Elk Hunting in Montana HD 520 - Beartooth Face

Beginning at Nye, then northeast down the Stillwater River to the Spring Creek Road bridge, then north and west along the Spring Creek road 1.1 mile to the Stockade road, then northwesterly along said road to the Main Bridger Creek road, then southwest up said road to the Gallatin National Forest Boundary, then south along said boundary to the Park County Line, then easterly along said line to the Gallatin National Forest Boundary near Granite Peak, then southerly and easterly along said forest boundary to the Wyoming Border, then easterly along said border to the headwaters of the West Fork of Rock Creek at Castle Mountain, then northerly and easterly down said creek to its confl uence with main Rock Creek, then southerly down said creek to Red Lodge and State Route 78, then westerly and northerly along State Route 78 to its junction with Route 419, then southwesterly along said route to its intersection with Route 425 one mile south of Fishtail, then westerly along said route to its intersection with Route 419 near Dean, then westerly along said route to Nye, the point of beginning.

Fifty percent of HD 317 provides a backcountry hunting opportunity, with the rest of the HD in a minimum to moderately-high motorized access situation. Seventy percent of HD 520 provides a backcoun... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

Over 1,200,000 acres of elk habitat currently support approximately 2,900 elk, representing 12 reasonably distinct elk populations. Elk numbers have increased dramatically during the last 20+ years... 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.