Black bear hunting district · Region 1 (Kalispell)

District 103

Montana hunting district 103 (Black bear), FWP Region 1 (Kalispell): 1,448 sq mi in Flathead, Lincoln counties; 50% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Kootenai National Forest); median elevation 4,160 ft.

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

Area1,448 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP50%

Median elevation4,160 ft

Elevation range2,067–6,572 ft

What stands out

Among the most Block Management of 35 black bear districts: 6 BMAs, about 260,857 acres. FWP Block Management (calculated)

Publicly administered land

US Forest Service	44.5%
Montana state trust land	5.3%
US Fish & Wildlife Service	1.1%
Montana FWP	0.1%
Other federal	0.1%
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: Flathead, Lincoln counties
National forests: Kootenai National Forest, Flathead National Forest
Wilderness: None
Wildlife management areas: Ray Kuhns
Mountain ranges (GNIS): Salish Mountains
Highest named summits: Meadow Peak (≈6,640 ft), Calx Mountain (≈6,529 ft), Elk Mountain (≈6,506 ft), Mount Swaney (≈6,299 ft)
Passes and gaps: Trixie Pass, Martin Divide, Haskill Pass
Towns and places: Happys Inn, Jennings, Manicke (historical), Marion, Olney, Pioneer Junction, Radnor, Rhodes, Ripley, Scotchville (historical), Stryker, White Haven

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 104 77% public · 4,052 ft median
HD 101 79% public · 4,360 ft median
HD 120 26% public · 4,196 ft median
HD 100 89% public · 4,365 ft median
HD 170 7% public · 3,031 ft median
HD 110 86% public · 4,941 ft median
HD 122 54% public · 4,298 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.