Unit 202 (South Superior)
Montana Hunting Guide — Elk, Mule Deer
Unit 202 lies in Missoula and Mineral counties and covers about 959 square miles. Ground runs from 3,620 to 6,104 feet. Montana FWP publishes no per-unit elk success figure we can verify for this unit. Check land status on a current map before you plan a route.
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Elk Hunting in Unit 202
Unit 202 lies in Missoula and Mineral counties and covers about 959 square miles. Ground runs from 3,620 to 6,104 feet. Montana FWP publishes no per-unit elk success figure we can verify for this unit. Check land status on a current map before you plan a route.
Where to Find Elk in Unit 202
Montana FWP draws an exact line around unit 202 and says nothing about where the elk stand inside it. Every place named below sits inside the unit line. Which of them holds animals in your season is for you to find out. The unit lies in Missoula and Mineral counties. It runs to about 959 square miles.
The lines of the unit: Clark Fork River, Petty Creek and Grave Creek
Montana FWP draws unit 202 in Missoula and Mineral counties with a boundary that runs on Highway 12 and Interstate 90, and on Clark Fork River, Petty Creek, Grave Creek and Lookout Pass, walked corner by corner in its hunting district legal descriptions. That is a legal description, not a habitat map. What it does give you is the way in: the rivers and highways you cross, and the divides that decide which drainage you end up in.
High ground inside the line: Illinois Peak, Crater Mountain and Straight Peak
Named high points inside the unit include Illinois Peak at 7,684 feet, Crater Mountain at 7,659 feet, Straight Peak at 7,646 feet, Shale Mountain at 7,558 feet and Lost Peak at 7,399 feet. Several carry a public-land flag in our data, which makes them the first places to try for a view. Elk on low, open country live on distance and visibility, so they see you first.
Holding ground: Buckos Pocket, Hoodoo Meadows and Eagle Rock Saddle
Below them sit Buckos Pocket at 5,809 feet, Hoodoo Meadows at 5,752 feet, Eagle Rock Saddle at 5,688 feet, Foley Basin at 5,613 feet and Miller Saddle at 5,603 feet. Those are the basins, parks and bottoms this unit has, and they are what you glass into from above. Work out which of them you can see from one position before you pick a camp.
Water: Granite Springs, Martin Spring and Snowshoe Spring
The water inside the unit line comes to 155 mapped stream reaches, 37 lakes, 45 stock tanks and 1 springs. Named sources include Granite Springs, Martin Spring, Snowshoe Spring, Snowshoe Falls and Lost Creek Falls. Nothing in the data says which of them run in autumn, so a scouting trip earns its fuel.
Reading the land status
Our ownership read for this unit is approximate — it comes out as National Forest 60%, Private / Other 32% and State Trust 8%, so treat it as a starting point and check a current land-status layer before you plan a route. The unit runs from 3,620 feet to 6,104 feet, averaging 4,814 — enough relief to separate summer range from winter range.
Unit 202 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
The lay of it
- 3,620–6,104 ft on a terrain sample , averaging 4,814 ft ; peaks can run higher.
- 958.6 sq mi inside the boundary. Big enough that picking one drainage beats driving three.
Who owns the ground
- National Forest — 60%
- State Trust — 8%
- Private / Other — 32%
Roughly 68% is public. Carry a land-status layer anyway — these are area percentages, not a map of where the boundaries fall.
Water on the ground
- 45 tanks
- 1 springs
- 155 stream segments
- 37 lakes
Counts from mapping data, so this is how many exist, not how many hold water in a dry year. Sitting water only pays where you find fresh tracks.
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Illinois Peak (7,684 ft), Crater Mountain (7,659 ft), Straight Peak (7,646 ft), Shale Mountain (7,558 ft)
Holding ground: Schley Saddle (6,801 ft), Chilcoot Pass (6,763 ft), Freezeout Pass (6,207 ft), Granite Springs, Martin Spring
Every one of these was tested against the unit polygon before it went on the map. They are starting points, not agency recommendations.
How to Hunt Elk in Unit 202
Elk Success Rates
Montana FWP's 2023 harvest estimates carry no elk row for unit 202 that we can read back to this unit on its own. Where the agency reports a unit inside a grouping, or prints a table our parser cannot resolve to a single column, we leave the number out rather than publish a statewide average as though it had been measured here. Montana FWP's current harvest estimates are the place to check before you apply.
Elk Draw Odds
Draw odds data not available for this specific unit/species combination in our database.
Search Montana Draw OddsMontana FWP's draw recap has no elk record we can tie to unit 202. That usually means the licence is sold over the counter, is issued under a hunt code covering several units, or was not offered in the years we hold. Rather than estimate a point requirement, we leave it blank — check Montana FWP's own draw recap for the hunt code you mean to apply for.
Unit Logistics & Expectations
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Every fact on this page is tied to a primary source below. Last fact-checked 2026-10-24.
- Montana FWP Hunting District Legal Descriptions, 2026/2027 — deer-elk hunting districts (pp. 19-35) — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks · supports: GMU boundary description, Counties the unit lies in · accessed 2026-10-24
- FWP hunting district feature services — deer/elk, antelope, moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat districts (2026 and 2027 seasons) — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks · supports: Mapped extent of the unit, Which named ground falls inside the unit line · accessed 2026-10-24