This page includes regulations and rules for hunting on land owned by MSU, the College of Agriculture or the Montana Agriculture Experiment Station. This is not an exhaustive list.

Please note that MSU will only respond to hunting requests during normal business hours, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Same-day requests will not be approved. The College of Agriculture can be reached at 406-994-3681.

Information for Hunting at MSU Farms and Facilities

BART Farm and Post Farm

No-hunting zones at all times.

Red Bluff Research Ranch

Requires express permission from the ranch foreman and is walk-in only. Contact Red Bluff for requests at agresearch.montana.edu/campusfarms/redbluff.html

Fort Ellis Farm

Fort Ellis is a Fish, Wildlife and Parks weapons-restricted area and requires permission slips from the College of Agriculture. Hunters with permission slips are allowed four days of hunting per slip and the property is limited to no more than four hunters per day. Information about FWP restrictions can be found at fwp.mt.gov/hunt/regulations. 

Lutz Farm

The Lutz Farm is a weapons restricted area allowing four hunters per day. The property is only open for hunting on Saturday for Upland Bird Youth Hunting. Pheasants Forever manages online registration and hunting permissions for Lutz Farm, and more information can be found at gallatinvalleypf.org/events.

Lutz farm includes a rented residence and surrounding property, which are a designated no-hunting zone. All visitors and hunters must respect signage and regulations to ensure the safety of visitors and residents or their reservation and permissions will be revoked.