Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 1 (Kalispell)
District 103
Montana hunting district 103 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 1 (Kalispell): 1,448 sq mi in Flathead, Lincoln counties; 50% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Kootenai National Forest); median elevation 4,160 ft; FWP estimated 154 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the most Block Management of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 6 BMAs, about 260,857 acres. FWP Block Management (calculated)
- Elk harvest up sharply of 106 deer, elk and lion districts: +104% (2013–2015 vs 2023–2025 three-year averages). FWP harvest estimates (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 44.5% | |
| Montana state trust land | 5.3% | |
| US Fish & Wildlife Service | 1.1% | |
| Montana FWP | 0.1% | |
| Other federal | 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.
Elk harvest estimates
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Bulls | Cows | Calves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | n/e | n/e | 154 | 103 | 47 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3,153 | 25,444 | 135 | 93 | 42 | 0 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 92 | 57 | 32 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2,737 | 22,224 | 114 | 75 | 39 | 0 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 88 | 71 | 18 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1,536 | 12,809 | 57 | 44 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 61 | 44 | 16 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1,724 | 14,478 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 0 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 47 | 30 | 14 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1,797 | 16,046 | 63 | 47 | 16 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1,678 | 14,995 | 78 | 67 | 8 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1,892 | 14,191 | 64 | 56 | 8 | 0 |
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
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Bucks | Does | Fawns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,147 | 35,014 | 1,715 | 1,431 | 264 | 20 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 1,992 | 1,619 | 373 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5,391 | 39,826 | 1,977 | 1,614 | 354 | 9 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 1,733 | 1,302 | 418 | 13 |
| 2021 | 2,546 | 18,236 | 1,157 | 890 | 253 | 14 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 1,038 | 759 | 279 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2,659 | 18,071 | 852 | 746 | 106 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 886 | 690 | 194 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2,732 | 18,515 | 1,071 | 877 | 179 | 15 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 1,118 | 852 | 263 | 3 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 972 | 879 | 88 | 6 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 895 | 836 | 45 | 14 |
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
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Bucks | Does | Fawns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,147 | 35,014 | 212 | 212 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 233 | 233 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5,391 | 39,826 | 207 | 201 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 158 | 149 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2,546 | 18,236 | 138 | 136 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 159 | 143 | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2,659 | 18,071 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 112 | 112 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2,732 | 18,515 | 119 | 101 | 12 | 6 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 184 | 173 | 11 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 115 | 115 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 153 | 153 | 0 | 0 |
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
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Bucks | Does | Fawns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,147 | 35,014 | 1,503 | 1,219 | 264 | 20 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 1,760 | 1,387 | 373 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5,391 | 39,826 | 1,771 | 1,413 | 348 | 9 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 1,575 | 1,154 | 408 | 13 |
| 2021 | 2,546 | 18,236 | 1,019 | 754 | 252 | 14 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 879 | 616 | 263 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2,659 | 18,071 | 732 | 627 | 106 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 774 | 578 | 194 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2,732 | 18,515 | 951 | 776 | 167 | 9 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 934 | 679 | 252 | 3 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 858 | 764 | 88 | 6 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 742 | 684 | 45 | 14 |
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
- Flathead, Lincoln counties
- National forests
- Kootenai National Forest, Flathead National Forest
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- Ray Kuhns
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- Salish Mountains
- Highest named summits
- Meadow Peak (≈6,640 ft), Calx Mountain (≈6,529 ft), Elk Mountain (≈6,506 ft), Mount Swaney (≈6,299 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Trixie Pass, Martin Divide, Haskill Pass
- Towns and places
- Happys Inn, Jennings, Manicke (historical), Marion, Olney, Pioneer Junction, Radnor, Rhodes, Ripley, Scotchville (historical), Stryker, White Haven
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.