Montana
Big Sky Country. World-record bighorn rams, vast public river breaks, and backcountry wilderness elk.
Small Game & Upland Hunting in Montana
Official Regulatory Authority
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP)
Ring-necked Pheasant
Montana's river drainages (Milk River, Yellowstone, and Bighorn) provide phenomenal wild pheasant hunting across grain stubble, cattails, and shelterbelts through the Block Management Program.
Sharp-tailed Grouse
The vast shortgrass prairie, coulees, and silver sage basins of central and eastern Montana are the premier sharptail destination in the West.
Hungarian (Grey) Partridge
Huns inhabit fencerows, abandoned homesteads, and wheat stubble statewide, providing electrifying multi-bird flushes in open prairie.
Greater Sage-Grouse
Inhabiting expansive big sagebrush landscapes in eastern Montana, regulated through limited conservative seasons with a 2-bird limit.
Mountain Cottontail & Snowshoe Hare
Spanning mountain ranges and river bottoms with liberal bag limits and open year-round opportunities for varmints and hares.