Montana Elk — Hunting District 535
Montana Hunting District 535 covers 1,771,641 acres and lies 17 miles north-west of Roundup and 43 miles south-east of Lewistown. 17% of it is public land, mostly BLM (7%) and state trust land (6%).
Your chance of drawing here
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 country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns 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 · 0%
- County or city land 885 ac · 0%
- Bureau of Reclamation 0 ac · 0%
- Department of Defense 0 ac · 0%
- National Park Service 0 ac · 0%
- Tribal 0 ac · 0%
- Other public 0 ac · 0%
Source: Deer Elk Lion 2026-2027 Hunting District Landcover and Land Ownership Calculations
What the agency says about the area
Elk Management Unit: Snowy
Source: Deer and Elk Hunting Districts (2026 and 2027 Seasons)
Boundary: Deer and Elk Hunting Districts (2026 and 2027 Seasons)