HD 622

Elk

22.2% 2024 · 455 hunters

Residents
Draw
Nonresidents
Draw

Mule deer

17.3% 2025 · 434 hunters

Residents
Over the counter
Nonresidents
Draw

Whitetail

5.3% 2025 · 434 hunters

Residents
Over the counter
Nonresidents
Draw

Elk

Resident licenses

General Elk License

Availability: Draw

Not included Bull elk is not included in this general license — it requires a separate drawn permit or B-license. See the full regulation text below for details.

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.

HD 622 (Middle Missouri Breaks), 2026 regulations p. 115: the HD 622 block runs across two pages - the deer section is on p. 114 and the elk section on p. 115.

The elk section is headed simply 'ELK' (not 'ELK Hunting by Drawing Only'), but the regulations still list NO General Elk License row at all for this HD: the only entries under that heading are Elk B Licenses 622-00, 698-00 and 699-01 and Elk Permits 620-20, 620-21 and 622-20.

Elk hunting in HD 622 therefore requires a drawn license or permit; availability is recorded as 'draw' for that reason, not because of how the General Elk License itself is sold.

Residents must hold a General Elk License before applying for an elk permit (p. 16).

District NOTE: HD 622 Check Restricted Area Legal Description (p 28-30) Charles M.

Russell (CMR) National Wildlife Refuge and U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers; UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge; Elk hunters in HDs 621 and 622 may also hunt on islands in the Missouri River adjacent to where their elk permit is valid.

Island is defined as land completely surrounded by water at the time of the hunt.

Source: FWP regulations (2026)

Nonresident licenses

General Elk License

Availability: Draw

Not included Bull elk is not included in this general license — it requires a separate drawn permit or B-license. See the full regulation text below for details.

Most nonresidents cannot buy their General Elk License over the counter.

Per 'Elk Licenses & Permits - General Elk License' (p. 16), they must obtain one through the drawing for one of the 17,000 Big Game Combination Licenses, applying in the random lottery drawing by April 1.

The separate NONRESIDENT License and Permit Availability Chart (p. 13) states that the Elk Combination includes a General Elk License and lists 'Elk Combination - Drawing' at $1,112.00, apply by April 1.

HD 622 (Middle Missouri Breaks), 2026 regulations p. 115: the HD 622 block runs across two pages - the deer section is on p. 114 and the elk section on p. 115.

The elk section is headed simply 'ELK' (not 'ELK Hunting by Drawing Only'), but the regulations still list NO General Elk License row at all for this HD: the only entries under that heading are Elk B Licenses 622-00, 698-00 and 699-01 and Elk Permits 620-20, 620-21 and 622-20.

Elk hunting in HD 622 therefore requires a drawn license or permit; availability is recorded as 'draw' for that reason, not because of how the General Elk License itself is sold.

Nonresidents must hold or apply for an Elk or Big Game Elk Combination License before applying for an elk permit (p. 16); by state law nonresidents are limited to, but not guaranteed, 10 percent of the license and/or permit quota (p. 14, restated in the Nonresident Hunter Information section on p. 46).

District NOTE: HD 622 Check Restricted Area Legal Description (p 28-30) Charles M.

Russell (CMR) National Wildlife Refuge and U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers; UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge; Elk hunters in HDs 621 and 622 may also hunt on islands in the Missouri River adjacent to where their elk permit is valid.

Island is defined as land completely surrounded by water at the time of the hunt.

Source: FWP regulations (2026)

Other permits and B-licenses may be available for this district — not yet itemized in this dataset.

6+ point bulls: 45 of 52 total bulls harvested (2025)

Success rate history

YearHuntersAllSpikeBull6+ pt
HarvestRateHarvestRateHarvestRateHarvestRate
2025Not published102—0—52—45—
202445510122.2%00.0%6313.8%429.2%
2023Not published152—2—87—75—
202254213825.5%00.0%7213.3%499.0%
2021Not published234—10—80—61—

Success by residency

YearResidentsNonresidents
HuntersHarvestRateHuntersHarvestRate
2025Not published86—Not published16—
20243718222.1%851922.4%
2023Not published134—Not published19—
202248411423.6%582441.4%
2021Not published201—Not published33—

Source: Montana FWP harvest reports, 2024.

Mule Deer

Resident licenses

General Deer License

Availability: Over the counter

Included Includes antlered buck mule deer

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.

HD 622 (Middle Missouri Breaks) General Deer License opportunities, 2026 regulations p. 114.

Either-sex White-tailed Deer: Archery Only Sep 05-Oct 18, General Oct 24-Nov 29, Heritage Muzzleloader Dec 12-Dec 20.

Antlered Buck Mule Deer: Archery Only Sep 05-Oct 18, General Oct 24-Nov 29, Heritage Muzzleloader Dec 12-Dec 20.

District NOTE: HD 622 Check Restricted Area Legal Description (p 28-30) Charles M.

Russell (CMR) National Wildlife Refuge and U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers; UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge; Elk hunters in HDs 621 and 622 may also hunt on islands in the Missouri River adjacent to where their elk permit is valid.

Island is defined as land completely surrounded by water at the time of the hunt.

Deer B license 006-00 is also listed for this HD; not itemized here (general license only).

Source: FWP regulations (2026)

Nonresident licenses

General Deer License

Availability: Draw

Included Includes antlered buck mule deer

Most nonresidents cannot buy their general deer license over the counter.

Per 'Deer Licenses & Permits - General Deer License' (p. 15), they must obtain a General Deer License through one of the following 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 can apply for only one of these combo licenses each year, and the random lottery drawing deadline is April 1.

The separate NONRESIDENT License and Permit Availability Chart (p. 13) states that the Deer Combination includes a General Deer License and lists 'Deer Combination - Drawing' at $760.00, apply by April 1.

HD 622 (Middle Missouri Breaks) General Deer License opportunities, 2026 regulations p. 114.

Either-sex White-tailed Deer: Archery Only Sep 05-Oct 18, General Oct 24-Nov 29, Heritage Muzzleloader Dec 12-Dec 20.

Antlered Buck Mule Deer: Archery Only Sep 05-Oct 18, General Oct 24-Nov 29, Heritage Muzzleloader Dec 12-Dec 20.

District NOTE: HD 622 Check Restricted Area Legal Description (p 28-30) Charles M.

Russell (CMR) National Wildlife Refuge and U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers; UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge; Elk hunters in HDs 621 and 622 may also hunt on islands in the Missouri River adjacent to where their elk permit is valid.

Island is defined as land completely surrounded by water at the time of the hunt.

Deer B license 006-00 is also listed for this HD; not itemized here (general license only).

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: 40 of 72 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

YearHuntersAllBuck4+ pt
HarvestRateHarvestRateHarvestRate
20254347517.3%7216.6%409.2%
2024Not published127—124—79—
202347516735.2%16234.1%10321.7%
2022Not published124—113—78—
202163325039.5%19931.4%10116.0%

Success by residency

YearResidentsNonresidents
HuntersHarvestRateHuntersHarvestRate
2025286258.7%1485033.8%
2024Not published74—Not published52—
20233477220.7%1299472.9%
2022Not published52—Not published72—
202146815432.9%1659658.2%

Source: Montana FWP harvest reports, 2025.

Whitetail

Resident licenses

General Deer License

Availability: Over the counter

Included Includes antlered buck whitetail

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.

HD 622 (Middle Missouri Breaks) General Deer License opportunities, 2026 regulations p. 114.

Either-sex White-tailed Deer: Archery Only Sep 05-Oct 18, General Oct 24-Nov 29, Heritage Muzzleloader Dec 12-Dec 20.

District NOTE: HD 622 Check Restricted Area Legal Description (p 28-30) Charles M.

Russell (CMR) National Wildlife Refuge and U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers; UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge; Elk hunters in HDs 621 and 622 may also hunt on islands in the Missouri River adjacent to where their elk permit is valid.

Island is defined as land completely surrounded by water at the time of the hunt.

Deer B license 006-00 is also listed for this HD; not itemized here (general license only).

Source: FWP regulations (2026)

Nonresident licenses

General Deer License

Availability: Draw

Included Includes antlered buck whitetail

Most nonresidents cannot buy their general deer license over the counter.

Per 'Deer Licenses & Permits - General Deer License' (p. 15), they must obtain a General Deer License through one of the following 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 can apply for only one of these combo licenses each year, and the random lottery drawing deadline is April 1.

The separate NONRESIDENT License and Permit Availability Chart (p. 13) states that the Deer Combination includes a General Deer License and lists 'Deer Combination - Drawing' at $760.00, apply by April 1.

HD 622 (Middle Missouri Breaks) General Deer License opportunities, 2026 regulations p. 114.

Either-sex White-tailed Deer: Archery Only Sep 05-Oct 18, General Oct 24-Nov 29, Heritage Muzzleloader Dec 12-Dec 20.

District NOTE: HD 622 Check Restricted Area Legal Description (p 28-30) Charles M.

Russell (CMR) National Wildlife Refuge and U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers; UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge; Elk hunters in HDs 621 and 622 may also hunt on islands in the Missouri River adjacent to where their elk permit is valid.

Island is defined as land completely surrounded by water at the time of the hunt.

Deer B license 006-00 is also listed for this HD; not itemized here (general license only).

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: 15 of 15 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

YearHuntersAllBuck4+ pt
HarvestRateHarvestRateHarvestRate
2025434235.3%153.5%153.5%
2024Not published15—11—8—
2023475173.6%142.9%142.9%
2022Not published8—3—3—
202163340.6%40.6%40.6%

Success by residency

YearResidentsNonresidents
HuntersHarvestRateHuntersHarvestRate
2025286155.2%14885.4%
2024Not published10—Not published5—
2023347113.2%12964.7%
2022Not published8—Not published0—
202146840.9%16500.0%

Source: Montana FWP harvest reports, 2025.