The broad and diverse hunting area of Dome Mountain Ranch is one of the top reasons hunters find more opportunity. Our designated hunting areas combine private property with the unique option of extended lands in areas of the Gallatin National Forest. The south end of the hunting area begins in and around Jardine and Gardiner, Montana, the northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park. The ability to hunt this area is excellent for catching both resident and migrating elk as  As a hunter you may have the opportunity to spend several days "watching the line." This is rugged and pristine elk country. Many big bulls are taken here season after season.

AREA 313 has historically been the highest harvest area in the United States both for elk numbers and quality of game taken.  No where else in the lower 48 states can compare. Numerous book elk are taken here each season, both with rifle and the bow.  The area we hunt is a "brow-tined Bull" only area, which means young elk have the opportunity to mature and better survive, growing into big Montana bulls!

Heading north, we are able to hunt a number of drainages where resident as well as migratory elk will hold up. Locals call this area "The Gauntlet". This is a 15,000 year old migration trail where the wintering elk from the park make their way north, eventually going through the main property of the ranch, which is the eventual culmination of the migration trail.

North of the ranch are additional hunting areas as well as those which are primarily hunted from our wilderness camps. In all, Dome Mountain Ranch offers many thousands of acres of hunting area to hunters. This allows for consistent variety and increased hunting success, as well as the opportunity to enjoy a very large slice of the wilderness. The northern herd as well as migrating elk are available.

The advantage of private lands which contain a high density of elk, deer and perfect habitat offers hunters a unique advantage.  We manage this area very carefully, allowing some areas to remain free of hunting pressure in order to offer refuge for both the resident elk of Dome Mountain, as well as those pushed in from the surrounding wilderness areas.  Seeing elk daily during your hunt with us is not unusual!