Montana Mountain Lion — 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%). In 2025, hunters took 4 mountain lion here.
Your chance of drawing here
Every mountain lion 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 2025 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 | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 580-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 580-00 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2025 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 2025 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 window: opens Jun 30, closes Jul 22, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
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
How the hunting has gone
What Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. Montana's figures blend mandatory reporting with a phone and mail survey. FWP does not publish district-level hunter counts for elk or antelope, so success rates are missing for those.
| Season | Harvest |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | 5 |
Residents vs nonresidents (2025)
- Nonresident 1 taken
- Resident 3 taken
Boundary: Mountain Lion Management Units (2026 and 2027 Seasons)
Harvest: 2025 Reported Mountain Lion Harvest
Harvest: 2024 Reported Mountain Lion Harvest
Harvest: 2023 Reported Mountain Lion Harvest