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Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 1 (Kalispell)

District 100

Montana hunting district 100 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 1 (Kalispell): 1,409 sq mi in Lincoln County; 89% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Kootenai National Forest); median elevation 4,368 ft; FWP estimated 103 elk harvested in 2025.

FWP district boundary, 2026 regulations. A boundary on a map does not grant access to any land inside it.
Area1,409 sq mi
USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP89%
Median elevation4,368 ft
Elevation range1,772–7,329 ft

What stands out

Publicly administered land

US Forest Service88.6%
Montana state trust land0.2%
Montana FWP0.1%
City & county0.1%

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.

Elk harvest estimates

YearHuntersDaysTotal HarvestBullsCowsCalves
2025n/en/e10366353
20241,53613,3098451330
2023n/en/e10683230
20221,54013,075112101110
2021n/en/e7459150
20201,46915,0736549160
2019n/en/e5039110
20181,71514,9236655100
2017n/en/e4230130
20161,72415,206736940
20151,66614,2727562113
20141,76015,612948770

FWP estimates from the annual hunter harvest survey; they carry sampling error. "n/e": FWP did not estimate district-level hunter numbers that year (2019, 2021, 2023, 2025). Boundaries of a numbered district can change between years.

Deer harvest estimates

YearHuntersDaysTotal HarvestBucksDoesFawns
20252,76522,5371,1408662667
2024n/en/e1,1478902516
20232,84623,5561,2049422583
2022n/en/e1,3039123883
20212,40217,4221,4371,0533795
2020n/en/e1,2148433656
20192,39218,8029518181330
2018n/en/e1,1068692316
20172,83020,0201,2601,0142460
2016n/en/e1,4781,1712989
2015n/en/e1,016949589
2014n/en/e1,1041,039650

FWP estimates from the annual hunter harvest survey; they carry sampling error. "n/e": FWP did not estimate district-level hunter numbers that year (2018, 2020, 2022, 2024). Boundaries of a numbered district can change between years.

Mule Deer harvest estimates

YearHuntersDaysTotal HarvestBucksDoesFawns
20252,76522,53711911630
2024n/en/e11311300
20232,84623,55616916270
2022n/en/e17616690
20212,40217,422165153110
2020n/en/e137127110
20192,39218,80210410400
2018n/en/e666600
20172,83020,020979160
2016n/en/e21220660
2015n/en/e11511500
2014n/en/e15815630

FWP estimates from the annual hunter harvest survey; they carry sampling error. "n/e": FWP did not estimate district-level hunter numbers that year (2018, 2020, 2022, 2024). Boundaries of a numbered district can change between years.

Whitetail harvest estimates

YearHuntersDaysTotal HarvestBucksDoesFawns
20252,76522,5371,0217502647
2024n/en/e1,0347772516
20232,84623,5561,0357802523
2022n/en/e1,1277463783
20212,40217,4221,2729003685
2020n/en/e1,0767173546
20192,39218,8028477141330
2018n/en/e1,0408032316
20172,83020,0201,1639242400
2016n/en/e1,2669652929
2015n/en/e901834589
2014n/en/e945883620

FWP estimates from the annual hunter harvest survey; they carry sampling error. "n/e": FWP did not estimate district-level hunter numbers that year (2018, 2020, 2022, 2024). Boundaries of a numbered district can change between years.

Landscape

Counties
Lincoln County
National forests
Kootenai National Forest, Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Wilderness
None
Wildlife management areas
Kootenai West, Kootenai Falls
Mountain ranges (GNIS)
Purcell Mountains
Highest named summits
Northwest Peak (≈7,651 ft), Davis Mountain (≈7,536 ft), Robinson Mountain (≈7,467 ft), Mount Henry (≈7,146 ft)
Passes and gaps
Windy Pass, Kootenai Narrows
Towns and places
Dodge Summit, Gateway (historical), Riverside (historical), Stonehill (historical), Sylvanite, Ural (historical), Volcour (historical), Warland (historical), Yaak

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 101 79% public · 4,360 ft median
  • HD 104 77% public · 4,052 ft median
  • HD 103 50% public · 4,160 ft median

Sources

Live weather, snow, fire and access conditions are in the atlas card for this district.