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Montana deer & elk hunting district · 2026–27

HD 217 — Northwest Flint Range

FWP Region 2 (West-central) · Granite and Powell counties. Every deer and elk license, season and restriction FWP lists for this district, from the 2026 Deer, Elk & Antelope Regulations (p. 61, 62).

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General season

Oct 24 – Nov 29

Archery only

Sep 5 – Oct 18

FWP region

2 · West-central

Counties

Granite, Powell

Deer in HD 217

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. NOT valid on BLM lands. Only youth ages 10-15. p. 61
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. 61
General Deer License	Antlered Buck Mule Deer	OTC (general license)	Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18 General Oct 24 – Nov 15	— p. 61
Deer B License 217-00	Antlerless Mule Deer	Jun 1 Quota 65	Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18 General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	Only valid on private land. p. 61
Deer B License 217-01	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. NOT valid on BLM lands. Up to two per hunter. p. 61

Elk in HD 217

License	Legal animal	How to get it	Seasons	Restrictions
General Elk License	Antlerless Elk	OTC (general license)	Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18 General Oct 19 – Nov 29	ArchEquip only. p. 62
General Elk License	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. 62
Elk B License 217-01	Antlerless Elk	Jun 1 Quota 160	Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18 General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	— p. 62
Elk B License 217-02	Antlerless Elk	Jun 1 Quota 150	Early Aug 15 – Sep 4 Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18 General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	Valid on private land only. p. 62
Elk Permit 217-10	Brow-tined Bull or Antlerless Elk	April 1 Quota 175	Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18 General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	Permit must be used with a valid General Elk License. Holders may not hunt Antlered Bull Elk in any other HDs during this described season. p. 62
Elk Permit 217-11	Brow-tined Bull or Antlerless Elk	April 1 Quota 25	Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18 General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	Only youth ages 12-15. Permit must be used with a valid General Elk License. Holders may not hunt Antlered Bull Elk in any other HDs during this described season. p. 62

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 217.

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.

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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.