Hunting districts / Moose
Moose hunting district · Region 1 (Kalispell)
District 112
Montana hunting district 112 (Moose), FWP Region 1 (Kalispell): 546 sq mi in Flathead, Lake counties; 24% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land; median elevation 4,098 ft; FWP estimated 3 moose harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the most private of 74 moose districts: 24% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
- Among the busiest for moose hunters of 74 moose districts: 0.2 moose hunter-days per square mile in 2025. FWP harvest estimates (calculated per sq mi)
- Among the lowest of 74 moose districts: median elevation 4,098 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
- Among the flattest of 74 moose districts: 3,780 ft from low point to high point. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 17.3% | |
| Montana state trust land | 5.9% | |
| US Fish & Wildlife Service | 1.1% | |
| City & county | 0.6% | |
| Montana FWP | 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.
Moose harvest estimates
| Year | Hunters | Days | Total Harvest | Bulls | Cows | Calves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 113 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 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, Lake counties
- National forests
- Flathead National Forest, Lolo National Forest, Kootenai National Forest
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- North Shore
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- —
- Highest named summits
- Blacktail Mountain (≈6,742 ft), Murr Peak (≈6,716 ft), Pinehill (≈6,371 ft), Bold Peak (≈6,319 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Browns Meadow Pass
- Towns and places
- Ashley (historical), Batavia, Demersville (historical), Duncan (historical), Forest Hill Village, Kalispell, Kila, Lake Mary Ronan, Lakeside, Mar-Le Villa, Meadow Manor Incorporated, Meltons, Pine Prairie, Proctor
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.