
Montana
Big Sky Country. World-record bighorn rams, vast public river breaks, and backcountry wilderness elk.
Public Lands to Hunt in Montana
Official Regulatory Authority
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP)

Sun River Wildlife Management Area
Located along the legendary Rocky Mountain Front west of Augusta. Acquired to protect critical winter range for one of North America's largest migratory elk herds (over 2,500 elk). Providing breathtaking views of sheer limestone reef peaks, foothill bunchgrass prairies, and trophy hunting for elk, mule deer, and bighorn sheep.

Blackfoot-Clearwater Wildlife Management Area
Situated near Ovando at the southern gateway to the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Vast rolling glacial grasslands, ponderosa pine timber, and pothole lakes provide winter habitat for 1,000+ elk and abundant mule deer, whitetail, and ruffed grouse. A premier fall hunting destination.

Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge & BLM Breaks
Stretching 125 miles along the Missouri River in eastern Montana. A breathtaking maze of rugged badlands, coulees, and ponderosa-covered ridges. World-renowned for producing colossal archery bull elk, trophy mule deer, whitetail, pronghorn, and desert bighorn sheep.

Flathead & Custer Gallatin National Forests
Encompassing millions of acres of wild alpine basins, dense lodgepole pine timber, and subalpine meadows surrounding Yellowstone and Glacier national parks. Unrivaled backcountry hunting for elk, mule deer, moose, mountain goat, black bear, and wolf.

Montana Block Management Access Program
A nationally celebrated cooperative partnership between FWP and private agricultural landowners. Encompasses over 7 million acres across hundreds of working ranches and farms, granting free public walk-in access for whitetail deer, mule deer, pronghorn, ring-necked pheasant, sharp-tailed grouse, and waterfowl.