All Hunting in Montana HD 122 - Thompson River

Those portions of Flathead, Sanders and Lincoln Counties lying within the following-described boundary: Beginning where the Thompson River County Road meets US Highway 2, then southerly along said highway to the Shroder Creek Road and USFS Trail 137, then easterly along said road and trail to USFS Trail 132, then southeasterly to USFS Trail 290, then along said trail to the Flathead Indian Reservation Boundary, then southerly along said boundary to the Sanders County line, then westerly along said line to the Clark Fork-Ninemile Divide, then westerly along said divide to the USFS Trail 242, then northerly along said trail to the Clark Fork River, then easterly and northerly along the eastern shore of the Clark Fork River to the confluence of the Flathead River, then westerly along the northern shore of the Clark Fork River to the Thompson River, then northeasterly up said river to USFS Trail 433, then northerly up said trail to Marmot Peak, then westerly along said trail to Mt. Headley and USFS Trail 528, then northerly up said trail to the Vermilion River Divide, then northerly along said divide to the Lincoln-Sanders County Line in Section 19, T25N, R28W, then northeasterly along said county line (Hydrological Divide) through Davis Peak, then northerly along said Hydrologic Divide T26N, R27W, S30 to USFS Road 6769, T26N, R28W, S12, then northeasterly along said road to USFS Road 9991, then northerly along said road to US Highway 2, then easterly along said highway to the Thompson River County Road, the point of beginning.

Most areas within this EMU are accessible by road, although road closures by both private and public entities have reduced motorized access considerably in the last decade. There are no established... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

The Salish EMU is located in northwestern Montana and encompasses approximately 3,350 square miles of land from Eureka to the west side of the Flathead Indian Reservation. This unit encompasses the... Create a free account to read the rest of this hunting note!

HuntScore Tip

Public land and private land percentages can sometime be misleading. A unit may have 80% public land, but a particluar species may only occupy 20% on the entire area. And that 20% species distribution may lie 100% within private lands. Does that sound confusing? Just remember that there are always exceptions to the rule, and land ownership is just one piece of the puzzle.