Mountain Lion Hunting in Montana HD 570 - Sweet Grass

Those portions of Golden Valley, Stillwater, Sweet Grass and Wheatland Counties, lying within the following-described boundary: Beginning at Harlowton, then east along US Highway 12 to Shawmut, then south along the South Shawmut Road, also signed as 12E116S, to the Gibson Road, then east along said road (approximately 18 miles) to Rapelje, then south along Route 306 to Columbus, then west along Interstate 90 to Big Timber, then north along US Highway 191 to Harlowton, the point of beginning.

Public access to elk varies across the EMU. In Hunting District (HD) 500, one large residential subdivision is closed to hunting and tends to serve as a sanctuary for elk during part of the hunting... 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.