Moose hunting district · Region 1 (Kalispell)

District 141

Montana hunting district 141 (Moose), FWP Region 1 (Kalispell): 577 sq mi in Flathead County; 99% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Flathead National Forest); median elevation 5,971 ft; FWP estimated 2 moose harvested in 2025.

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FWP district boundary, 2026 regulations. A boundary on a map does not grant access to any land inside it.

Area577 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP99%

Median elevation5,971 ft

Elevation range3,284–8,271 ft

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: 99% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
Among the most wilderness of 74 moose districts: 82% designated wilderness. USFS wilderness boundaries (calculated)

Publicly administered land

US Forest Service	98.8%
Montana state trust land	0.1%

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
2025	2	20	2	2
2024	1	27	1	1
2023	2	30	2	2
2022	2	14	2	2
2021	1	12	1	1
2020	2	30	2	2
2019	2	17	2	2
2018	2	36	2	2
2017	2	33	1	1
2016	2	14	2	2
2015	2	40	2	2
2014	2	28	2	2

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 (57%), Bob Marshall Wilderness (25%)
Wildlife management areas: —
Mountain ranges (GNIS): Flathead Range, Sawtooth Range
Highest named summits: Mount Baptiste (≈8,212 ft), Bowl Mountain (≈8,114 ft), Trilobite Peak (≈8,081 ft), Bighorn Mountain (≈8,064 ft)
Passes and gaps: Teton Pass, Gateway Pass, Badger Pass, Sun River Pass, Muskrat Pass, Gateway Gorge
Towns and places: Blacktail, Essex, McCarthyville (historical), Nyack, Pinnacle, Singleshot, Snowslip, Three Forks

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 140 93% public · 5,136 ft median
HD 415 98% public · 6,093 ft median
HD 441 41% public · 4,665 ft median
HD 150 100% public · 6,378 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.