Unit 324 (Pioneer Mountains Elk 324-00)
Montana Hunting Guide — Elk
Unit 324 is a hunt unit and covers about 514 square miles. Ground runs from 5,271 to 8,629 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 324
Unit 324 is a hunt unit and covers about 514 square miles. Ground runs from 5,271 to 8,629 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 324
Montana FWP publishes no per-unit account of elk in unit 324, so what follows is a read of the ground inside the unit line. It runs to about 514 square miles.
High ground inside the line: Blacktail Mountains, Benson Peak and Gallagher Mountain
Named high points inside the unit include Blacktail Mountains at 9,455 feet, Benson Peak at 8,466 feet, Gallagher Mountain at 8,457 feet, Gallagher Butte at 8,209 feet and Monument Hill at 8,171 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: Bear Gulch, Wood Canyon and Little Spring Gulch
Below them sit Bear Gulch at 6,854 feet, Wood Canyon at 6,688 feet, Little Spring Gulch at 6,534 feet, Poison Gulch at 6,527 feet and Irishmans Hole at 6,498 feet. These are the folds worth watching, and the ones other hunters walk past on the way to somewhere steeper. Pick the one with the least road on its upwind side.
Water: Virginia Springs, Tulley Spring and 09S08W18ABBD01 Spring
The water inside the unit line comes to 89 mapped stream reaches, 6 lakes and 17 stock tanks. Named sources include Virginia Springs, Tulley Spring, 09S08W18ABBD01 Spring, Eagle Spring, Hanson Spring and Aldrich Spring. 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 Private / Other 85% and BLM 15%, so treat it as a starting point and check a current land-status layer before you plan a route. The unit runs from 5,271 feet to 8,629 feet, averaging 6,740 — enough relief to separate summer range from winter range.
Unit 324 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
The lay of it
- 5,271–8,629 ft on a terrain sample , averaging 6,740 ft ; peaks can run higher.
- 514.3 sq mi inside the boundary.
Who owns the ground
- BLM — 15%
- Private / Other — 85%
Roughly 15% is public. Carry a land-status layer anyway — these are area percentages, not a map of where the boundaries fall.
Water on the ground
- 17 tanks
- 89 stream segments
- 6 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: Blacktail Mountains (9,455 ft), Gallagher Mountain (8,457 ft), Timber Hill (7,166 ft), Jim Brown Mountain (7,116 ft)
Holding ground: The Basin (7,419 ft), Bear Gulch (6,854 ft), Wood Canyon (6,688 ft), Tulley Spring, 09S08W18ABBD01 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 324
Elk Success Rates
Montana FWP's 2023 harvest estimates carry no elk row for unit 324 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
| Season | Tags | Applicants | Draw % | Pts (n/p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle — B License either sex (resident) | 88 | 137 | 64.2% | — |
| Rifle — B License either sex (nonresident) | 9 | 29 | 31.0% | — |
Data from 2025 draw results. Each row is one residency pool — read the label before the number. This agency publishes no point thresholds, so the Pts column stays blank and these are pool odds, not what a point total draws.
Open in Draw Odds EngineMontana FWP's draw recap has no elk record we can tie to unit 324. 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.
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Every fact on this page is tied to a primary source below. Last fact-checked 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