Montana Hunting District 103
Elk
4.3%
Mule deer
4.1%
Whitetail
29.2%
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Elk
Licenses
General Elk License
Availability: Residents Over the counter · Nonresidents Draw
Included Includes bull elk
HD 103 (South Salish) General Elk License opportunities, 2026 regulations p. 49.
District NOTE: 'HD 103 Check Restricted Area Legal Description (p 28-30) Libby Big Game Archery Only Hunting Area.' Brow-tined bull elk: Archery Only Sep 05-Oct 18, General Oct 24-Nov 29, Heritage Muzzleloader Dec 12-Dec 20.
Elk B license 103-00 is also listed for this HD; not itemized here (general license only).
This restriction applies only to the sub-area described in the district NOTE, not to the whole hunting district, so no district-wide weapon restriction is recorded here.
A Bow and Arrow License is required during the Archery Only Season and to hunt in an ArchEquip-only area or hunting district (p. 12).
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: 29 of 103 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 | 154 | — | 0 | — | 103 | — | 29 | — |
| 2024 | 3153 | 135 | 4.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 93 | 2.9% | 27 | 0.9% |
| 2023 | Not published | 92 | — | 0 | — | 57 | — | 15 | — |
| 2022 | 2737 | 114 | 4.2% | 3 | 0.1% | 71 | 2.6% | 16 | 0.6% |
| 2021 | Not published | 88 | — | 4 | — | 66 | — | 11 | — |
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 103 (South Salish) General Deer License opportunities, 2026 regulations p. 49.
District NOTE: 'HD 103 Check Restricted Area Legal Description (p 28-30) Libby Big Game Archery Only Hunting Area.' 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 29, Heritage Muzzleloader Dec 12-Dec 20, 'Only valid outside the North Fisher Portion, see legal description.' 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 103-00 and 199-20 and deer permit 103-50 are also listed for this HD; not itemized here (general license only).
This restriction applies only to the sub-area described in the district NOTE, not to the whole hunting district, so no district-wide weapon restriction is recorded here.
A Bow and Arrow License is required during the Archery Only Season and to hunt in an ArchEquip-only area or hunting district (p. 12).
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: 87 of 211 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 | 5147 | 212 | 4.1% | 211 | 4.1% | 87 | 1.7% |
| 2024 | Not published | 233 | — | 232 | — | 103 | — |
| 2023 | 5391 | 207 | 3.8% | 202 | 3.7% | 118 | 2.2% |
| 2022 | Not published | 158 | — | 149 | — | 105 | — |
| 2021 | 2546 | 138 | 5.4% | 136 | 5.3% | 80 | 3.1% |
Source: Montana FWP harvest reports, 2025.
Whitetail
Licenses
General Deer License
Availability: Residents Over the counter · Nonresidents Draw
Included Includes antlered buck whitetail
HD 103 (South Salish) General Deer License opportunities, 2026 regulations p. 49.
District NOTE: 'HD 103 Check Restricted Area Legal Description (p 28-30) Libby Big Game Archery Only Hunting Area.'
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 103-00 and 199-20 and deer permit 103-50 are also listed for this HD; not itemized here (general license only).
This restriction applies only to the sub-area described in the district NOTE, not to the whole hunting district, so no district-wide weapon restriction is recorded here.
A Bow and Arrow License is required during the Archery Only Season and to hunt in an ArchEquip-only area or hunting district (p. 12).
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: 821 of 1220 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 | 5147 | 1503 | 29.2% | 1220 | 23.7% | 821 | 16.0% |
| 2024 | Not published | 1760 | — | 1387 | — | 907 | — |
| 2023 | 5391 | 1771 | 32.9% | 1403 | 26.0% | 944 | 17.5% |
| 2022 | Not published | 1575 | — | 1154 | — | 677 | — |
| 2021 | 2546 | 1019 | 40.0% | 754 | 29.6% | 443 | 17.4% |
Source: Montana FWP harvest reports, 2025.