Montana Mountain Lion · Hunting District 282
Montana Hunting District 282 covers 26,167 acres and lies 36 miles east of Missoula and 49 miles south-east of Ronan. 88% of it is public land, mostly state land (57%) and state trust land (26%).
0 licenses · NR capped at 10%
first choice, NR
not published
84% State
26,167 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Licenses
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has not offered a mountain lion license in Hunting District 282 in any draw we hold. It has a page because the agency still publishes it by name; the Montana mountain lion hunts that are on offer are drawn elsewhere.
The Ground
| State land | 15,007 ac | 57% |
| State trust land | 6,850 ac | 26% |
| Private | 3,213 ac | 12% |
| National Forest | 701 ac | 3% |
| BLM | 384 ac | 1% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 0 ac | <1% |
| Department of Defense | 0 ac | <1% |
| National Park Service | 0 ac | <1% |
| County or city land | 0 ac | <1% |
| National Wildlife Refuge | 0 ac | <1% |
| Tribal | 0 ac | <1% |
| Other public | 0 ac | <1% |
Source: Montana FWP 2026-2027 Deer Elk Lion Hunting District….
▸ Sources 2
- Montana FWP 2026 Mountain Lion Management Units boundary, area description, retrieved Sep 2, 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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We don't take applications: check Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks's site and apply there.
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