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Montana deer & elk hunting district · 2026–27

HD 388 — Tenmile-Prickly Pear Valley

FWP Region 3 (Southwest) · Lewis and Clark and Jefferson counties. Every deer and elk license, season and restriction FWP lists for this district, from the 2026 Deer, Elk & Antelope Regulations (p. 87).

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General season

Oct 24 – Nov 29

Archery only

Sep 5 – Oct 18

FWP region

3 · Southwest

Counties

Lewis and Clark, Jefferson

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HD 388 Check Restricted Area Legal Description (p 28-30) Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir.

Helena Valley Weapons Restriction Area.

A large portion of this district is a weapons restriction area with ArchEquip, shotgun, traditional handgun, muzzleloader or crossbow only.

A portion of this district does not have any weapon restrictions.

See legal descriptions.

Deer in HD 388

License	Legal animal	How to get it	Seasons	Restrictions
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	Outside Weapons Restriction Area. p. 87
General Deer License	Either-sex Mule Deer	OTC (general license)	Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18 General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	Outside Weapons Restriction Area. p. 87
Deer B License 003-00	Antlerless White-tailed Deer	OTC: Jun 15 Quota UNL	Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18 General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	One per hunter. Valid in all Region 3 HDs. Outside Weapons Restriction Area. p. 87
Deer B License 388-00	Antlerless Mule Deer	OTC: Jun 15 Quota UNL	Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18 General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	Outside Weapons Restriction Area. Two per hunter. p. 87
General Deer License	Either-sex Mule Deer	OTC (general license)	General Sep 5 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	Weapons Restriction Area. p. 87
General Deer License	Either-sex White-tailed Deer	OTC (general license)	General Sep 5 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	Weapons Restriction Area. p. 87
General Deer License	Antlerless White-tailed Deer	OTC (general license)	Late Nov 30 – Jan 31	Weapons Restriction Area. p. 87
Deer B License 388-00	Antlerless Mule Deer	OTC: Jun 15 Quota UNL	General Sep 5 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	Weapons Restriction Area. Two per hunter. p. 87
Deer B License 003-00	Antlerless White-tailed Deer	OTC: Jun 15 Quota UNL	General Sep 5 – Jan 31 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	One per hunter. Valid in all Region 3 HDs. Weapons Restriction Area p. 87

Elk in HD 388

License	Legal animal	How to get it	Seasons	Restrictions
General Elk License	Spike Bull or Antlerless Elk	OTC (general license)	Archery only Sep 5 – Oct 18 General Oct 24 – Nov 29 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	Outside Weapons Restriction Area. p. 87
General Elk License	Spike Bull or Antlerless Elk	OTC (general license)	General Aug 15 – Jan 31 Heritage muzzleloader Dec 12 – Dec 20	Weapons Restriction Area. p. 87

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 388.

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.