Unit M140 (Lower South Fork)
Montana Hunting Guide — Moose
Unit M140 lies in Flathead County. 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 M140
Unit M140 lies in Flathead County. 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 M140
Montana FWP's material on unit M140 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 County.
The lines of the unit: Inspiration Point, Swan Divide and Gorge Creek
Montana FWP draws unit M140 in Flathead County with a boundary that runs on USFS Trail 218, USFS Trail 226, USFS Trail 107 and USFS Trail 103, and on Inspiration Point, Swan Divide, Gorge Creek and Picture Peak, walked corner by corner in its hunting district legal descriptions. Read it as a frame, not as a hint about animals. Those features are what you will check against the map all week, and the divides among them are the ones that matter.
High ground inside the line: Great Northern Mountain, Grant Ridge and Mount Grant
Named high points inside the unit include Great Northern Mountain at 8,650 feet, Grant Ridge at 8,569 feet, Mount Grant at 8,569 feet, Prospector Mountain at 8,082 feet and Alcove Mountain at 8,039 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: Bunker Park, Meadow Creek Gorge and Lion Hill Gorge
Below them sit Bunker Park at 3,962 feet, Meadow Creek Gorge at 3,848 feet, Lion Hill Gorge at 3,565 feet, John F Stevens Canyon at 3,180 feet and Devils Elbow at 3,113 feet. That is the low country of the unit — the ground animals drop into when they are pushed or when the weather turns. Two you can watch from a single knob is worth more than five you have to drive between.
Unit M140 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Great Northern Mountain (8,650 ft), Prospector Mountain (8,082 ft), Alcove Mountain (8,039 ft), Felix Peak (7,957 ft)
Holding ground: Silver Basin (6,258 ft), Felix Basin (6,176 ft), Jewel Basin (6,061 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 Shiras Moose in Unit M140
Moose Success Rates
Montana FWP's 2023 harvest estimates carry no Shiras moose row for unit M140 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 M140. 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