All Hunting in Montana HD 170 - Flathead River

That portion of Flathead County lying within the following-described boundary: Beginning where State Route 35 bridge crosses the Swan River, then northerly along said route to State Route 206, then northerly along said route to U. S. Highway 2, then westerly along said highway to 12th Avenue West, Columbia Falls, then northerly to Tamarack Lane, then westerly to East Edgewood Drive and continue westerly to East 2nd Street, Whitefi sh, then south and westerly to U.S. Highway 93, then west and northerly along said highway to Farm-to-Market Road, then southerly along said road to West Spring Creek road across U.S. Highway 2 on to Dern Road then east on Whalebone Drive to Foys Lake Road, then southerly onto Foys Canyon Road to Rocky Cliff Road, then easterly to U.S. Highway 93, then southerly along said highway to the Somers Fishing Access Site and the north shore of Flathead Lake, then easterly along said shore to the Swan River, then easterly along the north shore of said river to State Route 35 Bridge, the point of beginning.

The bulk of the Flathead and Swan valley floor is in private non-corporate ownership with limited hunting access. Much of the valley floor that was once in agricultural or timber production is now ... Create a free account to read the rest of this access note!

This 410-square-mile EMU encompasses the heart of the Flathead Valley and the northern ends of the Swan and Mission Mountains. In 1992, agriculture was the principal land use in this unit, with emp... 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.