Hunting districts / Deer · Elk · Lion
Deer · Elk · Lion hunting district · Region 1 (Kalispell)
District 150
Montana hunting district 150 (Deer · Elk · Lion), FWP Region 1 (Kalispell): 1,169 sq mi in Flathead, Powell, Missoula, Lewis And Clark counties; 100% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Flathead National Forest); median elevation 6,348 ft; FWP estimated 47 elk harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the most public of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 100% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
- Among the most wilderness of 139 deer, elk and lion districts: 99% designated wilderness. USFS wilderness boundaries (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 100.0% |
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 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 382 | 2,989 | 102 | 97 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | n/e | n/e | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 371 | 2,673 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | n/e | n/e | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 371 | 2,389 | 50 | 46 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | n/e | n/e | 52 | 49 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 304 | 2,310 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | n/e | n/e | 55 | 52 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 470 | 3,369 | 79 | 70 | 10 | 0 |
| 2015 | 295 | 2,166 | 61 | 58 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 377 | 2,731 | 64 | 61 | 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 | 275 | 1,747 | 44 | 41 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 205 | 1,388 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 39 | 37 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 138 | 1,096 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 195 | 1,325 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 174 | 1,013 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 56 | 53 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 42 | 42 | 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.
Mule Deer harvest estimates
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Bucks | Does | Fawns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 275 | 1,747 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 205 | 1,388 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 138 | 1,096 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 174 | 1,013 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 440 | 3,083 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | n/e | n/e | 31 | 31 | 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 | 275 | 1,747 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | n/e | n/e | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 205 | 1,388 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | n/e | n/e | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 138 | 1,096 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | n/e | n/e | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 195 | 1,325 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | n/e | n/e | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 174 | 1,013 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | n/e | n/e | 41 | 38 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | n/e | n/e | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | n/e | n/e | 20 | 20 | 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.
Landscape
- Counties
- Flathead, Powell, Missoula, Lewis And Clark counties
- National forests
- Flathead National Forest
- Wilderness
- Bob Marshall Wilderness (90%), Great Bear Wilderness (10%)
- Wildlife management areas
- —
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- Flathead Alps, Lewis and Clark Range, Sawtooth Range, Swan Range
- Highest named summits
- Holland Peak (≈9,163 ft), Fisher Peak (≈8,711 ft), Redhead Peak (≈8,704 ft), Silvertip Mountain (≈8,668 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Smith Creek Pass, Larch Hill Pass, Switchback Pass, Teton Pass, Pyramid Pass, Youngs Pass
- Towns and places
- —
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
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.