Unit M240 (West Bitterroot)
Montana Hunting Guide — Moose
Unit M240 lies in Missoula and Ravalli 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 M240
Unit M240 lies in Missoula and Ravalli 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 M240
What Montana FWP publishes for unit M240 is a boundary, not a Shiras moose map. The country below is verified; where to begin in it is our judgement, not the agency's. The unit lies in Missoula and Ravalli counties.
The lines of the unit: Carlton Creek, Trapper Creek and Bitterroot River
Montana FWP draws unit M240 in Missoula and Ravalli counties with a boundary that runs on Highway 93 and US Highway 93, and on Carlton Creek, Trapper Creek, Bitterroot River and Bass Peak, walked corner by corner in its hunting district legal descriptions. It tells you the shape of the unit and nothing about its inhabitants. 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: El Capitan, Saint Joseph Peak and Como Peaks
Named high points inside the unit include El Capitan at 9,956 feet, Saint Joseph Peak at 9,585 feet, Como Peaks at 9,537 feet, Sugarloaf Peak at 9,520 feet and Saint Mary Peak at 9,332 feet. Several carry a public-land flag in our data, which makes them the first places to try for a view. Moose want willow, water and shade, and they rarely leave the drainage that has all three.
Holding ground: Shannon Gulch, Haley Chute and Leavens Gulch
Below them sit Shannon Gulch at 4,198 feet, Haley Chute at 4,109 feet, Leavens Gulch at 3,988 feet, Hart Gulch at 3,979 feet and John Ogrin Gulch at 3,978 feet. Those are the basins, parks and bottoms this unit has, and they are what you glass into from above. Reaching the edge of one before light beats reaching its middle at noon.
Water: Canyon Falls
Named sources include Canyon Falls. Nothing in the data says which of them run in autumn, so a scouting trip earns its fuel.
Unit M240 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: El Capitan (9,956 ft), Saint Joseph Peak (9,585 ft), Como Peaks (9,537 ft), Sugarloaf Peak (9,520 ft)
Holding ground: Bear Creek Pass (7,783 ft), One Horn Basin (6,514 ft), South Fork Meadows (5,814 ft), Canyon Falls
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 M240
Moose Success Rates
Montana FWP's 2023 harvest estimates carry no Shiras moose row for unit M240 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
| Season | Tags | Applicants | Draw % | Pts (n/p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle — General either sex (resident) | 3 | 228 | 1.3% | — |
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 Shiras moose record we can tie to unit M240. 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