Unit M280 (North Blackfoot)
Montana Hunting Guide — Moose
Unit M280 lies in Powell and Lewis and Clark 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 M280
Unit M280 lies in Powell and Lewis and Clark 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 M280
What Montana FWP publishes for unit M280 is a boundary, not a Shiras moose map. 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 Powell and Lewis and Clark counties.
The lines of the unit: Monture Creek, Falls Creek and Center Creek
Montana FWP draws unit M280 in Powell and Lewis and Clark counties with a boundary that runs on USFS Trail 1404 and USFS Trail 16, and on Monture Creek, Falls Creek, Center Creek and Center Ridge, 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: Evans Peak, Olson Peak and Pyramid Peak
Named high points inside the unit include Evans Peak at 8,964 feet, Olson Peak at 8,841 feet, Pyramid Peak at 8,664 feet, Youngs Mountain at 8,527 feet and Red Ridge at 8,519 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: Tobacco Valley, Dry Fork Flathead Divide and Windy Pass
Below them sit Tobacco Valley at 5,918 feet, Dry Fork Flathead Divide at 5,386 feet, Windy Pass at 6,951 feet, Camp Pass at 6,758 feet and Hahn Creek Pass at 6,678 feet. These are the folds worth watching, and the ones other hunters walk past on the way to somewhere steeper. Reaching the edge of one before light beats reaching its middle at noon.
Unit M280 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Evans Peak (8,964 ft), Olson Peak (8,841 ft), Pyramid Peak (8,664 ft), Youngs Mountain (8,527 ft)
Holding ground: Windy Pass (6,951 ft), Camp Pass (6,758 ft), Hahn Creek Pass (6,678 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 M280
Moose Success Rates
Montana FWP's 2023 harvest estimates carry no Shiras moose row for unit M280 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) | 1 | 92 | 1.1% | — |
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 M280. 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
Frequently Asked Questions
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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