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Montana deer & elk hunting district · 2026–27

HD 212 — West Flint Range

FWP Region 2 (West-central) · Granite County. Every deer and elk license, season and restriction FWP lists for this district, from the 2026 Deer, Elk & Antelope Regulations (p. 58).

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General season

Oct 24 – Nov 29

Archery only

Sep 5 – Oct 18

FWP region

2 · West-central

County

Granite

Deer in HD 212

License	Legal animal	How to get it	Seasons	Restrictions
General Deer License	Antlerless Mule Deer	OTC (general license)	Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18 General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	Only valid outside National Forest boundary and NOT valid on FWP WMAs or BLM lands. Only youth ages 10-15. p. 58
General Deer License	Either-sex White-tailed Deer	OTC (general license)	Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18 General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	— p. 58
General Deer License	Antlered Buck Mule Deer	OTC (general license)	Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18 General Oct 24 – Nov 15	— p. 58
Deer B License 212-00	Antlerless Mule Deer	Jun 1 Quota 40	Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18 General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	Only valid on private land. p. 58
Deer B License 212-02	Antlerless White-tailed Deer	OTC: Jun 15 Quota UNL	Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18 General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Late Nov 30 – Jan 1	Valid outside the National Forest Boundary and NOT valid on FWP WMAs or BLM lands. One per hunter. p. 58

Elk in HD 212

License	Legal animal	How to get it	Seasons	Restrictions
General Elk License	Brow-tined Bull or Antlerless Elk	OTC (general license)	Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18	— p. 58
General Elk License	Brow-tined Bull Elk	OTC (general license)	General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	— p. 58
General Elk License	Brow-tined Bull or Antlerless Elk	OTC (general license)	General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	Only youth ages 12-15 and hunters with a PTHFV. Resident hunters 75 years old and older may harvest an antlerless elk on private land. p. 58
Elk B License 210-03	Antlerless Elk	Jun 1 Quota 200	Early Aug 15 – Oct 23 Late Nov 30 – Jan 8	Valid on private lands in HDs 211, 212, 216 and south portion of 210 (Rattling Gulch-Henderson Creek). p. 58
Elk B License 210-03	Antlerless Elk	Jun 1 Quota 200	General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	Valid on the above described private lands AND ALSO VALID on DNRC lands outside the National Forest Service boundary. p. 58
Elk B License 212-00	Antlerless Elk	Jun 1 Quota 30	Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18 General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	— p. 58

Shooting hours

Legal hunting hours for deer and elk are one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset, using FWP's official sunrise-sunset table for your county's zone. See today's hours for HD 212.

Hunting district boundaries are drawn from FWP's map layer and simplified for the web. Near a boundary, use the legal description in the regulations. Restricted areas, block management and private land rules still apply.

← HD 211 Upper Rock Creek-Georgetown Lake HD 213 East Flint Range →

Source: Montana FWP 2026 Deer, Elk & Antelope Regulations, valid March 1, 2026 – February 28, 2027. Last checked against the booklet 2026-10-30. FWP can change seasons and quotas during the year; always confirm at fwp.mt.gov.