Montana Hunting District 121
Elk
12.1%
Mule deer
6.7%
Whitetail
37.1%
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Elk
Licenses
General Elk License
Availability: Residents Over the counter · Nonresidents Draw
Included Includes bull elk
HD 121 (West Clark Fork) General Elk License opportunities, 2026 regulations p. 51.
District NOTE: 'Bull River WMA closed Dec 02-May 15.; Mount Silcox WMA closed Dec 02-Apr 01.' Brow-tined bull elk: Archery Only Sep 05-Oct 18, General Oct 24-Nov 29, Heritage Muzzleloader Dec 12-Dec 20.
Elk B licenses 121-00 and 121-01 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: 33 of 142 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 | 237 | — | 0 | — | 142 | — | 33 | — |
| 2024 | 2041 | 246 | 12.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 154 | 7.5% | 43 | 2.1% |
| 2023 | Not published | 226 | — | 0 | — | 143 | — | 35 | — |
| 2022 | 1964 | 171 | 8.7% | 3 | 0.2% | 142 | 7.2% | 41 | 2.1% |
| 2021 | Not published | 216 | — | 0 | — | 156 | — | 48 | — |
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 121 (West Clark Fork) General Deer License opportunities, 2026 regulations p. 51.
District NOTE: 'Bull River WMA closed Dec 02-May 15.; Mount Silcox WMA closed Dec 02-Apr 01.' 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.
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 121-00 is 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: 93 of 176 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 | 2639 | 176 | 6.7% | 176 | 6.7% | 93 | 3.5% |
| 2024 | Not published | 169 | — | 166 | — | 113 | — |
| 2023 | 2551 | 131 | 5.1% | 122 | 4.8% | 78 | 3.1% |
| 2022 | Not published | 120 | — | 115 | — | 70 | — |
| 2021 | 2404 | 130 | 5.4% | 124 | 5.2% | 74 | 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 121 (West Clark Fork) General Deer License opportunities, 2026 regulations p. 51.
District NOTE: 'Bull River WMA closed Dec 02-May 15.; Mount Silcox WMA closed Dec 02-Apr 01.'
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 121-00 is 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: 584 of 864 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 | 2639 | 979 | 37.1% | 864 | 32.7% | 584 | 22.1% |
| 2024 | Not published | 937 | — | 839 | — | 563 | — |
| 2023 | 2551 | 808 | 31.7% | 685 | 26.9% | 373 | 14.6% |
| 2022 | Not published | 742 | — | 626 | — | 352 | — |
| 2021 | 2404 | 753 | 31.3% | 680 | 28.3% | 463 | 19.3% |
Source: Montana FWP harvest reports, 2025.