Black bear hunting district · Region 1 (Kalispell)

District 130

Montana hunting district 130 (Black bear), FWP Region 1 (Kalispell): 672 sq mi in Lake, Missoula counties; 89% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Flathead National Forest); median elevation 4,839 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.

Area672 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP89%

Median elevation4,839 ft

Elevation range2,946–8,743 ft

What stands out

Among the most public of 35 black bear districts: 89% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)

Publicly administered land

US Forest Service	75.8%
Montana state trust land	13.1%
Montana FWP	0.6%
US Fish & Wildlife Service	0.5%

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: Lake, Missoula counties
National forests: Flathead National Forest
Wilderness: Mission Mountains Wilderness (18%)
Wildlife management areas: North Swan Valley
Mountain ranges (GNIS): Mission Range
Highest named summits: Mountaineer Peak (≈9,062 ft), Swan Peak (≈8,983 ft), Union Peak (≈8,615 ft), Cooney Mountain (≈8,494 ft)
Passes and gaps: Goat Pass, Lion Creek Pass, Inspiration Pass, Piper-Crow Pass, Gordon Pass
Towns and places: Bear Dance, Condon, Salmon Prairie, Swan Lake

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 150 100% public · 6,348 ft median
HD 140 93% public · 5,113 ft median
HD 170 7% public · 3,031 ft median
HD 290 45% public · 4,967 ft median
HD 280 75% public · 5,784 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.