Montana Elk — Hunting District 170

Montana Hunting District 170 covers 231,785 acres and lies 6 miles east of Kalispell and 17 miles south-east of Whitefish. 10% of it is public land, mostly state trust land (5%) and state land (2%). In 2025, hunters took 67 elk here. The 2026 draw put up 10 tags here for 3 first-choice applicants.

Tags (2026):20 Nonresident share:capped at 10% Applicants:3 Public land:10% Size:231,785 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Every elk license type on offer in Hunting District 170, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.

Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.

Simple view Odds at every point level

170-00 Elk B License 170-00 — Antlerless Elk 10 tags · 3 applicants · Standard

— No data
170-00 Elk B License 170-00 — Antlerless Elk 10 tags · 0 applicants · Landowner

— No data

Hunt	Your odds (0 pts)	Points needed	Tags / applicants	License	Season
170-00 ↗ Elk B License 170-00 — Antlerless Elk	— No data	—	10 / 3 undersubscribed	Standard	Sep 5 – Feb 15, 2027
170-00 ↗ Elk B License 170-00 — Antlerless Elk	— No data	—	10 / 0	Landowner	Sep 5 – Feb 15, 2027

What these columns mean

Your odds: the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
The badge: plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
Points needed: the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2026 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
Tags / applicants: tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.

What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)

License	Up front	Gone if you miss	If you draw
Standard license	$65	$65	$65
Landowner license	$65	$65	$65

Application window: opens Mar 1, closes Apr 1, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.

The country

Hunting District 170 within Montana

Hunting District 170 and its neighbours

Zoomable USGS topo, aerial imagery and shaded relief, with the neighboring areas drawn on.

Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.

Who owns the ground

Private 205,130 ac · 88%
State trust land 12,446 ac · 5%
State land 4,519 ac · 2%
County or city land 4,427 ac · 2%
National Wildlife Refuge 1,298 ac · 1%
National Forest 811 ac · 0%
Other public 23 ac · 0%
BLM 0 ac · 0%
Bureau of Reclamation 0 ac · 0%
Department of Defense 0 ac · 0%
National Park Service 0 ac · 0%
Tribal 0 ac · 0%
Private or other non-public land 3,129 ac · 1%

Source: Deer Elk Lion 2026-2027 Hunting District Landcover and Land Ownership Calculations

Nearby areas

How the hunting has gone

What Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. Montana's figures blend mandatory reporting with a phone and mail survey. FWP does not publish district-level hunter counts for elk or antelope, so success rates are missing for those.