Mountain Lion Hunting in Montana HD 141 - Lower Middle Fork

That portion of Flathead County lying within the following-described boundary: Beginning at the Glacier National Park Boundary and the Continental Divide (near Marias Pass), then southerly along said divide to USFS Trail 179 (east of Big Lodge Mtn.), then southerly and southwesterly along said trail to USFS Trail 154, then southwesterly along said trail to USFS Trail 155, then westerly along said trail to USFS Trail 81, then southerly along said trail to the South Fork Flathead River/Middle Fork Flathead River Divide (near Whitcomb Peak), then northwesterly along said divide (Twin Mtn, Prospector Mtn, Great Northern Mtn) to USFS Trail 331, then northwesterly along said trail to US Highway 2, then westerly on said highway to Ousel Creek, then northerly along said creek to the Middle Fork Flathead River and the Glacier National Park Boundary, then southeasterly and northeasterly along said boundary to the Continental Divide, the point of beginning.

Public access to or through some private lands along the eastern slope of the Rockies and the Blackfoot River drainage is limited or non-existent. Excessive open-road densities in the Blackfoot, Se... 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.