Montana Moose — Hunting District 343
Helena - North
Montana Hunting District 343 covers 277,171 acres and lies 19 miles north-west of Helena and 36 miles north-east of Deer Lodge. 40% of it is public land, mostly national forest (24%) and state trust land (7%). In 2024, 1 person hunted moose here and took 1. The 2026 draw put up 1 tag here for 42 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every moose license type on offer in Hunting District 343, 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-
<1% Point builder
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 343-50 ↗ Moose License 343-50 — Antlered Bull | <1% Point builder | — | 1 / 42 | Sep 5 – Nov 29, 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $110 | $110 | $110 |
Application window: opens Mar 1, closes May 1, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- Private 165,249 ac · 60%
- National Forest 67,186 ac · 24%
- State trust land 20,178 ac · 7%
- BLM 19,152 ac · 7%
- State land 5,127 ac · 2%
- County or city land 27 ac · 0%
- Bureau of Reclamation 0 ac · 0%
- Department of Defense 0 ac · 0%
- National Park Service 0 ac · 0%
- National Wildlife Refuge 0 ac · 0%
- Tribal 0 ac · 0%
- Other public 0 ac · 0%
Source: Moose 2026-2027 Hunting District Landcover and Land Ownership Calculations
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.
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | — |
Residents vs nonresidents (2024)
- Resident 1 taken · 1 hunters
Boundary: Moose Hunting Districts (2026 and 2027 Seasons)
Harvest: FWP Harvest Estimates CSV export - moose, all districts, 2005-2025