Montana Elk · Hunting District 701
Montana Hunting District 701 spans 4,625,155 acres, centered 34 miles north of Forsyth. 19% of it is public land, mostly BLM (12%) and state trust land (6%).
0 licenses · NR capped at 10%
first choice, NR
not published
12% BLM
4,625,155 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 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 Ground
| Private | 3,762,563 ac | 81% |
| BLM | 541,143 ac | 12% |
| State trust land | 293,234 ac | 6% |
| Other public | 15,263 ac | <1% |
| County or city land | 6,937 ac | <1% |
| State land | 2,312 ac | <1% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 0 ac | <1% |
| Department of Defense | 0 ac | <1% |
| National Park Service | 0 ac | <1% |
| National Forest | 0 ac | <1% |
| National Wildlife Refuge | 0 ac | <1% |
| Tribal | 0 ac | <1% |
Source: Montana FWP 2026-2027 Deer Elk Lion Hunting District….
What the Agency Says About the Area
Elk Management Unit: Prairie Badlands
▸ 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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