Unit 112

Flathead Lake dominates the eastern landscape—Lower Foy Lake and Middle Foy Lake offer reference points in the north, while Wileys Slough and Webb Lake provide navigation markers inland. The Flathead River runs north through the unit's eastern side, reliable for both navigation and water. Eagle Mountain and Wild Horse Mountain provide glassing positions from higher ground.

The Thompson River Road and USFS Trail 137 offer primary access corridors through the western drainages, with Shroder Creek and Redmond Creek serving as secondary navigation references through forested country.

The unit spans lower to mid-elevation terrain from roughly 2,900 to 6,800 feet, with the majority concentrated in the 3,000 to 5,000-foot band. Dense forest dominates the landscape—primarily Douglas fir and ponderosa pine on south-facing slopes with western larch and spruce-fir on north aspects. Lower elevations transition through sagebrush grasslands and willows along the Flathead River bottom, while scattered meadows (Big Meadows, Basin Meadows, Granger Meadow) break the timber at mid-elevations.

Rolling ridges like Kofford Ridge and Eagle Mountain provide vantage points above the forested valleys.

Over 1,200 miles of road traverse the unit with well-distributed connectivity—US Highway 2 provides primary access from the north, Route 35 offers eastern lake-side access, and Thompson River Road penetrates the western interior. USFS trails connect the backcountry system. The road network suggests moderate hunting pressure focused on accessible valleys and creek bottoms, particularly near Flathead Lake shores and along the major drainages.

Higher-elevation ridges and interior meadows likely receive less pressure, though proximity to highways and shoreline amenities keeps some areas moderately used.

Unit 112 encompasses the northern Flathead Lake region spanning portions of Flathead and Lake Counties. The northern boundary runs along US Highway 2 from Thompson River to the east; the eastern edge follows Route 35 along Flathead Lake's shoreline; the southern limit traces the Flathead Indian Reservation boundary via USFS Trail 290; and the western boundary follows the Thompson River Road northward. This positioning places the unit at the confluence of major drainages—the Thompson River, Flathead River, and Flathead Lake—making it a natural travel corridor and water-rich hunting area.

Water availability is reliable throughout Unit 112. Flathead Lake provides unlimited water along the eastern edge; the Flathead River and Thompson River system drains the entire unit. Numerous named creeks—Shroder, Redmond, Granger, Spring, Tamarack, and Big Lodge—maintain consistent flow. Springs are scattered across the terrain: Coon Springs, Indian Spring, Foss Spring, Welcome Spring, and others support hunting in drier sections.

The river valleys and creek bottoms provide both water access and natural travel corridors through the forested terrain.

Unit 112's lower-elevation rolling timber and meadow system provides moose habitat across the entire unit, particularly in willowed river bottoms along the Flathead and Thompson Rivers and in brush-filled creek drainages. Early season hunting (September) targets bulls in riparian zones and meadows during green-up periods. Rut activity (mid-September through October) concentrates around the major river systems and lake-adjacent willow flats where calls can be effective.

Late-season opportunities exist in lower valley bottoms where animals congregate. The moderate terrain complexity and distributed water sources mean systematic drainage hunting and strategic glassing of meadows from ridges can be productive approaches.