Unit M319 (Fleecer)

Montana Hunting Guide — Moose

Unit M319 lies in Silver Bow and Deer Lodge 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 M319

Where to Find Shiras Moose in Unit M319

What Montana FWP publishes for unit M319 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 Silver Bow and Deer Lodge counties.

The lines of the unit: Mill Creek, American Creek and Continental Divide

Montana FWP draws unit M319 in Silver Bow and Deer Lodge counties with a boundary that runs on Interstate 15, Route 43, Route 274 and USFS Road 96, and on Mill Creek, American Creek, Continental Divide and Fleecer Ridge, walked corner by corner in its hunting district legal descriptions. That is a legal description, not a habitat map. What it does give you is the way in: the rivers and highways you cross, and the divides that decide which drainage you end up in.

High ground inside the line: Fleecer Ridge, Mount Fleecer and Granulated Mountain

Named high points inside the unit include Fleecer Ridge at 9,427 feet, Mount Fleecer at 9,426 feet, Granulated Mountain at 9,151 feet, Dickie Peak at 9,109 feet and Little Granulated Mountain at 9,047 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: Mariah Meadows, Julius Gulch and Johnson Gulch

Below them sit Mariah Meadows at 6,517 feet, Julius Gulch at 6,468 feet, Johnson Gulch at 6,165 feet, Woods Gulch at 6,124 feet and Charcoal Gulch at 6,087 feet. Those are the basins, parks and bottoms this unit has, and they are what you glass into from above. Two you can watch from a single knob is worth more than five you have to drive between.

Unit M319 terrain and land status

Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up

Named features inside the unit

Glass from: Fleecer Ridge (9,427 ft), Granulated Mountain (9,151 ft), Dickie Peak (9,109 ft), Bear Mountain (8,651 ft)

Holding ground: Granulated Pass (8,647 ft), Mitchell Park (8,230 ft), Olson Park (7,404 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 M319

Montana FWP publishes no Shiras moose success figure for unit M319 that we can tie to this unit alone, so we won't quote one. The plan: walk the willow bottoms slowly at first and last light and look for fresh browse before you look for the animal.

Glassing from Burnt Mountain, Starlight Mountain and Bean Ridge

Take a position on one of Burnt Mountain (8,385 ft), Starlight Mountain (8,142 ft), Bean Ridge (7,918 ft) and Burnt Dam Ridge (7,777 ft) and be on it before light. Work the morning with the air falling away from you, then accept that by mid-morning the wind has reversed and the plan has to change with it. A tripod is worth more here than another hour of walking. On the rut hunts, late September bulls answer a cow call near water.

The way in: Interstate 15, Route 43 and Route 274

We have no road inventory for this unit, so the only routes we can name are the ones Montana FWP draws the boundary with: Interstate 15, Route 43, Route 274 and USFS Road 96. Those are its edges, not its interior — useful because they are where you leave the pavement, and useless for telling you what the inside is like. Check each of them on a current motor-vehicle-use map before you count on it, because a line on a boundary description is not a promise of public access.

A first plan from the pins on this page

The map above marks Fleecer Ridge, Granulated Mountain, Dickie Peak and Bear Mountain as places to see from, and Granulated Pass, Mitchell Park and Olson Park as ground to watch. Each pin is a named feature verified to fall inside the unit line, not a spot anyone has hunted. Join two of them into a morning: be on the first before light, move to the second once the thermals turn.

What we can't tell you

Some of the ground named above carries no land-status flag we trust, so check ownership on a current layer before you hunt it. We have no Shiras moose success figure for this unit that survives checking against Montana FWP's own harvest and hunter counts, and we would rather say so than print a statewide average as though it were measured here.

Montana rules that decide your day

Summarised from FWP regulations. They change — read the current regulations and your permit-tag before you hunt.

Legal shooting hours

Big game may be taken from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset.

Motorized retrieval

Montana has no general off-road retrieval allowance; travel stays on open routes.

Tagging

Validate the tag and attach it to the carcass before moving the animal.

Leaving meat

Wasting game meat is illegal.

Where you may not shoot

Occupied structures — No discharging a firearm within 150 yards of an occupied dwelling without permission, and no shooting from or across a public road.

Moose: where to put the shot

Broadside, behind the shoulder and a third up. Moose look slow to react — the first shot has to count.

Shots to refuse

Where it falls decides your next two days. Avoid shots that drop a moose in water or a bog.
A .30-06 class cartridge minimum, with a bullet built for heavy bone.

Plan the carry: roughly 350– 500 lb of boned-out meat, before head and hide — four or more large coolers, or a processor. ProHunt planning estimate, not an agency figure.

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Moose Success Rates

Montana FWP's 2023 harvest estimates carry no Shiras moose row for unit M319 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	156	0.6%	—
Rifle — General either sex (nonresident)	0	59	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 Engine

Montana FWP's draw recap has no Shiras moose record we can tie to unit M319. 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

Planning Notes

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Road Conditions

Paved access to trailheads, then USFS gravel and two-track. 4WD recommended for upper roads.

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Hunting Pressure

Low during the season. Pre-season scouting pressure is typical at public vantage points.

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Weather

Variable fall weather — mild early, potentially cold and snowy late. Pack layered systems.

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Permit Notes

All licenses are issued through FWP's moose special drawing. Confirm the current permit code and apply before deadlines.

Note: Line up pack frames and meat care logistics before the season.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Colorado unit M319?

Unit M319 lies in Silver Bow and Deer Lodge counties. Montana FWP draws unit M319 with a boundary that runs on Interstate 15, Route 43, Route 274 and USFS Road 96, and on Mill Creek, American Creek, Continental Divide and Fleecer Ridge, walked corner by corner in its hunting district legal descriptions.

What is the Shiras moose success rate in unit M319?

Montana FWP publishes no Shiras moose success figure we can tie to unit M319 on its own — the 2023 harvest tables either omit the unit or report it in a grouping we could not read back to it reliably. Rather than quote a statewide average as though it were measured here, we say so. Check Montana FWP's current harvest estimates before you apply.

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Sources & Verification

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