This district includes portions of Carbon, Sweet Grass and Park Counties south of the communities of Livingston and Big Timber. Yellowstone National Park and the Wyoming State line create the southern boundary. There are over 100,000 acres of public lands shared between Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness and Custer Gallatin National Forests. Elk and mule deer numbers have decreased due to predation and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks indicate low number of whitetails in the area.

Alpine trophy class bucks hang out above 10,000 feet in pristine basins dropping lower only when weather and lack of high energy forage drives them down. Expect some of the better bucks to be in the most isolated areas. Mature bulls are typically found near timberline or down along the Stillwater or Broadwater River close to Yellowstone Park.