All Hunting in Montana HD 424 - Benchmark

The 6,280-square-mile Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex (BMWC) EMU straddles the Continental Divide and includes the Bob Marshall, Great Bear and Scapegoat Wilderness Areas, and the Sun River Game Preserve. Although private land comprises only 14% of the...

HD 424 - Benchmark

Scores


Scores
User Scores
Ease of Drawing
100
 
100
Success
35
 
35
Trophy Potential
62
 
62
Public Access
100
 
100
Ease of Terrain
0
 
N/A
Room to Breathe
5
 
5
Opportunity
84
 
84
Convenience
5
 
5
Ease of Effort
16
 
16
67
HuntScore

Access Notes


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That portion of Lewis and Clark county lying within the following-described boundary: Beginning at the junction of Cutrock Creek and the crest of Lime Ridge, then southerly and westerly along the divide between Beaver Creek and Willow Creek to Fairview Mountain, then northerly and westerly along said divide to Renshaw Mountain, then northerly along the divide between the Lange Creek drainage and the Bighead-Benchmark Creek drainages to the divide between Bighead Creek and Windfall Creek, then westerly along said divide immediately south and west of Windfall Creek to the South Fork of the Sun River, then south along the east bank of the South Fork of the Sun River (the eastern border of the Sun River Game Preserve) to USFS trail 248, then easterly along said trail to USFS trail 212, then southerly along said trail to USFS 232 (Crown Creek trail), then easterly along said trail to USFS Trail 270 (Crown Mountain trail), then northerly along said trail to Ford Creek, then down Ford Creek to the USFS boundary, then northerly along said boundary to the Benchmark road, then northerly along said road to the junction with the Beaver/Willow road, then westerly along Beaver/ Willow road approximately 1/3 of a mile to the USFS boundary, then northerly along said boundary to the crest of Lime Ridge, then northerly along said crest to Cutrock Creek, the point of beginning.

Public access to or through some private lands along the eastern slope of the Rockies and the Blackfoot River drainage is limited or non-existent. Excessive open-road densities in the Blackfoot, Se... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

County

Lewis and Clark

Size

95 Square Miles (60,740 Acres)

Land Ownership

100% Public, 100% USFS

Latitude/Longitude

47.4639, -112.8095

Amenities

There are 0 hospitals, 0 hotels, 4 campgrounds, and 0 grocery stores within a 20 mile radius.

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The 6,280-square-mile Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex (BMWC) EMU straddles the Continental Divide and includes the Bob Marshall, Great Bear and Scapegoat Wilderness Areas, and the Sun River Game Pr... 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)


There are 7 OTC hunts in this unit. Get a free account to view the details!

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All Drawing Stats (2022)


Total Quota
4,000
Licenses Drawn
1,812
Licenses Surplus
2,188
Resident Quota
3,600
Nonresident Quota
400
Landowner Quota
0
Youth Quota
0
100%
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
004-01-B
F
ANY
G
100%
58 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.
004-01-B
F
ANY
G
100%
58 Valid in all Region 4 HDs except HD 455.
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
175
Total Harvest
37
Harvest Male
30
Harvest Female
6
6.6%
Average Success
Manner Season Type Sex Hunters Harvest Male Female Youth
ALL
ALL
NA
N/A 0 14
11
2
0
ALL
ALL
NA
N/A 175 23
19
4
0
Any
Any
N
N/A 0 3
3
0
0
Any
Any
N
N/A 15 7
7
0
0
Any
Any
R
N/A 0 10
8
2
0
Any
Any
R
N/A 160 16
12
4
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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Average Temps

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