Mountain Lion Hunting in Montana HD 301 - Hyalite-Portal

Beginning at Bear Canyon Interchange/Interstate 90, easterly along Interstate 90 to Meadow Creek Road, then southerly up said road to the Goose Creek Road, then southerly up said road to the Gallatin-Yellowstone Divide near the Old Cooper Reservoir, then south along said divide to Eaglehead Mountain, then in a northerly and westerly direction along the Portal-Porcupine Creeks and the Porcupine-Levinski Creeks divide to the Gallatin River near the mouth of the West Fork, then northerly down the Gallatin River to Gallatin Gateway, then east on Gallatin Gateway Road to US Highway 191, then south on US Highway 191 to Cottonwood Road, then southeast to intersection of Cottonwood and Enders Roads, continuing southeast from that intersection along Cottonwood Rd, north to South 19th, then east on South 19th to Nash Rd, then east on Nash Rd to Sourdough Canyon Rd, then south on Sourdough Canyon Rd. to the national forest boundary, then east along said boundary to boundary of State Land Sections 4, 3, 34, 35 and 1 to Bear Canyon Rd, then northerly on Bear Canyon Road, to point of beginning.

Since 1993, public access has improved on the Yellowstone River side of the EMU, but has decreased on the Madison River side. Excellent public access occurs in the Gallatin Drainage portion of the ... 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.