Black bear hunting district · Region 1 (Kalispell)

District 170

Montana hunting district 170 (Black bear), FWP Region 1 (Kalispell): 362 sq mi in Flathead, Lake counties; 7% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 3,031 ft.

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

Area362 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP7%

Median elevation3,031 ft

Elevation range2,877–4,764 ft

What stands out

Among the most private of 35 black bear districts: 7% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
Among the lowest of 35 black bear districts: median elevation 3,031 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Among the smallest of 35 black bear districts: 362 square miles. FWP district boundary
Among the flattest of 35 black bear districts: 1,886 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)

Publicly administered land

Montana state trust land	5.4%
City & county	2.1%
Montana FWP	1.7%
US Fish & Wildlife Service	0.6%
US Forest Service	0.4%
Other State of Montana	0.3%

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: None
Wildlife management areas: Ray Kuhns, Bad Rock Canyon, North Shore
Mountain ranges (GNIS): —
Highest named summits: None named in GNIS
Passes and gaps: None named in GNIS
Towns and places: Ashley (historical), Bear Creek Village, Big Sky Colonial Manor, Bigfork, Creston, Demersville (historical), Duncan (historical), Evergreen, Ferndale, Halfmoon, Holt, Idlewise Court, Jessup, Kalispell

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 140 93% public · 5,113 ft median
HD 110 86% public · 4,941 ft median
HD 103 50% public · 4,160 ft median
HD 130 89% public · 4,839 ft median
HD 120 26% public · 4,196 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.