Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 1 (Kalispell)
District 104
Montana hunting district 104 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 1 (Kalispell): 756 sq mi in Lincoln County; 77% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Kootenai National Forest); median elevation 4,052 ft; FWP estimated 91 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the most rugged of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 6,496 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 74.7% | |
| Montana state trust land | 2.0% | |
| Montana FWP | 0.5% | |
| City & county | 0.2% | |
| Other State of Montana | 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 | 91 | 74 | 17 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1,092 | 9,884 | 78 | 61 | 18 | 0 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 31 | 24 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 816 | 6,767 | 61 | 39 | 22 | 0 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 73 | 63 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 957 | 8,908 | 83 | 69 | 15 | 0 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 31 | 21 | 8 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1,100 | 9,563 | 82 | 59 | 23 | 0 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 52 | 42 | 8 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1,121 | 9,394 | 64 | 44 | 20 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1,234 | 10,620 | 73 | 61 | 11 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1,197 | 10,577 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 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 | 1,575 | 12,880 | 533 | 395 | 127 | 11 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 617 | 455 | 162 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,264 | 9,592 | 509 | 343 | 162 | 4 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 519 | 325 | 190 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1,283 | 10,730 | 521 | 405 | 112 | 5 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 759 | 541 | 214 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1,389 | 10,904 | 558 | 465 | 93 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 525 | 390 | 136 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1,323 | 8,540 | 448 | 335 | 113 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 756 | 562 | 189 | 5 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 555 | 512 | 43 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 507 | 476 | 28 | 3 |
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 | 1,575 | 12,880 | 64 | 58 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 66 | 59 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,264 | 9,592 | 59 | 56 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 39 | 35 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1,283 | 10,730 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 81 | 77 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1,389 | 10,904 | 62 | 58 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 70 | 67 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1,323 | 8,540 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 83 | 81 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 85 | 85 | 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 | 1,575 | 12,880 | 469 | 337 | 121 | 11 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 551 | 396 | 155 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,264 | 9,592 | 450 | 288 | 159 | 4 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 480 | 290 | 187 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1,283 | 10,730 | 464 | 348 | 112 | 5 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 678 | 464 | 211 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1,389 | 10,904 | 496 | 408 | 89 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 456 | 323 | 133 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1,323 | 8,540 | 420 | 309 | 111 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 692 | 498 | 189 | 5 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 472 | 432 | 40 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 422 | 391 | 28 | 3 |
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
- Cabinet Mountains Wilderness (11%)
- Wildlife management areas
- Bull River
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- Cabinet Mountains
- Highest named summits
- Bockman Peak (≈8,035 ft), Elephant Peak (≈7,684 ft), Treasure Mountain (≈7,585 ft), Dome Mountain (≈7,470 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Carney Pass, Lost Buck Pass
- Towns and places
- Bull Lake, Green Acres, Kootenai Falls, Libby, Troy, Yakt
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.