Montana Elk — Hunting District 580
Montana Hunting District 580 covers 722,188 acres and lies 25 miles south-west of Harlowton and 40 miles north-east of Livingston. 22% of it is public land, mostly national forest (15%) and state trust land (7%).
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in Hunting District 580, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2022 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
— Not open to nonresidents
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 580-00 ↗ Elk B License 580-00 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2022 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2022 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $65 | $65 | $65 |
Application deadlines: Apr 1, 2027 (expected) for the main draw · Jun 1, 2027 (expected) for B license. Full fee breakdown.
Other licenses valid in Hunting District 580
Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2022 draw.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- Private 563,451 ac · 78%
- National Forest 107,317 ac · 15%
- State trust land 48,242 ac · 7%
- BLM 1,299 ac · 0%
- State land 288 ac · 0%
- Bureau of Reclamation 0 ac · 0%
- Department of Defense 0 ac · 0%
- National Park Service 0 ac · 0%
- County or city land 0 ac · 0%
- National Wildlife Refuge 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: Crazy Mountain
Source: Deer and Elk Hunting Districts (2026 and 2027 Seasons)
Boundary: Deer and Elk Hunting Districts (2026 and 2027 Seasons)