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Montana deer & elk hunting district · 2026–27

HD 290 — Helmville-Ovando Archery District

FWP Region 2 (West-central) · Powell County. Every deer and elk license, season and restriction FWP lists for this district, from the 2026 Deer, Elk & Antelope Regulations (p. 69).

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General season

Sep 5 – Nov 29

Archery only

Sep 5 – Oct 18

FWP region

2 · West-central

County

Powell

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HD 290 Check Restricted Area Legal Description (p 28-30) Aunt Molly WMA restricted to ArchEquip Only for all big game hunting.

East Ovando Archery Area restricted to ArchEquip only for all big game hunting.

Deer in HD 290

License	Legal animal	How to get it	Seasons	Restrictions
General Deer License	Either-sex White-tailed Deer	OTC (general license)	General Sep 5 – Nov 29 Late Nov 30 – Dec 15	ArchEquip only. p. 69
General Deer License	Antlered Buck Mule Deer	OTC (general license)	General Sep 5 – Nov 29 Late Nov 30 – Dec 15	ArchEquip only. p. 69
Deer B License 290-00	Antlerless White-tailed Deer	OTC: Jun 15 Quota UNL	General Sep 5 – Nov 29 Late Nov 30 – Dec 15	ArchEquip only. Up to three OTC B Licenses per hunter. p. 69
Deer B License 290-01	Antlerless White-tailed Deer	Jun 1 Quota 25	Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18	Only valid on private land. p. 69
Deer B License 290-01	Antlerless White-tailed Deer	Jun 1 Quota 25	General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	Valid on private land only. Firearms allowed outside of East Ovando Archery Area. p. 69
Deer B License 290-02	Either-sex White-tailed Deer	Jun 1 Quota 50	Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18 General Oct 19 – Nov 29 Late Nov 30 – Jan 1	ArchEquip only. p. 69

Elk in HD 290

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 General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Late Nov 30 – Jan 1	ArchEquip Only. p. 69
General Elk License	Antlerless Elk	OTC (general license)	General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	Firearms allowed outside of East Ovando Archery Area/Aunt Molly WMA. p. 69
Elk B License 290-01	Antlerless Elk	Jun 1 Quota 200	Early Aug 15 – Sep 4 Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18 General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Late Nov 30 – Jan 8	Valid on private land only. Firearms allowed outside of East Ovando Archery Area. Also valid in HD 298 with restrictions. See HD 298 for more info. p. 69

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 290.

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.