Black bear hunting district · Region 1 (Kalispell)

District 150

Montana hunting district 150 (Black bear), FWP Region 1 (Kalispell): 1,169 sq mi in Flathead, Powell, Missoula, Lewis And Clark counties; 100% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Flathead National Forest); median elevation 6,348 ft.

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

Area1,169 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP100%

Median elevation6,348 ft

Elevation range4,029–8,743 ft

What stands out

Among the most public of 35 black bear districts: 100% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
Among the most wilderness of 35 black bear districts: 99% designated wilderness. USFS wilderness boundaries (calculated)
Among the highest of 35 black bear districts: median elevation 6,348 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)

Publicly administered land

US Forest Service	100.0%

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, Powell, Missoula, Lewis And Clark counties
National forests: Flathead National Forest
Wilderness: Bob Marshall Wilderness (90%), Great Bear Wilderness (10%)
Wildlife management areas: —
Mountain ranges (GNIS): Flathead Alps, Lewis and Clark Range, Sawtooth Range, Swan Range
Highest named summits: Holland Peak (≈9,163 ft), Fisher Peak (≈8,711 ft), Redhead Peak (≈8,704 ft), Silvertip Mountain (≈8,668 ft)
Passes and gaps: Smith Creek Pass, Larch Hill Pass, Switchback Pass, Teton Pass, Pyramid Pass, Youngs Pass
Towns and places: —

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 280 75% public · 5,784 ft median
HD 140 93% public · 5,113 ft median
HD 450 19% public · 3,714 ft median
HD 130 89% public · 4,839 ft median
HD 141 98% public · 5,712 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.