South Teton District lies east of the Continental Divide and ends near the community of Choteau. It includes portions of the Bob Marshall Wilderness within the Lewis and Clark National Forest, providing thousands of acres of public lands. Ear Mountain Wildlife Management Area adds some 3,000 of access and public land to the area. The wilderness area is remote and challenging to access.

Wilderness, a huntable population of mature mountain goats and a trail system that allows travel deep into the wilderness makes this an exciting district to hunt. Mature billies may have horns that reach over 9” with heavy mass. Mountain goat hair is thickest and longest, the later in November they are harvested.

Sawtooth Mountains stand as a sentinel guarding the backcountry of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Teton Pass, Headquarters Creek and Sun River pass sit near or over 7,000 feet along the Continental Divide marking the northwest corner of the unit. Teton Peak rises above the foothills to over 8,000 feet. The North Fork Sun River creates the western boundary which converges with the Sun River. The Teton River, with its headwaters along the Continental Divide, creates the northern boundary and drains into the Missouri River by Loma over 100 miles to the east. This is vertical country with long granite ridges running north and south hampering travel deep into the wilderness.

Near Choteau are irrigated pivots, hay fields and wide areas of sagebrush and short grass rangeland. Willows and cottonwoods can be found along creek bottoms. Gaining elevation into the foothills dense areas of mountain shrubs, pine and some aspen are seen. Mountain slopes below tree line have thick forests of spruce, fir and ponderosa and lodgepole pines intermixed with grassy meadows. Above tree line are meadows carpeted with wildflowers and short grasses, some barren ground willows, moss and lichens. Little vegetation clings to the granite peaks and talus slopes.

Ear Mountain Wildlife Management Area consists of over 3,000 acres and is approximately 22 miles west of Choteau. A good trail and Forest Service road system reaches the wilderness boundaries and into the National Forest. County roads can get wet and muddy during periods of heavy rains. If heavy snows come early many of the roads become difficult to travel. Four wheel-drives recommended.

Primitive camping is permitted on Ear Mountain WMA. Up to 16 day stays are allowed at developed campsites on the Lewis and Clark National Forest. The community of Choteau on the eastern edge offers motels, cafés, restaurants, medical facilities and 24/7 gas and diesel. Great Falls further to the southeast has a regional airport and large medical center as well as a wide variety of motels, hotels, cafés and restaurants and 24/7 fuel options.