Black bear hunting district · Region 2 (Missoula)

District 290

Montana hunting district 290 (Black bear), FWP Region 2 (Missoula): 1,588 sq mi in Missoula, Powell, Granite counties; 45% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 4,967 ft.

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

Area1,588 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP45%

Median elevation4,967 ft

Elevation range3,215–8,294 ft

Publicly administered land

US Forest Service	16.8%
Bureau of Land Management	15.0%
Montana state trust land	10.5%
Montana FWP	2.8%
Other State of Montana	2.1%
US Fish & Wildlife Service	0.4%
City & county	0.4%

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: Missoula, Powell, Granite counties
National forests: Lolo National Forest
Wilderness: Rattlesnake Wilderness (3%)
Wildlife management areas: Marshall Creek, Blackfoot-Clearwater, Aunt Molly, Mount Jumbo
Mountain ranges (GNIS): Garnet Range, North Hills
Highest named summits: McLeod Peak (≈8,547 ft), Murphy Peak (≈7,927 ft), Mosquito Peak (≈7,844 ft), Point Six (≈7,841 ft)
Passes and gaps: Steves Pass
Towns and places: Avon, Baird (historical), Barite, Beartown, Bonner, Bradley (historical), Bradman, Brock Creek, Byrne, Carols Court, Clearwater, Coloma, Copper Cliff, Dutton

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 216 60% public · 5,853 ft median
HD 130 89% public · 4,839 ft median
HD 301 51% public · 5,574 ft median
HD 200 87% public · 4,695 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.