Hunting districts / Moose
Moose hunting district · Region 1 (Kalispell)
District 140
Montana hunting district 140 (Moose), FWP Region 1 (Kalispell): 791 sq mi in Flathead County; 93% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Flathead National Forest); median elevation 5,136 ft; FWP estimated 2 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 most public of 74 moose districts: 93% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
- Among the most wilderness of 74 moose districts: 21% designated wilderness. USFS wilderness boundaries (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 93.3% |
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 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 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 (12%), Bob Marshall Wilderness (8%)
- 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), Prospector Mountain (≈7,946 ft), Alcove Mountain (≈7,890 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- None named in GNIS
- Towns and places
- Canyon Creek Boat Landing, Coram, Hungry Horse, Martin City, Quintonkon, 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.
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.