Montana Elk · Hunting District 535
Montana Hunting District 535 spans 1,771,641 acres, centered 17 miles north-west of Roundup. 17% of it is public land, mostly BLM (7%) and state trust land (6%).
0 licenses · NR capped at 10%
first choice, NR
not published
8% BLM
1,771,641 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Licenses
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has not offered an elk license in Hunting District 535 in any draw we hold. It has a page because the agency still publishes it by name; the Montana elk hunts that are on offer are drawn elsewhere.
The Ground
| Private | 1,455,935 ac | 82% |
| BLM | 132,341 ac | 7% |
| State trust land | 107,361 ac | 6% |
| National Forest | 51,731 ac | 3% |
| National Wildlife Refuge | 10,807 ac | <1% |
| State land | 6,555 ac | <1% |
| County or city land | 885 ac | <1% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 0 ac | <1% |
| Department of Defense | 0 ac | <1% |
| National Park Service | 0 ac | <1% |
| Tribal | 0 ac | <1% |
| Other public | 0 ac | <1% |
Source: Montana FWP 2026-2027 Deer Elk Lion Hunting District….
What the Agency Says About the Area
Elk Management Unit: Snowy
▸ Sources 2
- Montana FWP 2026 Deer and Elk Hunting Districts boundary, area description, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2026-2027 Deer Elk Lion Hunting District… land ownership, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
About These Numbers
Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward. How we compute these.
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