Mountain Lion Hunting in Montana HD 702 - Yellowstone Pine Hills

Those portions of Treasure, Big Horn, Rosebud and Custer Counties lying within the following-described boundary: Beginning at the Bighorn River Bridge on Interstate 90 near Hardin, then northwest along said interstate to State Route 47, then north along said route to its intersection with Interstate 94, then northeast along said interstate to its intersection with State Route 59 near Miles City, then south along said route to Route 332, then south along said route to the Northern Cheyenne Reservation boundary, then west along said boundary to the Crow Reservation boundary, then north and west along said boundary to the Bighorn River, then south down said river to its intersection with Interstate 90, the point of beginning.

Of the private land currently supporting elk, 15% is currently enrolled in FWP?s Block Management Program. Public hunting opportunities are restricted on 66% of the private land with elk, primarily... 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.