All Hunting in Montana HD 421 - Birdtail Hills

This 542-square-mile EMU contains about 273 square miles of elk habitat.

HD 421 - Birdtail Hills

Scores


Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
100
 
100
Success
44
 
44
Trophy Potential
47
 
47
Public Access
11
 
11
Ease of Terrain
0
 
N/A
Room to Breathe
24
 
24
Opportunity
74
 
74
Convenience
4
 
4
Ease of Effort
29
 
29
51
HuntScore

Access Notes


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Those portions of Cascade and Lewis and Clark Counties lying within the followingdescribed boundary: Beginning at Cascade, then west along the Missouri River to Rock Creek, then northwesterly up said creek to Interstate 15 then southerly along said interstate to the junction with US Highway 287, then northerly along said highway to State Route 200 at Bowman

Access in these districts is extremely limited. Several key properties offer extremely limited hunting access and act as refuges for large numbers of elk. Hunter outfitting operations keep several ... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

County

Cascade, Lewis and Clark

Size

330 Square Miles (210,910 Acres)

Land Ownership

7% Public, 2% BLM, 5% State

Latitude/Longitude

47.3430, -111.8122

Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 2 hotels, 1 campgrounds, and 0 grocery stores within a 20 mile radius.

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This 542-square-mile EMU contains about 273 square miles of elk habitat. About 90% of this EMU is private land. Throughout the year, nearly all elk are associated with private land. The western edg... 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.

Other Species in Unit

Deer, Elk, Mountain Lion,

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All Over The Counter Hunts (2022)


There are 6 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%
64 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%
64 Valid in all Region 4 HDs except HD 455.
HuntScore Tip: Montana black bear hunting regulations require that all black bear hunters be tested to ensure they can spot the subtle differences between black bears and grizzly bears. A hunter must present a passing certificate from the black bear identification test to purchase a black bear tag.

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All Harvest Stats (2021)


Total Hunters
741
Total Harvest
571
Harvest Male
393
Harvest Female
174
29.4%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
ALL
ALL
NA
N/A 0 136
81
51
0
ALL
ALL
NA
N/A 741 435
312
123
0
Any
Any
N
N/A 0 19
14
5
0
Any
Any
N
N/A 54 30
24
7
0
Any
Any
R
N/A 0 117
67
45
0
Any
Any
R
N/A 687 405
288
117
0
HuntScore Tip: Montana tracks antler points of deer. However, they only track spikes and deer with 4 points or more. We wished it was more granular, but you can still tell how many mature bucks are harvested from a particular unit.

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Average Temps

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