Hunting districts / Moose
Moose hunting district · Region 2 (Missoula)
District 214
Montana hunting district 214 (Moose), FWP Region 2 (Missoula): 202 sq mi in Deer Lodge, Granite counties; 56% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest); median elevation 7,016 ft; FWP estimated 1 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 moose harvests of 74 moose districts: 1 moose harvested in 2025 (FWP estimate). FWP harvest estimates
- Among the smallest of 74 moose districts: 202 square miles. FWP district boundary
- Among the highest of 74 moose districts: median elevation 7,016 ft. AWS Terrain Tiles (calculated)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 46.1% | |
| Montana FWP | 8.8% | |
| City & county | 2.7% | |
| Montana state trust land | 0.9% |
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 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 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
- Deer Lodge, Granite counties
- National forests
- Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
- Wilderness
- Anaconda Pintler Wilderness (9%)
- Wildlife management areas
- Garrity Mountain, Mount Haggin
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
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- Highest named summits
- Mount Haggin (≈10,499 ft), Rainbow Mountain (≈9,537 ft), Garrity Mountain (≈7,986 ft), Grassy Mountain (≈7,953 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- None named in GNIS
- Towns and places
- Mine Creek, Stump Town, Sunnyside
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.