Hunting districts / Mountain goat
Mountain goat hunting district · Region 1 (Kalispell)
District 140
Montana hunting district 140 (Mountain goat), FWP Region 1 (Kalispell): 291 sq mi in Flathead County; 93% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Flathead National Forest); median elevation 4,770 ft; FWP estimated 1 goat harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the lowest of 37 mountain goat districts: median elevation 4,770 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 92.5% | |
| Montana state trust land | 0.2% |
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.
Goat harvest estimates
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Billies | Nannies | Kids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 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. Boundaries of a numbered district can change between years.
Landscape
- Counties
- Flathead County
- National forests
- Flathead National Forest
- Wilderness
- Great Bear Wilderness (39%)
- Wildlife management areas
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- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
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- Highest named summits
- Great Northern Mountain (≈8,510 ft), Mount Grant (≈8,428 ft), Mount Liebig (≈7,894 ft), Felix Peak (≈7,877 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Theodore Roosevelt Pass
- Towns and places
- Canyon Creek Boat Landing, Coram, Essex, Hungry Horse, Martin City, Nyack, Pinnacle, South Fork (historical), Wagsmith Villa (historical), West Glacier
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 141 100% public · 5,610 ft median
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.