Montana Elk — Hunting District 701
Montana Hunting District 701 covers 4,625,155 acres and lies 34 miles north of Forsyth and 47 miles north-west of Miles City. 19% of it is public land, mostly BLM (12%) and state trust land (6%).
Your chance of drawing here
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has not offered an elk license in Hunting District 701 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 3,762,563 ac · 81%
- BLM 541,143 ac · 12%
- State trust land 293,234 ac · 6%
- Other public 15,263 ac · 0%
- County or city land 6,937 ac · 0%
- State land 2,312 ac · 0%
- Bureau of Reclamation 0 ac · 0%
- Department of Defense 0 ac · 0%
- National Park Service 0 ac · 0%
- National Forest 0 ac · 0%
- National Wildlife Refuge 0 ac · 0%
- Tribal 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: Prairie Badlands
Source: Deer and Elk Hunting Districts (2026 and 2027 Seasons)
Boundary: Deer and Elk Hunting Districts (2026 and 2027 Seasons)