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Hunting District 421: public land and hunting map

Hunting District 421 is one of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’s 139 deer, elk and lion hunting districts in Montana. It covers about 809 square miles (517,957 acres), and roughly 2.6% of it is public land: Forest Service 1.2%, BLM under 1%, state land under 1%.

Measured Oct 12, 2026 from agency boundaries and USGS PAD-US 4.1 · sources and method

Who manages the land

  • Bureau of Land Managementunder 1%
  • U.S. Forest Service1.2%
  • State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)under 1%

Share of the unit’s area. Federal agencies plus state wildlife, trust and natural-resource land, as the WikiHunt map classifies it. The rest is private, tribal, local or other land.

Rut: Published rut estimates for Montana differ by region and species: Nov 21 – Dec 1, Mid – late November and ≈ Nov 21, each with its source on the rut page. Rut dates and sources for Montana.

Outline of Hunting District 421 and the units around itHunting District 293 · 53% publicHunting District 339 · 18% publicHunting District 404 · 1.4% publicHunting District 413 · 33% publicHunting District 422 · 37% publicHunting District 444 · 3% publicHunting District 445 · 5.2% public
Hunting District 421 in orange; neighbours shaded by public land share (darker = more public). Tap a neighbour to open it.

Units next to Hunting District 421

Montana season dates, 2026

Statewide general seasons. Many units have their own dates, quotas or draw-only hunts, so check the unit in the regulations before you go.

SpeciesSeason2026 dates
Deer Archery Deer Sep 5 – Oct 18
Deer General Rifle Deer Oct 24 – Nov 29
Elk Archery Elk Sep 5 – Oct 18
Elk General Rifle Elk Oct 24 – Nov 29
Pronghorn Rifle Antelope Oct 10 – Nov 8
Moose Moose Sep 15 – Nov 29
Black bear Fall Bear Sep 15 – Nov 29

Full notes on the Montana page · Montana regulations.

Questions

How much of Hunting District 421 is public land?

About 2.6% of Hunting District 421 (13,467 of 517,957 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies). Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.

Who manages the land in Hunting District 421?

U.S. Forest Service: 1.2%; Bureau of Land Management: under 1%; State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): under 1%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.

Which units border Hunting District 421?

Hunting District 293, Hunting District 339, Hunting District 404, Hunting District 413, Hunting District 422, Hunting District 444 and Hunting District 445.

Where are the season dates and rules for Hunting District 421?

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks sets them. Start at the Montana hunting regulations. WikiHunt shows the statewide general seasons on the Montana page and in the app.

Sources and method

  • Boundary: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, the same layer the WikiHunt map draws.
  • Public land: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) 4.1, Fee Managers layer (public domain).
  • Method: the unit and PAD-US polygons are simplified to about 100 m and measured on a grid of about 250 cells across the unit, so overlapping records are counted once. Expect about ±1 percentage point.
  • Season dates: WikiHunt’s season table, updated Sep 2, 2026, checked against each state’s published regulations. Dates change; the regulations win.
  • Last updated: Oct 12, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.