Moose hunting district · Region 2 (Missoula)

District 211

Montana hunting district 211 (Moose), FWP Region 2 (Missoula): 321 sq mi in Granite County; 89% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest); median elevation 6,962 ft; FWP estimated 1 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.

Area321 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP89%

Median elevation6,962 ft

Elevation range5,256–9,974 ft

What stands out

Among the lowest moose harvests of 74 moose districts: 1 moose harvested in 2025 (FWP estimate). FWP harvest estimates
Among the most public of 74 moose districts: 89% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land. MSL Public Lands (calculated)
Among the highest of 74 moose districts: median elevation 6,962 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)

Publicly administered land

US Forest Service	88.0%
Montana state trust land	0.7%

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
2025	2	17	1	1	0
2024	2	35	2	2	0
2023	2	9	2	2	0
2022	2	37	1	1	0
2021	0	0	0	0	0
2020	2	55	2	2	0
2019	2	15	2	2	0
2018	2	12	2	0	2
2017	2	16	2	2	0
2016	2	69	2	2	0
2015	1	4	1	1	0
2014	2	6	2	2	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: Granite County
National forests: Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Wilderness: Anaconda Pintler Wilderness (16%)
Wildlife management areas: —
Mountain ranges (GNIS): Sapphire Mountains
Highest named summits: Warren Peak (≈10,331 ft), Fish Peak (≈10,118 ft), Kurt Peak (≈9,793 ft), Pintler Peak (≈9,255 ft)
Passes and gaps: Warren Pass, Bitterroot Pass, Rooster Comb
Towns and places: —

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 270 85% public · 6,083 ft median
HD 210 67% public · 5,755 ft median
HD 214 56% public · 7,016 ft median
HD 325 82% public · 6,926 ft median
HD 326 63% public · 6,663 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.