Mountain Lion Hunting in Montana HD 292 - West Garnet Range

Boundary Change. Those portions of Missoula, Granite, and Powell Counties lying within the following described boundary: Beginning at the junction of Route 271 (DrummondHelmville Road) and the Powell/Granite County Line, then northwest on said County Line to its intersection with Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Section 9 (T12N, R13W), then east to the southeast corner of the SW _ Section 12 (T12N, R13W), then generally northeast along the BLM / private land boundary to the southeast corner of the SW _ Section 26 (T13N, R12W), then generally north along the BLM/private land boundary to the northeast corner of Section 15 (T13N, R12W), then west to the northwest corner of Section 18 (T13N, R12W), then north to the northwest corner of Section 30 (T14N, R12W), then east to the northeast corner of Section 29 (T14N, R12W), then north to the northwest corner of Section 21 (T14N, R12W), then generally northwest along the MT Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation/ private land boundary to Lobe Creek, then northwest down said Creek bottom to its confl uence with the Blackfoot River, then down said river to Scotty Brown Bridge and the County Road, then north on said Road to its junction with State Route 200, then west along said route to its junction with Interstate 90 near Milltown, then east along said Interstate to its junction with Route 271, then north along said Route to the point of beginning.

Publicly accessible property in mixed LNF, BLM, PCT, and State (DNRC) ownership dominates the west half of the EMU (HDs 283 and west 292). These lands generally have been extensively roaded for tim... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

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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.