Montana Hunting District 101
Elk
14.3%
Mule deer
3.2%
Whitetail
36.6%
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Elk
Licenses
General Elk License
Availability: Residents Over the counter · Nonresidents Draw
Included Includes bull elk
HD 101 (Eureka) General Elk License opportunities, 2026 regulations p. 49.
District NOTE: 'Woods Ranch 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, 'Not valid in North Tobacco Portion'.
Elk B licenses 101-00 and 101-01 and elk permit 101-50 are 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: 25 of 131 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 | 195 | — | 0 | — | 131 | — | 25 | — |
| 2024 | 1819 | 260 | 14.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 201 | 11.1% | 33 | 1.8% |
| 2023 | Not published | 74 | — | 0 | — | 59 | — | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 1474 | 103 | 7.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 70 | 4.7% | 6 | 0.4% |
| 2021 | Not published | 53 | — | 0 | — | 36 | — | 8 | — |
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 101 (Eureka) General Deer License opportunities, 2026 regulations p. 48.
District NOTE: 'Woods Ranch WMA closed Dec 02-May 15.' Either-sex white-tailed deer: Archery Only Sep 05-Oct 18, General Oct 24-Oct 30.
Antlered buck mule deer: Archery Only Sep 05-Oct 18, General Oct 24-Nov 15.
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 license 101-00 and deer permit 101-50 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: 51 of 92 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 | 2913 | 92 | 3.2% | 92 | 3.2% | 51 | 1.8% |
| 2024 | Not published | 125 | — | 117 | — | 59 | — |
| 2023 | 2955 | 106 | 3.6% | 102 | 3.5% | 70 | 2.4% |
| 2022 | Not published | 110 | — | 106 | — | 47 | — |
| 2021 | 2328 | 74 | 3.2% | 71 | 3.0% | 44 | 1.9% |
Source: Montana FWP harvest reports, 2025.
Whitetail
Licenses
General Deer License
Availability: Residents Over the counter · Nonresidents Draw
Included Includes antlered buck whitetail
HD 101 (Eureka) General Deer License opportunities, 2026 regulations p. 48.
District NOTE: 'Woods Ranch 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 license 101-00 and deer permit 101-50 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: 482 of 767 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 | 2913 | 1066 | 36.6% | 767 | 26.3% | 482 | 16.5% |
| 2024 | Not published | 1441 | — | 985 | — | 717 | — |
| 2023 | 2955 | 1176 | 39.8% | 882 | 29.8% | 496 | 16.8% |
| 2022 | Not published | 1126 | — | 850 | — | 496 | — |
| 2021 | 2328 | 896 | 38.5% | 713 | 30.6% | 484 | 20.8% |
Source: Montana FWP harvest reports, 2025.