Mountain Lion Hunting in Montana HD 282 - Blackfoot-Clearwater Wildlife Management Area

Those portions of Missoula and Powell Counties lying within the following described boundary: Beginning at the junction of State Routes 200 and 83 (Seeley Lake Road), then seven miles north on State Route 83 to Woodworth Road (Tote Road), then east on the Woodworth Road to its junction with the Cottonwood Lakes Road at Cozy Corners, then one mile east on the Woodworth Road to Cottonwood Creek, then north along Cottonwood Creek to the Seeley-Monture Road (USFS Road 477), then four miles southeast on the SeeleyMonture Road to the posted eastern boundary of the Blackfoot-Clearwater Wildlife Management Area Section 28 NE 1/4, T16N, R13W, then south 1.5 miles along this posted boundary, then west 0.5 miles along posted boundary, then south 0.5 miles along posted boundary, then west 0.4 miles along posted boundary to the Woodworth Road, then south on the Woodworth Road to State Route 200, then six miles west on said route to its junction with State Route 83, 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.