Unit 100 (North Kootenai)
Montana Hunting Guide — Elk, Mule Deer
Unit 100 lies in Lincoln County and covers about 1,403 square miles. Ground runs from 2,509 to 6,016 feet. Montana FWP publishes no per-unit elk success figure we can verify for this unit. Check land status on a current map before you plan a route.
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Elk Hunting in Unit 100
Unit 100 lies in Lincoln County and covers about 1,403 square miles. Ground runs from 2,509 to 6,016 feet. Montana FWP publishes no per-unit elk success figure we can verify for this unit. Check land status on a current map before you plan a route.
Where to Find Elk in Unit 100
Montana FWP's material on unit 100 stops at the boundary — there is no agency account of where its elk live. The country below is verified; where to begin in it is our judgement, not the agency's. The unit lies in Lincoln County. It runs to about 1,403 square miles.
The lines of the unit: Kootenai River and Libby Dam
Montana FWP draws unit 100 in Lincoln County with a boundary that runs on Kootenai River and Libby Dam, walked corner by corner in its hunting district legal descriptions. It tells you the shape of the unit and nothing about its inhabitants. Its value is practical — those are the features you will navigate by, and the ridges that separate one day's country from another's.
High ground inside the line: Northwest Peak, Purcell Mountains and Davis Mountain
Named high points inside the unit include Northwest Peak at 7,707 feet, Purcell Mountains at 7,699 feet, Davis Mountain at 7,581 feet, Robinson Mountain at 7,546 feet and Mount Henry at 7,249 feet. Several carry a public-land flag in our data, which makes them the first places to try for a view. Elk on low, open country live on distance and visibility, so they see you first.
Holding ground: Simons Draw, Lucky Gulch and Newton Gulch
Below them sit Simons Draw at 2,884 feet, Lucky Gulch at 2,758 feet, Newton Gulch at 2,525 feet, Green Basin at 2,498 feet and Lynx Creek Flats at 2,466 feet. These are the folds worth watching, and the ones other hunters walk past on the way to somewhere steeper. Pick the one with the least road on its upwind side.
Water in this unit
The water inside the unit line comes to 1,149 mapped stream reaches, 56 lakes and 230 stock tanks. On ground with that many tanks, knowing which two or three hold water in your season is the most useful thing a scouting trip can tell you.
Reading the land status
Our ownership read for this unit is approximate — it comes out as National Forest 60%, Private / Other 32% and State Trust 8%, so treat it as a starting point and check a current land-status layer before you plan a route. The unit runs from 2,509 feet to 6,016 feet, averaging 4,475 — enough relief to separate summer range from winter range.
Unit 100 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
The lay of it
- 2,509–6,016 ft on a terrain sample , averaging 4,475 ft ; peaks can run higher.
- 1,402.6 sq mi inside the boundary. Big enough that picking one drainage beats driving three.
Who owns the ground
- National Forest — 60%
- State Trust — 8%
- Private / Other — 32%
Roughly 68% is public. Carry a land-status layer anyway — these are area percentages, not a map of where the boundaries fall.
Water on the ground
- 230 tanks
- 1,149 stream segments
- 56 lakes
Counts from mapping data, so this is how many exist, not how many hold water in a dry year. Sitting water only pays where you find fresh tracks.
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Northwest Peak (7,707 ft), Davis Mountain (7,581 ft), Robinson Mountain (7,546 ft), Rock Candy Mountain (7,191 ft)
Holding ground: Windy Pass (5,262 ft), Studebaker Draw (3,366 ft), Grush Gulch (3,186 ft)
Every one of these was tested against the unit polygon before it went on the map. They are starting points, not agency recommendations.
How to Hunt Elk in Unit 100
Elk Success Rates
Montana FWP's 2023 harvest estimates carry no elk row for unit 100 that we can read back to this unit on its own. Where the agency reports a unit inside a grouping, or prints a table our parser cannot resolve to a single column, we leave the number out rather than publish a statewide average as though it had been measured here. Montana FWP's current harvest estimates are the place to check before you apply.
Elk Draw Odds
| Season | Tags | Applicants | Draw % | Pts (n/p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle — B License either sex (resident) | 25 | 569 | 4.4% | — |
| Rifle — B License either sex (nonresident) | 0 | 17 | 0.0% | — |
Data from 2025 draw results. Each row is one residency pool — read the label before the number. This agency publishes no point thresholds, so the Pts column stays blank and these are pool odds, not what a point total draws.
Open in Draw Odds EngineMontana FWP's draw recap has no elk record we can tie to unit 100. That usually means the licence is sold over the counter, is issued under a hunt code covering several units, or was not offered in the years we hold. Rather than estimate a point requirement, we leave it blank — check Montana FWP's own draw recap for the hunt code you mean to apply for.
Unit Logistics & Expectations
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Every fact on this page is tied to a primary source below. Last fact-checked 2026-10-24.
- Montana FWP Hunting District Legal Descriptions, 2026/2027 — deer-elk hunting districts (pp. 19-35) — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks · supports: GMU boundary description, Counties the unit lies in · accessed 2026-10-24
- FWP hunting district feature services — deer/elk, antelope, moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat districts (2026 and 2027 seasons) — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks · supports: Mapped extent of the unit, Which named ground falls inside the unit line · accessed 2026-10-24