● Ranked from real Montana data · 2026
Highest harvest-success Elk units in Montana
Where Montana elk hunters actually fill tags, ranked by the agency's own harvest statistics.
#1District 455-21Best NR odds 48%98.7% public47% success→#2District 455-20Best NR odds 11%98.7% public47% success→#3District 417-21Best NR odds 23%25.7% public44% success→#4District 417-20Best NR odds 14%25.7% public44% success→#5District 445-20Best NR odds 4%5.1% public41% success→#6District 250-46Best NR odds 11%96.5% public39% success→#7District 250-45Best NR odds 3%96.5% public39% success→#8District 700-21Best NR odds 27%20.2% public38% success→#9District 700-20Best NR odds 7%20.2% public38% success→#10District 702-20Best NR odds 26%3.7% public37% success→#11District 690-20Best NR odds 3%9.1% public33% success→#12District 690-21Best NR odds 3%9.1% public33% success→
How this list is ranked
Ranked by the best per-unit harvest success rate in the state agency's harvest reports, tie-broken by how drawable the tag is.
Data year: 2026. Each row links to its full page with every number cited to its agency source. A place missing a signal is never guessed — it simply can't rank.
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