All Hunting in Montana HD 701 - Sagebrush Prairie

The Missouri River Breaks (MRB) encompasses 17,239 square miles of Fergus, Petroleum, Garfield, Phillips and Valley counties in northeastern Montana. Key portions of elk summer and winter ranges are located on privately owned lands. Elk habitat on the ...

HD 701 - Sagebrush Prairie

Scores


Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
75
 
75
Success
38
 
38
Trophy Potential
43
 
43
Public Access
19
 
19
Ease of Terrain
0
 
N/A
Room to Breathe
61
 
61
Opportunity
44
 
44
Convenience
67
 
67
Ease of Effort
17
 
17
52
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Those portions of Prairie, Custer, Rosebud, Treasure, Yellowstone, Musselshell, Garfi eld, and McCone Counties lying within the following-described boundary: Beginning at the junction of US Interstate 94 and Route 253 at Terry, then west along said interstate to its junction with the Custer-Melstone Road at Custer, then north along said road to its junction with US Highway 12 at Melstone, then east on said highway to the Musselshell River, then north down said river to its intersection with State Route 200 near Mosby, then east on said route to Brockway, then southeast on Route 253 to Terry, the point of beginning.

The general elk distribution in the Missouri River Breaks includes 1,101,344 acres of private land, 30% of which is currently enrolled in FWP?s Block Management Program. Public hunting opportunitie... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

County

Prairie, Custer, Rosebud, Treasure, Yellowstone, Musselshell, Garfield, McCone

Size

7,216 Square Miles (4,618,099 Acres)

Land Ownership

19% Public, 12% BLM, 7% State

Latitude/Longitude

46.7649, -106.6826

Amenities

There are 7 hospitals, 18 hotels, 1 campgrounds, and 1 grocery stores within a 20 mile radius.

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The Missouri River Breaks (MRB) encompasses 17,239 square miles of Fergus, Petroleum, Garfield, Phillips and Valley counties in northeastern Montana. Approximately 63% of the elk habitat within thi... 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, Pronghorn,

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All Over The Counter Hunts (2022)


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All Drawing Stats (2022)


Total Quota
57,060
Licenses Drawn
39,304
Licenses Surplus
17,746
Resident Quota
51,294
Nonresident Quota
5,766
Landowner Quota
0
Youth Quota
0
59.5%
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
007-00-B
F
ANY
G
78.4%
55 Not valid on National Forest lands
007-00-B
F
ANY
G
78.4%
55 Valid in all Region 7 HDs.
590-20-A
E
ANY
G
32.1%
39 Valid in HD 590 and portion of HD 701 north of the Yellowstone River, south of Hwy 12 and west of Sumatra-Hysham Rd. Permit must be used with a valid General Elk License. Holders may not hunt Antlered Elk in any other HD during these described season dates.
007-30-B
F
ANY
G
3.5%
44 Valid in all Region 7 HDs. Successful antelope either-sex 007-20 and/or Doe/Fawn 007-30 applicants may be offered the opportunity to purchase one Doe/Fawn 799-30 license valid in HDs 704 and 705 during the same time periods.
007-20-A
E
ANY
G
53.7%
57 Valid in all Region 7 HDs. Successful antelope either-sex 007-20 and/or Doe/Fawn 007-30 applicants may be offered the opportunity to purchase one Doe/Fawn 799-30 license valid in HDs 704 and 705 during the same time periods.
900-20-A
E
ANY
A
83.7%
63 First and only choice. ArchEquip only.
007-00-B
F
ANY
G
100%
66 Valid in all Region 7 HDs.
007-03-B
F
ANY
G
92%
66 Valid in all Region 7 HDs.
007-00-B
F
ANY
G
78.4%
55 Not valid on National Forest lands or CMR Refuge. Valid in all Region 7 HDs.
007-00-B
F
ANY
G
78.4%
55 Valid in all Region 7 HDs.
595-21-A
E
ANY
G
100%
62 1st choice only. Valid in HDs 502
590-20-A
E
ANY
G
32.1%
39 Valid in HD 590 and portion of
007-30-B
F
ANY
G
3.5%
44 Valid in all Region 7 HDs. Successful antelope
007-20-A
E
ANY
G
53.7%
57 Valid in all Region 7 HDs. Successful antelope
900-20-A
E
ANY
A
83.7%
63 First and only choice. ArchEquip only.
007-00-B
F
ANY
G
100%
66 Valid in all Region 7 HDs.
007-03-B
F
ANY
G
92%
66 Valid in all Region 7 HDs.
595-21-A
E
ANY
G
100%
62 1st choice only. Valid in HDs 502, 535, 555, 590 and a portion of HD 701 north of the Yellowstone River, south of Hwy 12, west of Sumatra- Hysham Rd. Permit must be used with a valid General Elk License. Holders may not hunt Antlered Elk in any other HD during these described season dates.
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
3,629
Total Harvest
3,317
Harvest Male
2,346
Harvest Female
959
35.9%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
ALL
ALL
NA
N/A 0 714
589
122
0
ALL
ALL
NA
N/A 3629 2603
1757
837
0
Any
Any
N
N/A 0 89
71
17
0
Any
Any
N
N/A 1343 1023
742
281
0
Any
Any
R
N/A 0 625
518
105
0
Any
Any
R
N/A 2287 1580
1015
557
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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