Montana Hunting District 100
Elk
5.5%
Mule deer
4.3%
Whitetail
36.9%
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Elk
Licenses
General Elk License
Availability: Residents Over the counter · Nonresidents Draw
Included Includes bull elk
HD 100 (North Kootenai) General Elk License opportunities, 2026 regulations p. 48.
District NOTE: 'West Kootenai WMA closed Dec 02-May 15.' Brow-tined bull elk: Archery Only Sep 05-Oct 18, General Oct 24-Nov 29, Heritage Muzzleloader Dec 12-Dec 20.
Elk B license 100-00 is also listed for this HD; not itemized here (general license only).
Residents: Residents buy the General Elk License over the counter; the resident license availability chart (p. 12) lists no application deadline for it, and residents may instead buy a Sportsman's License that includes one.
Nonresidents: Most nonresidents cannot buy their General Elk License over the counter.
Per 'Elk Licenses & Permits - General Elk License' (p. 16), it must be obtained through the April 1 drawing for one of the 17,000 Big Game Combination Licenses (the Elk Combination License also includes a General Elk License).
Source: FWP regulations (2026)
Other permits and B-licenses may be available for this district — not yet itemized in this dataset.
6+ point bulls: 26 of 66 total bulls harvested (2025)
Success rate history
| Year | Hunters | All | Spike | Bull | 6+ pt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest | Rate | Harvest | Rate | Harvest | Rate | Harvest | Rate | ||
| 2025 | Not published | 103 | — | 0 | — | 66 | — | 26 | — |
| 2024 | 1536 | 84 | 5.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 51 | 3.3% | 21 | 1.4% |
| 2023 | Not published | 106 | — | 0 | — | 83 | — | 21 | — |
| 2022 | 1540 | 112 | 7.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 101 | 6.6% | 28 | 1.8% |
| 2021 | Not published | 74 | — | 0 | — | 58 | — | 19 | — |
Source: Montana FWP harvest reports, 2024.
Mule Deer
Licenses
General Deer License
Availability: Residents Over the counter · Nonresidents Draw
Included Includes antlered buck mule deer
HD 100 (North Kootenai) General Deer License opportunities, 2026 regulations p. 48.
District NOTE: 'West Kootenai WMA closed Dec 02-May 15.' Antlered buck mule deer: Archery Only Sep 05-Oct 18, General Oct 24-Nov 29, Heritage Muzzleloader Dec 12-Dec 20.
Either-sex white-tailed deer: Archery Only Sep 05-Oct 18, General Oct 24-Oct 30.
Antlered buck white-tailed deer: General Oct 31-Nov 29, Heritage Muzzleloader Dec 12-Dec 20.
Either-sex white-tailed deer: General Oct 31-Nov 29, Heritage Muzzleloader Dec 12-Dec 20, 'Only youth ages 10-15 and hunters with a PTHFV.' Deer B licenses 100-00 and 199-20 are also listed for this HD; not itemized here (general license only).
Residents: Residents buy the General Deer License over the counter; the resident license availability chart (p. 12) lists no application deadline for it, and residents may instead buy a Sportsman's License that includes one.
Nonresidents: Most nonresidents cannot buy their general deer license over the counter.
Per 'Deer Licenses & Permits - General Deer License' (p. 15), it must be obtained through one of the April 1 drawings: the Big Game (deer and elk) Combination License (17,000 issued), the Deer Combination License (4,600 issued), or a Landowner Sponsored License (2,000 issued).
Nonresidents may apply for only one of these combination licenses per year.
Source: FWP regulations (2026)
Other permits and B-licenses may be available for this district — not yet itemized in this dataset.
4+ point mule deer bucks: 39 of 116 mule deer bucks harvested (2025)
Deer rates divide each species' harvest by all deer hunters in the district — FWP doesn't count mule deer and whitetail hunters separately.
Success rate history
| Year | Hunters | All | Buck | 4+ pt | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest | Rate | Harvest | Rate | Harvest | Rate | ||
| 2025 | 2765 | 119 | 4.3% | 116 | 4.2% | 39 | 1.4% |
| 2024 | Not published | 113 | — | 113 | — | 55 | — |
| 2023 | 2846 | 169 | 5.9% | 163 | 5.7% | 79 | 2.8% |
| 2022 | Not published | 176 | — | 166 | — | 79 | — |
| 2021 | 2402 | 165 | 6.9% | 153 | 6.4% | 86 | 3.6% |
Source: Montana FWP harvest reports, 2025.
Whitetail
Licenses
General Deer License
Availability: Residents Over the counter · Nonresidents Draw
Included Includes antlered buck whitetail
HD 100 (North Kootenai) General Deer License opportunities, 2026 regulations p. 48.
District NOTE: 'West Kootenai WMA closed Dec 02-May 15.'
Either-sex white-tailed deer: Archery Only Sep 05-Oct 18, General Oct 24-Oct 30.
Antlered buck white-tailed deer: General Oct 31-Nov 29, Heritage Muzzleloader Dec 12-Dec 20.
Either-sex white-tailed deer: General Oct 31-Nov 29, Heritage Muzzleloader Dec 12-Dec 20, 'Only youth ages 10-15 and hunters with a PTHFV.' Deer B licenses 100-00 and 199-20 are also listed for this HD; not itemized here (general license only).
Residents: Residents buy the General Deer License over the counter; the resident license availability chart (p. 12) lists no application deadline for it, and residents may instead buy a Sportsman's License that includes one.
Nonresidents: Most nonresidents cannot buy their general deer license over the counter.
Per 'Deer Licenses & Permits - General Deer License' (p. 15), it must be obtained through one of the April 1 drawings: the Big Game (deer and elk) Combination License (17,000 issued), the Deer Combination License (4,600 issued), or a Landowner Sponsored License (2,000 issued).
Nonresidents may apply for only one of these combination licenses per year.
Source: FWP regulations (2026)
Other permits and B-licenses may be available for this district — not yet itemized in this dataset.
4+ point whitetail bucks: 437 of 750 whitetail bucks harvested (2025)
Deer rates divide each species' harvest by all deer hunters in the district — FWP doesn't count mule deer and whitetail hunters separately.
Success rate history
| Year | Hunters | All | Buck | 4+ pt | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest | Rate | Harvest | Rate | Harvest | Rate | ||
| 2025 | 2765 | 1021 | 36.9% | 750 | 27.1% | 437 | 15.8% |
| 2024 | Not published | 1034 | — | 777 | — | 520 | — |
| 2023 | 2846 | 1035 | 36.4% | 780 | 27.4% | 464 | 16.3% |
| 2022 | Not published | 1127 | — | 745 | — | 404 | — |
| 2021 | 2402 | 1272 | 53.0% | 900 | 37.5% | 569 | 23.7% |
Source: Montana FWP harvest reports, 2025.