Hunting districts / Moose
Moose hunting district · Region 2 (Missoula)
District 215
Montana hunting district 215 (Moose), FWP Region 2 (Missoula): 578 sq mi in Powell, Silver Bow, Deer Lodge counties; 49% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest); median elevation 5,889 ft; FWP estimated 0 moose harvested in 2025.
What stands out
- Among the lowest moose harvests of 74 moose districts: 0 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)
Publicly administered land
| US Forest Service | 36.2% | |
| Montana FWP | 7.5% | |
| Montana state trust land | 5.7% | |
| Other State of Montana | 1.0% | |
| City & county | 0.6% |
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 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 30 | 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
- Powell, Silver Bow, Deer Lodge counties
- National forests
- Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
- Wilderness
- None
- Wildlife management areas
- Spotted Dog, Warm Springs
- Mountain ranges (GNIS)
- —
- Highest named summits
- Thunderbolt Mountain (≈8,510 ft), Cliff Mountain (≈8,304 ft), Electric Peak (≈8,281 ft), Sugarloaf Mountain (≈8,169 ft)
- Passes and gaps
- MacDonald Pass
- Towns and places
- Allendale (historical), Anselmo (historical), Burlington (historical), Butchertown (historical), Butte, Centerville, Champion (historical), Columbia Gardens, East Butte, Emery (historical), Floral Park, McQueen, Meaderville, Morel
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
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.