Hunting districts / Black bear
Black bear hunting district · Region 2 (Missoula)
District 240
Montana hunting district 240 (Black bear), FWP Region 2 (Missoula): 1,482 sq mi in Ravalli, Missoula counties; 87% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Bitterroot National Forest); median elevation 6,270 ft.
What stands out
- Among the most wilderness of 35 black bear districts: 27% designated wilderness. USFS wilderness boundaries (calculated)
- Among the highest of 35 black bear districts: median elevation 6,270 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
- Among the most rugged of 35 black bear districts: 6,453 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 86.1% | |
| Montana state trust land | 0.6% | |
| Other State of Montana | 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
- Ravalli, Missoula counties
- National forests
- Bitterroot National Forest, Lolo National Forest
- Wilderness
- Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (27%)
- Wildlife management areas
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- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- Bitterroot Mountains
- Highest named summits
- Trapper Peak (≈9,990 ft), El Capitan (≈9,869 ft), Boulder Peak (≈9,685 ft), Saint Joseph Peak (≈9,551 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Porcupine Saddle, Nez Perce Pass, Buck Creek Saddle, Nezperce Pass, Tough Creek Saddle, Bear Creek Saddle
- Towns and places
- Alta, Bitterroot Pines, Carlton, Conner, Dutch Hill (historical), Hamilton, Lolo Hot Springs, McClain, Medicine Hot Springs, Peaks and Pines Park, Pinesdale, University Heights, Victor
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.
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.