (USFS Road 487) to the mouth of Dry Pole Canyon, then up the main fork of the stream course in Dry Pole Canyon to the Mount High Lookout location, then easterly along the USFS Road 382 (Mount High Lookout-Jellison Guard Station Road) to the permanent boundary marker (WheatlandJudith Basin County line) on said road, then east on said line to its confl uence with US Highway 191 (one mile north of Judith Gap), then north on said highway to its junction with US Highway 87 (Eddie

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County

Judith Basin, Fergus

Size

480 Square Miles (307,505 Acres)

Land Ownership

23% Public, 12% USFS, 1% BLM, 10% State

Latitude/Longitude

46.8696, -109.9993

Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 0 hotels, 0 campgrounds, and 1 grocery stores within a 20 mile radius.

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This 3,585-square-mile EMU encompasses the area in and around the Little Belt Mountains, which are located south and east of Great Falls, and north and east of White Sulphur Springs. In the 1992 El... Create a free account to read the rest of this hunting note!

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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)


There are 5 OTC hunts in this unit. Get a free account to view the details!

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All Drawing Stats (2022)


Total Quota
4,000
Licenses Drawn
1,812
Licenses Surplus
2,188
Resident Quota
3,600
Nonresident Quota
400
Landowner Quota
0
Youth Quota
0
100%
Overall Unit
1st Choice Draw Odds
Choose a hunt below to take a deeper dive into quotas, drawing odds, drawing trends, and harvest data.
Stats Apply For Sex Manner Season Type Draw Odds HuntScore Notes
004-01-B
F
ANY
G
100%
60 Valid in all Region 4 HDs except
004-00-B
F
ANY
G
OTC
0%
0 OTC opportunity. Not valid on National Forest lands, FWP WMAs, or CMR Refuge. Valid in all Region 4 HDs except HDs 410 and 455 as listed under each HD.
004-01-B
F
ANY
G
100%
60 Valid in all Region 4 HDs except HD 455.
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All Harvest Stats (2021)


Total Hunters
541
Total Harvest
389
Harvest Male
302
Harvest Female
87
28.9%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
ALL
ALL
NA
N/A 0 76
37
39
0
ALL
ALL
NA
N/A 541 313
265
48
0
Any
Any
N
N/A 0 34
17
16
0
Any
Any
N
N/A 125 81
68
13
0
Any
Any
R
N/A 0 43
20
23
0
Any
Any
R
N/A 416 231
197
35
0
HuntScore Tip: Montana tracks antler points of elk. However, they only track spikes, 5 points or fewer, and 6 points or more. We wished it was more granular, but you can still tell how many mature bulls are harvested from a particular unit.

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Average Temps

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