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Montana deer & elk hunting district · 2026–27

HD 316 — Absaroka

FWP Region 3 (Southwest) · Park and Carbon counties. Every deer and elk license, season and restriction FWP lists for this district, from the 2026 Deer, Elk & Antelope Regulations (p. 78).

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General season

Sep 15 – Nov 29

FWP region

3 · Southwest

Counties

Park, Carbon

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Backcountry - Remote location, access difficult.

Deer in HD 316

License	Legal animal	How to get it	Seasons	Restrictions
General Deer License	Antlered Buck White-tailed Deer	OTC (general license)	General Sep 15 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	— p. 78
General Deer License	Antlered Buck Mule Deer	OTC (general license)	General Sep 15 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	— p. 78
Deer B License 003-00	Antlerless White-tailed Deer	OTC: Jun 15 Quota UNL	General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	One per hunter. Valid in all Region 3 HDs. p. 78

Elk in HD 316

License	Legal animal	How to get it	Seasons	Restrictions
General Elk License	Either-sex Elk	OTC (general license)	General Sep 15 – Oct 23	— p. 78
General Elk License	Antlered Bull Elk	OTC (general license)	General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	— p. 78
General Elk License	Either-sex 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. 78

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 316.

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.