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Montana Hunting District 261

Hunting Districts (deer & elk) · Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

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Simplified for the web from the public layer of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (source and terms). Units change with each season's regulations, and the legal boundary description in the regulations is what counts.

Legal shooting light this week

Montana's general big-game hours: 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset, worked out for the middle of the unit (46.311, -113.928) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.

Legal shooting light, sunrise and sunset for the next seven days
DayShooting light starts (MST)EndsSunriseSunset
6:46 AM5:50 PM7:15 AM5:20 PM
6:48 AM5:49 PM7:17 AM5:19 PM
6:49 AM5:47 PM7:18 AM5:17 PM
6:51 AM5:46 PM7:20 AM5:16 PM
6:52 AM5:44 PM7:21 AM5:14 PM
6:53 AM5:43 PM7:22 AM5:13 PM
6:55 AM5:42 PM7:24 AM5:12 PM

Turkey, waterfowl, some public lands and opening days have their own hours. Always check the Montana regulations for your species (where this rule comes from).

Maps that cover this unit

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Willow Mountain, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

Willow Mountain, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Montana

Public domain

Free
Stevensville Ranger District Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Bitterroot National Forest (2026)

Stevensville Ranger District Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Bitterroot National Forest (2026)

Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Bitterroot National Forest

Public domain

Free
Darby Ranger District Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Bitterroot National Forest (2026)

Darby Ranger District Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Bitterroot National Forest (2026)

Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Bitterroot National Forest

Public domain

Free
North Over-Snow Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Bitterroot National Forest

North Over-Snow Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Bitterroot National Forest

Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Bitterroot National Forest

Public domain

Free
Missoula Ranger District OSVUM — Lolo National Forest

Missoula Ranger District OSVUM — Lolo National Forest

Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Lolo National Forest

Public domain

Free
Rock Creek Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Lolo National Forest

Rock Creek Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Lolo National Forest

Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Lolo National Forest

Public domain

Free
Burnt Fork Lake, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

Burnt Fork Lake, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Montana

Public domain

Free
North West Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest

North West Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest

Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest

Public domain

Free
Corvallis, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

Corvallis, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Montana

Public domain

Free
Gird Point, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

Gird Point, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Montana

Public domain

Free
Corley Gulch, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

Corley Gulch, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Montana

Public domain

Free
Skalkaho Pass, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

Skalkaho Pass, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Montana

Public domain

Free
Sawmill Saddle, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

Sawmill Saddle, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Montana

Public domain

Free
Mountain House, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

Mountain House, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Montana

Public domain

Free
Bing, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

Bing, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Montana

Public domain

Free
Stony Creek, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

Stony Creek, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Montana

Public domain

Free
Mount Emerine, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

Mount Emerine, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Montana

Public domain

Free
Quigg Peak, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

Quigg Peak, MT — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2024)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Montana

Public domain

Free