Moose hunting district · Region 2 (Missoula)

District 293

Montana hunting district 293 (Moose), FWP Region 2 (Missoula): 862 sq mi in Powell, Lewis And Clark counties; 63% USFS, BLM, state trust and FWP land (mostly Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest); median elevation 5,604 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.

Area862 sq mi

USFS · BLM · state trust · FWP63%

Median elevation5,604 ft

Elevation range4,111–9,154 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 Block Management of 74 moose districts: 10 BMAs, about 88,939 acres. FWP Block Management (calculated)

Publicly administered land

US Forest Service	53.0%
Montana state trust land	5.1%
Bureau of Land Management	3.0%
Montana FWP	1.5%
US Fish & Wildlife Service	0.1%
Other State of Montana	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	10	2	2
2024	2	44	1	1
2023	2	26	1	1
2022	2	8	2	2
2021	2	42	2	2
2020	2	7	2	2
2019	2	15	2	2
2018	0	0	0	0
2017	2	5	2	2
2016	2	80	2	2
2015	2	4	2	2
2014	2	2	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: Powell, Lewis And Clark counties
National forests: Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, Lolo National Forest
Wilderness: Scapegoat Wilderness (2%)
Wildlife management areas: Blackfoot-Clearwater, Nevada Lake
Mountain ranges (GNIS): —
Highest named summits: Red Mountain (≈9,321 ft), Black Mountain (≈8,310 ft), Echo Mountain (≈8,271 ft), Nevada Mountain (≈8,199 ft)
Passes and gaps: Echo Pass, Flesher Pass, Cadotte Pass, Mullan Pass, Rogers Pass
Towns and places: Bald Butte, Blackfoot City (historical), Blossburg, Copper Camp (historical), Elliston, Ferris (historical), Finn, Geary, Keiley, Lincoln, McDonald, McGillvary, Mike Horse (historical), Quigley

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 343 40% public · 5,144 ft median
HD 280 100% public · 6,739 ft median
HD 292 33% public · 5,102 ft median
HD 215 49% public · 5,889 ft median
HD 422 54% public · 5,184 ft median
HD 285 73% public · 4,944 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.