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Moose hunting district · Region 1 (Kalispell)
District 125
Montana hunting district 125 (Moose), FWP Region 1 (Kalispell): 472 sq mi in Sanders County; 81% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Kootenai National Forest); median elevation 3,868 ft; FWP estimated 3 moose harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the quietest for moose hunters of 74 moose districts: 0.0 moose hunter-days per square mile in 2025. FWP harvest estimates (calculated per sq mi)
- Among the lowest of 74 moose districts: median elevation 3,868 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 80.7% | |
| Montana state trust land | 0.3% |
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 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 62 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 120 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 34 | 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
- Sanders County
- National forests
- Kootenai National Forest, Lolo National Forest
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- —
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- —
- Highest named summits
- Beaver Peak (≈6,555 ft), Clear Peak (≈6,506 ft), Emma Peak (≈6,332 ft), Driveway Peak (≈6,325 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Minton Creek Pass
- Towns and places
- Belknap, Childs, Heron, Larchwood, Noxon, Smead (historical), Talc, Trout Creek, White Pine
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.