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Wildlife Management Area

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Open: May 15 - Dec 2
Size: 58188 acres
Elevation: 6467 ft
Nearest Town: Anaconda

Opens noon on May 15.

Bird Brochure



Management Goal
Management Goal

To provide year-round habitat for wildlife, emphasizing elk, moose, and mule deer, and to provide public outdoor recreational opportunities.

Directions
Directions

In Deer Lodge and Silver Bow counties, approximately 10 miles south of Anaconda at the base of the Anaconda-Pintlar Mountains. Highway access along State Route 274. Main roads open summer and fall as weather permits. Portion open to snowmobiling. Big game winter range closed to motorized traffic from December 1 through May 15.
(Lat 45.97, Lng -112.996)

Contact Information
Contact Information

Vanna Boccadori
1820 Meadowlark Ln
Butte, MT   59701
(406) 494-2082
vboccadori@mt.gov

Hunting/Trapping Opportunities
Hunting/Trapping Opportunities
Antelope Go To Field Guide Field Guide Go To Hunting Guide Hunting Guide
Beaver Go To Field Guide Field Guide
Black Bear Go To Field Guide Field Guide Go To Hunting Guide Hunting Guide
Blue Grouse Go To Field Guide Field Guide
Bobcat Go To Field Guide Field Guide
Elk Go To Field Guide Field Guide Go To Hunting Guide Hunting Guide
Gray Partridge (Hungarian Partridge) Go To Field Guide Field Guide
Moose Go To Field Guide Field Guide Go To Hunting Guide Hunting Guide
Mountain Lion Go To Field Guide Field Guide Go To Hunting Guide Hunting Guide
Mourning Dove Go To Field Guide Field Guide
Mule Deer Go To Field Guide Field Guide Go To Hunting Guide Hunting Guide
Muskrat Go To Field Guide Field Guide
Otter Go To Field Guide Field Guide
Pine Marten Go To Field Guide Field Guide
Ruffed Grouse Go To Field Guide Field Guide
Sage Grouse Go To Field Guide Field Guide
Snipe Go To Field Guide Field Guide
Spruce Grouse Go To Field Guide Field Guide
White-tailed Deer Go To Field Guide Field Guide Go To Hunting Guide Hunting Guide
Wolverine Go To Field Guide Field Guide
Hunting Access System
Hunting Access System

Designated open roads.

Restrictions & Closures
Restrictions & Closures
Management Restriction
CLOSED (12/1 - 5/14)
Closed to protect wildlife during the critical winter period.
Seasonal Restriction
OPEN (5/15 - 11/30)
Opens noon on May 15.
Activities
Activities
  • Fishing
  • Camping
  • Picnicking
  • Bicycling
  • Snowshoeing
  • Hiking
  • Horseback Riding
  • Wildlife Viewing
  • Nordic Skiing
  • Hunting
  • Photography
Campground
Campground
  • Back Country Campsite
  • Primitive Campsite
  • Tent Site
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
  • Dog Exercise Area
Other Recreation
Other Recreation
  • Rifle Range
Picnic Site
Picnic Site
  • Primitive
Sanitation/Water
Sanitation/Water
  • Pack in/Pack out
Trail
Trail
  • Bike Trail
  • Hiking Trail
  • Horseback Riding Trail
Wildlife Viewing
Wildlife Viewing

These locations represent physical occurrences (visually confirmed) within the boundaries of the site. Many more species may be present in the area which are not listed because we do not have a visually confirmed record. If you would like to report a species sighting, a form is available.

 Amphibians
 Birds (A-C)
  • Rare American Bittern
  • Uncommon American Crow
  • Uncommon American Dipper
  • Uncommon American Goldfinch
  • Rare American Kestrel
  • Common American Robin
  • Common American Three-toed Woodpecker
  • Uncommon American Tree Sparrow
  • Common Bank Swallow
  • Common Barn Swallow
  • Uncommon Belted Kingfisher
  • Rare Black Rosy-Finch
  • Common Black-billed Magpie
  • Common Black-capped Chickadee
  • Uncommon Black-headed Grosbeak
  • Common Brewer's Blackbird
  • Uncommon Brewer's Sparrow
  • Uncommon Brown Creeper
  • Common Brown-headed Cowbird
  • Uncommon Calliope Hummingbird
  • Uncommon Canada Goose
  • Uncommon Cassin's Vireo
  • Common Cedar Waxwing
  • Common Chipping Sparrow
  • Common Clark's Nutcracker
  • Common Cliff Swallow
  • Uncommon Common Grackle
  • Rare Common Merganser
  • Common Common Nighthawk
  • Common Common Raven
  • Uncommon Common Redpoll
  • Common Common Yellowthroat
  • Uncommon Cooper's Hawk
 Birds (D-L)
  • Common Dark-eyed Junco
  • Common Downy Woodpecker
  • Uncommon Dusky Flycatcher
  • Uncommon Dusky Grouse
  • Uncommon Evening Grosbeak
  • Uncommon Fox Sparrow
  • Uncommon Golden Eagle
  • Common Golden-crowned Kinglet
  • Common Gray Catbird
  • Uncommon Gray Jay
  • Rare Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
  • Uncommon Great Blue Heron
  • Uncommon Great Gray Owl
  • Rare Greater Sage-Grouse
  • Uncommon Hairy Woodpecker
  • Uncommon Hammond's Flycatcher
  • Common Hermit Thrush
  • Rare Hoary Redpoll
  • Common Horned Lark
  • Uncommon House Wren
  • Uncommon Killdeer
  • Common Lazuli Bunting
  • Common Least Flycatcher
  • Uncommon Lewis's Woodpecker
  • Common Lincoln's Sparrow
 Birds (M-R)
  • Uncommon MacGillivray's Warbler
  • Rare Mallard
  • Uncommon Marsh Wren
  • Uncommon Merlin
  • Common Mountain Bluebird
  • Common Mountain Chickadee
  • Uncommon Mourning Dove
  • Common Northern Flicker
  • Rare Northern Goshawk
  • Uncommon Northern Harrier
  • Uncommon Northern Pygmy-Owl
  • Common Northern Rough-winged Swallow
  • Uncommon Northern Shrike
  • Common Northern Waterthrush
  • Common Olive-sided Flycatcher
  • Uncommon Orange-crowned Warbler
  • Rare Osprey
  • Rare Peregrine Falcon
  • Rare Pine Grosbeak
  • Common Pine Siskin
  • Common Red-breasted Nuthatch
  • Uncommon Red-naped Sapsucker
  • Common Red-tailed Hawk
  • Common Red-winged Blackbird
  • Common Ruby-crowned Kinglet
  • Uncommon Ruffed Grouse
 Birds (S-Z)
  • Common Sandhill Crane
  • Common Savannah Sparrow
  • Rare Sharp-shinned Hawk
  • Rare Short-eared Owl
  • Uncommon Snow Bunting
  • Common Song Sparrow
  • Uncommon Spotted Sandpiper
  • Uncommon Spruce Grouse
  • Uncommon Steller's Jay
  • Rare Swainson's Hawk
  • Uncommon Swainson's Thrush
  • Common Townsend's Solitaire
  • Common Tree Swallow
  • Common Veery
  • Common Vesper Sparrow
  • Common Violet-green Swallow
  • Common Warbling Vireo
  • Common Western Meadowlark
  • Common Western Tanager
  • Common Western Wood-Pewee
  • Common White-crowned Sparrow
  • Uncommon White-winged Crossbill
  • Common Williamson's Sapsucker
  • Common Willow Flycatcher
  • Rare Wilson's Phalarope
  • Uncommon Wilson's Snipe
  • Common Wilson's Warbler
  • Common Yellow Warbler
  • Common Yellow-rumped Warbler
 Fish
  • Common Brook Trout
  • Historic Burbot
  • Species present with Unknown abundance level Columbia Slimy Sculpin
  • Species present with Unknown abundance level Mountain Whitefish
  • Species present with Unknown abundance level Rainbow Trout
  • Species present with Unknown abundance level Rocky Mountain Sculpin
  • Rare Westslope Cutthroat Trout
 Mammals
  • Rare American Mink
  • Rare Badger
  • Common Beaver
  • Uncommon Black Bear
  • Species present with Unknown abundance level Bobcat
  • Species present with Unknown abundance level Bushy-tailed Woodrat
  • Common Columbian Ground Squirrel
  • Common Coyote
  • Common Deer Mouse
  • Species present with Unknown abundance level Dusky or Montane Shrew
  • Common Elk or Wapiti
  • Uncommon Gray Wolf
  • Incedental Grizzly Bear
  • Species present with Unknown abundance level Heather Vole
  • Species present with Unknown abundance level Least Chipmunk
  • Species present with Unknown abundance level Long-tailed Vole
  • Uncommon Marten
  • Species present with Unknown abundance level Masked Shrew
  • Species present with Unknown abundance level Meadow Vole
  • Species present with Unknown abundance level Montane Vole
  • Common Moose
  • Rare Mountain Lion
  • Common Mule Deer
  • Uncommon Muskrat
  • Species present with Unknown abundance level Northern Pocket Gopher
  • Rare Northern River Otter
  • Rare Pika
  • Uncommon Porcupine
  • Common Pronghorn
  • Uncommon Red Fox
  • Common Red Squirrel
  • Species present with Unknown abundance level Red-tailed Chipmunk
  • Rare Snowshoe Hare
  • Rare Striped Skunk
  • Species present with Unknown abundance level Vagrant Shrew
  • Species present with Unknown abundance level Water Shrew
  • Uncommon Western Jumping Mouse
  • Common White-tailed Deer
  • Rare Wolverine
  • Species present with Unknown abundance level Yellow-pine Chipmunk
Abundance Codes
Common Abundance = Common   Uncommon Abundance = Uncommon   Rare Abundance = Rare  
Incidental Occurrence = Incidental   Historic Occurrence = Historic Occurrence   Abundance Unknown = Unknown Abundance