East Madison takes up a portion of Madison County. There are 100’s of square miles of public lands including; 1,500 + acre Jeffers Weapons Restriction Area, 3,000 + acre Ennis Airport Weapons Restriction Area, 1,000 Madison-Bear Creek Wildlife Management Area, Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Gallatin National Forest with Taylor Hilgard Unit providing 141,000 acres within Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area. Access is from east of the Madison River as it flows through Ennis. Only residents may apply for a limited antlered bull license.

The Madison River Valley and Range has mature bull’s it, but there is serious competition from the local wolf packs. Expect to invest plenty of time and energy just to locate a shooter bull in the 125” or better Boone and Crockett class.There are 140” bull's in the unit, but you will expand a lot of time and energy trying to find him unless you are really fortunate.