Unit M122 (Thompson River)
Montana Hunting Guide — Moose
Unit M122 lies in Flathead and Sanders counties. Montana FWP publishes no per-unit Shiras moose success figure we can verify for this unit. Check land status on a current map before you plan a route.
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Moose Hunting in Unit M122
Unit M122 lies in Flathead and Sanders counties. Montana FWP publishes no per-unit Shiras moose success figure we can verify for this unit. Check land status on a current map before you plan a route.
Where to Find Shiras Moose in Unit M122
Montana FWP's material on unit M122 stops at the boundary — there is no agency account of where its Shiras moose live. So the ground below is the unit's own and the read on where to start is ours, labelled as such. The unit lies in Flathead and Sanders counties.
The lines of the unit: Thompson River, Shroder Creek and Clark Fork River
Montana FWP draws unit M122 in Flathead and Sanders counties with a boundary that runs on Highway 2, USFS Trail 137, USFS Trail 132 and USFS Trail 290, and on Thompson River, Shroder Creek, Clark Fork River and Graves Creek Fishtrap Creek, 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: Baldy Mountain, Thompson Peak and Snowstorm Mountain
Named high points inside the unit include Baldy Mountain at 7,462 feet, Thompson Peak at 7,454 feet, Snowstorm Mountain at 6,983 feet, Little Thompson Peak at 6,968 feet and Big Hole Peak at 6,943 feet. Several carry a public-land flag in our data, which makes them the first places to try for a view. Moose need standing water and willow, so on dry country they are tied to the few drainages that hold both.
Holding ground: Noble Gulch, Lulu Gulch and Shorthorn Gulch
Below them sit Noble Gulch at 3,849 feet, Lulu Gulch at 3,795 feet, Shorthorn Gulch at 3,593 feet, Indian Gulch at 3,553 feet and Hugo Canyon at 3,246 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: Whitney Springs, Big Spring and Todd Spring
Named sources include Whitney Springs, Big Spring and Todd Spring. Nothing in the data says which of them run in autumn, so a scouting trip earns its fuel.
Unit M122 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Baldy Mountain (7,462 ft), Thompson Peak (7,454 ft), Snowstorm Mountain (6,983 ft), Big Hole Peak (6,943 ft)
Holding ground: Mandy Gulch (4,574 ft), Benson Draw (4,066 ft), Christensen Gulch (3,919 ft), Whitney Springs, Big Spring
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 Shiras Moose in Unit M122
Moose Success Rates
Montana FWP's 2023 harvest estimates carry no Shiras moose row for unit M122 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.
Moose Draw Odds
Draw odds data not available for this specific unit/species combination in our database.
Search Montana Draw OddsMontana FWP's draw recap has no Shiras moose record we can tie to unit M122. 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 — moose hunting districts (pp. 36-42) — 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