All Hunting in Montana HD 575 - Absarokee

Those portions of Carbon, Stillwater, Sweet Grass and Yellowstone Counties lying within the following-described boundary: Beginning at Laurel, then south along US Highway 212 to Red Lodge, then northwest along State Route 78 to its intersection with Route 419, then southwest along said route to its intersection with Route 425, one mile southest of Fishtail, the south along said route to the Fiddler Creek (Bedford School) Road. then west and north along said road to its intersection with Route 419 at Dean, then west along said route to the Main Stem Stillwater River, then northeast down the Stillwater River to the Spring Creek Road bridge, then north and west along the Spring Creek Road 1.1 mile to the Stockade Road, the northwesterly along said road to the Main Bridger Creek Road, then north along said road to Interstate 90, then east along said interstate to Laurel, the point of beginning.

Public access to elk varies across the EMU. In Hunting District (HD) 500, one large residential subdivision is closed to hunting and tends to serve as a sanctuary for elk during part of the hunting... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

This 4,665-square-mile EMU is located on both the north and south sides of the Yellowstone River between Big Timber and Billings. Elk are distributed across about920-square-miles (20%) of the EMU. ... 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.