Mountain Lion Hunting in Montana HD 103 - East Fisher-Pleasant Valley

Those portions of Lincoln and Flathead Counties lying within the following-described boundary: Beginning where State Route 37 crosses the south shore of the Kootenai River at Libby, then southerly along said route to US Highway 2 in Libby, then southerly and easterly along said highway to Marion and USFS Road 543 (Little Bitterroot Lake Road), then northwesterly along said road to Elbow Creek and USFS Road 6799, then northerly up said road to the Kootenai-Flathead National Forests boundary, then northerly along said boundary through Grubb Mtn, Sanders Mtn, Teepee Mtn, Sheppard Mtn, Brush Creek Divide and Elk Mountain to USFS Road 3500 near Bowen Lake, then westerly along said road to USFS Road 36 (Wolf Creek Road) near Twin Meadows, then southwesterly along said road to USFS Road 835 (Cripple Horse Creek Road), then westerly along said road to the mouth of Cripple Horse Creek and the east shoreline of Lake Koocanusa, then southerly along said shoreline to Libby Dam and the east shoreline of the Kootenai River, then south and west along said shoreline to State Route 37 Bridge at Libby, 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!

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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.