Hunting districts / Moose
Moose hunting district · Region 1 (Kalispell)
District 150
Montana hunting district 150 (Moose), FWP Region 1 (Kalispell): 933 sq mi in Flathead, Powell, Missoula, Lewis And Clark counties; 100% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Flathead National Forest); median elevation 6,378 ft; FWP estimated 1 moose harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the most public of 74 moose districts: 100% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
- Among the lowest moose harvests of 74 moose districts: 1 moose harvested in 2025 (FWP estimate). FWP harvest estimates
- 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 wilderness of 74 moose districts: 98% designated wilderness. USFS wilderness boundaries (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 100.0% |
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 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 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, Powell, Missoula, Lewis And Clark counties
- National forests
- Flathead National Forest
- Wilderness
- Bob Marshall Wilderness (96%), Great Bear Wilderness (2%)
- Wildlife management areas
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- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- Flathead Alps, Lewis and Clark Range, Swan Range
- Highest named summits
- Holland Peak (≈9,163 ft), Three Sisters (≈8,825 ft), Fisher Peak (≈8,711 ft), Silvertip Mountain (≈8,668 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- Smith Creek Pass, Larch Hill Pass, Switchback Pass, Limestone Pass, Camp Creek Pass, Pyramid Pass
- Towns and places
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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.