Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 1 (Kalispell)
District 130
Montana hunting district 130 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 1 (Kalispell): 672 sq mi in Lake, Missoula counties; 89% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Flathead National Forest); median elevation 4,839 ft; FWP estimated 44 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the most public of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 89% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
- Among the most wilderness of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 18% designated wilderness. USFS wilderness boundaries (calculated)
- Among the most rugged of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 5,797 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 75.8% | |
| Montana state trust land | 13.1% | |
| Montana FWP | 0.6% | |
| US Fish & Wildlife Service | 0.5% |
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 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 893 | 6,425 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 48 | 39 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 887 | 6,760 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 40 | 34 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1,067 | 8,273 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 35 | 33 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1,133 | 7,692 | 52 | 44 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 60 | 55 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1,246 | 8,624 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1,123 | 8,207 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1,136 | 7,801 | 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 | 2,069 | 12,295 | 650 | 591 | 59 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 600 | 583 | 17 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,785 | 11,029 | 554 | 481 | 69 | 3 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 555 | 423 | 129 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1,820 | 11,720 | 564 | 517 | 47 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 591 | 526 | 65 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1,822 | 11,443 | 548 | 494 | 52 | 2 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 624 | 486 | 139 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2,327 | 12,703 | 837 | 672 | 157 | 9 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 866 | 690 | 170 | 6 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 622 | 541 | 78 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 700 | 620 | 74 | 6 |
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 | 2,069 | 12,295 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,785 | 11,029 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 33 | 26 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1,820 | 11,720 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1,822 | 11,443 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2,327 | 12,703 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 56 | 45 | 11 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 27 | 27 | 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 | 2,069 | 12,295 | 605 | 546 | 59 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 568 | 551 | 17 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,785 | 11,029 | 534 | 461 | 69 | 3 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 522 | 397 | 123 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1,820 | 11,720 | 550 | 503 | 47 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 557 | 496 | 62 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1,822 | 11,443 | 544 | 490 | 52 | 2 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 591 | 453 | 139 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2,327 | 12,703 | 803 | 641 | 154 | 9 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 809 | 644 | 159 | 6 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 597 | 517 | 78 | 3 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 673 | 593 | 74 | 6 |
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
- Lake, Missoula counties
- National forests
- Flathead National Forest
- Wilderness
- Mission Mountains Wilderness (18%)
- Wildlife management areas
- North Swan Valley
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- Mission Range
- Highest named summits
- Mountaineer Peak (≈9,062 ft), Swan Peak (≈8,983 ft), Union Peak (≈8,615 ft), Cooney Mountain (≈8,494 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Goat Pass, Lion Creek Pass, Inspiration Pass, Piper-Crow Pass, Gordon Pass
- Towns and places
- Bear Dance, Condon, Salmon Prairie, Swan Lake
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.