This district includes portions of Custer Gallatin National Forest and Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area. Elk herds are found on National Forest lands a good portion of the year moving to private lands when faced by hunting pressure or heavy snow. Whitetails favor private lands and mule deer are found throughout the district.

Bulls can be found in the National Forest and Lee Metcalf Wilderness. Mule deer are found throughout the entire district with some never leaving private ranches and others spending their summers on the Madison Range and moving lower during the fall. Whitetails hang are on the creek and river bottoms on private lands.