All Hunting in Montana HD 446 - Northeast Big Belt Mountains

Those portions of Broadwater, Cascade and Meagher Counties lying within the following-described boundary: Beginning at White Sulphur Springs, then northwest on Fort Logan-Milligan Road (Route/County Road 360) to the junction of said road with the Smith River, then north and downstream along the west bank of said river to its confl uence with Two Creek, then westerly up said creek across the main county road to Hound Creek-Smith River divide, then westerly along said divide to the Meagher and Lewis and Clark County line (east end of Elk Ridge), then south along said line and subsequently continuing south along the Broadwater-Meagher County line (Big Belt Mountains hydrological divide) to where said line intersects with US Highway 12, then easterly on said highway to junction with US Highway 89, then north on said highway to White Sulphur Springs, the point of beginning.

Access for public hunting is severely limited in the EMU due to the relative lack of public land and restricted access to private land. There are 4 public access roads to land administered by the H... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

This 609-square-mile-EMU is located west of White Sulphur Springs on the eastside of the Big Belt Mountains. About 391 square-miles of the EMU (64%) is seasonal or yearlong elk habitat. Approximate... 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.