Black bear hunting district · Region 1 (Kalispell)

District 101

Montana hunting district 101 (Black bear), FWP Region 1 (Kalispell): 806 sq mi in Lincoln, Flathead counties; 79% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Kootenai National Forest); median elevation 4,360 ft.

Open in the atlas FWP regulations & quotas FWP district map (PDF)

FWP district boundary, 2026 regulations. A boundary on a map does not grant access to any land inside it.

Area806 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP79%

Median elevation4,360 ft

Elevation range2,438–7,657 ft

What stands out

Among the deepest snow right now of 21 black bear districts: 20 in at a SNOTEL station inside. NRCS SNOTEL (measured)

Publicly administered land

US Forest Service	75.9%
Montana state trust land	2.7%
Montana FWP	0.3%
City & county	0.1%

Area of Montana State Library 'Montana Public Lands' polygons (derived from the Montana Cadastral Framework, Department of Revenue ownership records) intersected with the FWP district boundary, measured in NAD83(2011) Montana State Plane (EPSG:6514). Ownership is not access: some public land is closed to hunting or has no legal access.

Landscape

Counties: Lincoln, Flathead counties
National forests: Kootenai National Forest
Wilderness: None
Wildlife management areas: Kootenai Woods Ranch
Mountain ranges (GNIS): Galton Range
Highest named summits: Poorman Mountain (≈7,723 ft), Green Mountain (≈7,707 ft), Krag Peak (≈7,402 ft), Ksanka Peak (≈7,379 ft)
Passes and gaps: Therriault Pass
Towns and places: Ant Flat, Eagle Lake Ranch, Eureka, Fortine, Midvale, Mills Springs (historical), Rexford, Roosville, Stryker, Tobacco, Tobacco (historical), Trego

Elevations sampled on a regular grid inside the district from AWS Terrain Tiles (Terrarium, zoom 10, ~105 m pixels; compiled from USGS 3DEP and SRTM). Approximate: summits read lower than their surveyed height.

Neighboring districts

HD 100 89% public · 4,365 ft median
HD 103 50% public · 4,160 ft median
HD 110 86% public · 4,941 ft median

Sources

District boundary: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks hunting district layer.
Public land: Montana State Library, Montana Public Lands (published 2026-10-06).
Harvest: FWP Harvest Estimates, retrieved 2026-10-30.
Places: USGS Geographic Names Information System. Wilderness and forests: USDA Forest Service.
Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles (USGS 3DEP, SRTM).

Live weather, snow, fire and access conditions are in the atlas card for this district.