This district is located north of Stanford in central Montana. This district is unique for mountain goat hunting because it is a flat-topped butte found in the middle of prairie country. The butte rises up over 2,000 vertical feet from the surrounding area. Mountain goats were stocked here in the 1930s.

This district has the potential to produce a billy in the 9” range or larger. Goat populations are down from historic highs, but are stable with two distinct populations. One on Square Butte and one on Round Butte, both areas have a population of 35 to 40 goats each.

This area begins on the prairies and has buttes that rise abruptly. The base is 3,000 feet and the top is over 5,000 feet. The steep slopes of the buttes are rocky and have areas of rim rocks. The slopes are steep and several finger ridges run off the top of Square Butte. Two long ridges run to the south with deep canyons off the sides.

The base of the buttes are grassland prairie. The face of the butte is covered with fir trees and a mix of junipers. There is a mix of understory grass, forbs and shrubs. The top of Square Butte is thickly covered with fir trees and difficult to maneuver around in.

Square Butte has good access from all sides even though it is private land. Landowner on the north charges a $50.00 trespass fee and the landowner on the west charges $100.00 trespass fee. The south and east landowners are in the Block Management Program. Round Butte is not accessible unless you are willing to pay $5,000.00. There are county roads to the ranches.

The top of Square Butte is all BLM land and you could backpack and camp here, but there is no water and vegetation is extremely thick. Stanford is just south of the district and has motels, gas stations and restaurants.