Black bear hunting district · Region 1 (Kalispell)

District 140

Montana hunting district 140 (Black bear), FWP Region 1 (Kalispell): 878 sq mi in Flathead, Lake counties; 93% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Flathead National Forest); median elevation 5,113 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.

Area878 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP93%

Median elevation5,113 ft

Elevation range2,595–8,268 ft

What stands out

Among the deepest snow right now of 21 black bear districts: 12 in at a SNOTEL station inside. NRCS SNOTEL (measured)
Among the most public of 35 black bear districts: 93% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
Among the most wilderness of 35 black bear districts: 19% designated wilderness. USFS wilderness boundaries (calculated)

Publicly administered land

US Forest Service	93.0%
Montana state trust land	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, Lake counties
National forests: Flathead National Forest
Wilderness: Great Bear Wilderness (12%), Bob Marshall Wilderness (7%)
Wildlife management areas: —
Mountain ranges (GNIS): Flathead Range
Highest named summits: Great Northern Mountain (≈8,510 ft), Mount Grant (≈8,428 ft), Mount Baptiste (≈8,212 ft), Prospector Mountain (≈7,946 ft)
Passes and gaps: None named in GNIS
Towns and places: Canyon Creek Boat Landing, Coram, Hungry Horse, Martin City, Quintonkon, South Fork (historical), Wagsmith Villa (historical), West Glacier

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 141 98% public · 5,712 ft median
HD 150 100% public · 6,348 ft median
HD 170 7% public · 3,031 ft median
HD 130 89% public · 4,839 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.