Elk Hunting in Montana HD 300 - Lima Peaks-Nicholia

That portion of Beaverhead County lying within the following-described boundary: Beginning at the junction of Interstate 15 and the Big Sheep Creek Road south of Dell, then southwesterly along said road to Meadow Creek, then westerly along said creek to the MontanaIdaho border, then southeasterly along said border to Italian Peak, then northeasterly along said border to Interstate 15 at Monida, then northerly along said interstate to the junction with the Big Sheep Road south of Dell, the point of beginning.

Public hunting access in the EMU is generally good, with several notable and significant exceptions. Recently, several nonresident landowners have closed large acreages of private land to public ac... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

Elk population trend counts (Figure 1) indicate that elk numbers are within elk plan objectives, with the exception of HD 328, where the objective for elk counted is 700 elk and we observed 919 elk... Create a free account to read the rest of this elk 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.