All Hunting in Montana HD 317 - Upper Yellowstone East

That portion of Park County lying within the following-described boundary: Beginning at the junction of the Yellowstone River and Interstate 90, then south along said river to the mouth of Sixmile Creek, then southerly up said creek to its intersection with State Highway 540 (East River Road), the northeasterly on said highway to its intersection with Sixmile Creek Road, then southerly on said road to its intersection with Sixmile Creek in the NE 1/4 Section 29, T6S, R8E, then up said creek to the North Fork of Sixmile Creek, then southerly up said fork to the Sixmile-Cedar-Mill Creeks Divide near Monitor Peak, then easterly and northerly along the Mill-Hellroaring Creeks and Mill Creek-Boulder River Divides to Mount Cowen, then northerly along the Yellowstone River-West Boulder River Divide to Elephant Head Mountain, then northerly down Mission Creek to the Yellowstone River, then westerly up said river to Interstate 90, the point of beginning.

Fifty percent of HD 317 provides a backcountry hunting opportunity, with the rest of the HD in a minimum to moderately-high motorized access situation. Seventy percent of HD 520 provides a backcoun... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

This 2,420-square-mile EMU is located on the north and west flanks of the Beartooth and Absaroka Mountains and includes the north portion of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. The area is a mixture... 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.