All Hunting in Montana HD 400 - Lower Marias River

This EMU contains 7,964 square miles and essentially consists of land that currently has very few elk and generally encompasses what is known locally as the ?Golden Triangle? of wheat production. The EMU lies liimmediately north of Great Falls, east of...

HD 400 - Lower Marias River

Scores


Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
94
 
94
Success
31
 
31
Trophy Potential
6
 
6
Public Access
11
 
11
Ease of Terrain
0
 
N/A
Room to Breathe
58
 
58
Opportunity
44
 
44
Convenience
39
 
39
Ease of Effort
26
 
26
48
HuntScore

Access Notes


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Those portions of Toole, Pondera, Liberty and Chouteau Counties lying within the following-described boundary: Beginning at Shelby, then east along US Highway 2 to the HillLiberty county line, then south along said line to the Marias River, then east and south down said river to the Missouri River, then southwesterly up said river to Route 80 at Fort Benton, then northwesterly along said route to Route 223, then northwesterly along said route to its intersection with Route 564, then north and west along said route to Interstate 15 at Brady, then northerly along said interstate to US Highway 2 at Shelby, the point of beginning.

Good access exists to public lands for deer hunting.

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County

Toole, Pondera, Liberty, Chouteau

Size

1,891 Square Miles (1,210,207 Acres)

Land Ownership

14% Public, 5% BLM, 9% State

Latitude/Longitude

48.2378, -111.2516

Amenities

There are 3 hospitals, 6 hotels, 0 campgrounds, and 2 grocery stores within a 20 mile radius.

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This EMU contains 7,964 square miles and essentially consists of land that currently has very few elk and generally encompasses what is known locally as the ?Golden Triangle? of wheat production. I... 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)


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All Drawing Stats (2022)


Total Quota
5,070
Licenses Drawn
2,786
Licenses Surplus
2,284
Resident Quota
4,564
Nonresident Quota
506
Landowner Quota
0
Youth Quota
0
88.1%
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
400-51-A
M
ANY
G
23.1%
44 Permit must be used with a valid
400-50-A
M
ANY
G
57.6%
53 Permit must be used with a valid
400-00-B
F
ANY
G
100%
60
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.
400-51-A
M
ANY
G
23.1%
44 Permit must be used with a valid General Deer License.
400-50-A
M
ANY
G
57.6%
53 Permit must be used with a valid General Deer License. Holders may not hunt Antlered Buck Mule Deer in any other HD.
400-00-B
F
ANY
G
100%
60
004-01-B
F
ANY
G
100%
64 Valid in all Region 4 HDs except HD 455.
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All Harvest Stats (2021)


Total Hunters
1,769
Total Harvest
1,212
Harvest Male
875
Harvest Female
330
33.8%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
ALL
ALL
NA
N/A 0 16
12
4
0
ALL
ALL
NA
N/A 1769 1196
863
326
0
Any
Any
N
N/A 0 0
0
0
0
Any
Any
N
N/A 158 150
78
68
0
Any
Any
R
N/A 0 16
12
4
0
Any
Any
R
N/A 1611 1046
785
257
0
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