Mountain Lion Hunting in Montana HD 319 - Fleecer

Those portions of Silver Bow and Deer Lodge Counties lying within the following-described boundary: Beginning at the junction of Interstate 15 and Route 43, then westerly along said route to a point directly opposite the confl uence of Pintlar Creek with the Big Hole River (Deer Lodge-Beaverhead County line), northwesterly along the Deer Lodge-Beaverhead County line to the Continental Divide at West Pintlar Peak then northeasterly along the Continental Divide to Route 274, then southerly along said route to American Creek, then southeasterly up said creek to the Continental Divide, then easterly along said divide to Fleecer Ridge at Burnt Mountain, then southerly along Fleecer Ridge to USFS Road 96 (Divide Creek Road) then easterly along said road to Interstate 15, then southerly along said interstate to its junction with Route 43, the point of beginning.

Most of the EMU is easily accessible to the public. Land ownership changes in lower Willow Creek (HD 341) has created challenges to public land access and closed some previously open private land. ... 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.