Hunting in Montana
40 game management units
Official agency resources
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
- Buy a license ↗
https://fwp.mt.gov/buyandapply/hunting-licenses
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt/regulations
- Draw / lottery applications ↗
https://fwp.mt.gov/buyandapply/hunting-licenses/application-drawing-dates
- GMU map ↗
https://fwp.mt.gov/gis/maps/huntPlanner/
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://myfwp.mt.gov/fwpPub/harvestReports
- Hunter education ↗
https://fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter
Authoritative source
For season dates, bag limits, draw deadlines, license costs, and unit-specific rules in Montana, go straight to the issuing agency.
Montana Fish, Wildlife and ParksLoading game management unit boundaries…
Game species in Montana
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Big Game
Wild Turkey
Upland Birds
Waterfowl
Migratory
Game management units
40 units
- Unit 100
- Unit 101
- Unit 103
- Unit 104
- Unit 110
- Unit 121
- Unit 130
- Unit 200
- Unit 201
- Unit 204
- Unit 210
- Unit 216
- Unit 261
- Unit 270
- Unit 280
- Unit 301
- Unit 302
- Unit 310
- Unit 314
- Unit 316
- Unit 318
- Unit 319
- Unit 320
- Unit 322
- Unit 324
- Unit 340
- Unit 404
- Unit 415
- Unit 416
- Unit 420
- Unit 422
- Unit 432
- Unit 447
- Unit 452
- Unit 502
- Unit 620
- Unit 622
- Unit 700
- Unit 702
- Unit 704
Huntable public lands in Montana
Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.
Flathead National Forest
National Forest
2,404,935 acres
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
National Forest
3,360,000 acres
Bitterroot National Forest
National Forest
1,587,000 acres
Custer Gallatin National Forest
National Forest
3,411,239 acres
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
National Forest
2,880,000 acres
Kootenai National Forest
National Forest
2,200,000 acres
Lolo National Forest
National Forest
2,100,000 acres