Blackfoot-Clearwater Wildlife Management Area Site Location Region 2 Glacier Country Nearest Town: Seeley Lake Site Facts Open:May 15 - Nov 11 Size: 43761 acres Elevation: 4721 ft WMA Map Location Map Opens noon on May 15. Management Goal To provide winter range for elk primarily, and for white-tailed and mule deer secondarily. Directions Missoula and Powell counties, about 40 miles east-northeast of Missoula on State Highway 200. Road access from State highways 83 and 200 from May 15 to mid-November, and developed campgrounds at Clearwater Junction. Wildlife viewing area and information. (Lat 47.094 , Lng -113.377 ) Contact Information Scott Eggeman 3201 Spurgin Rd Missoula, MT 59804 (406) 542-5516 seggeman@mt.gov Hunting/Trapping Opportunities Species Field Guide Hunting Guide Black Bear Field Guide Hunting Guide Ducks Hunting Guide Elk Field Guide Hunting Guide Geese Hunting Guide Mule Deer Field Guide Hunting Guide White-tailed Deer Field Guide Hunting Guide Hunting Access System Open roads for motorized traffic, otherwise park and walk, ride horseback, or mountain bike. Restrictions & Closures Boating Restriction RESTRICTED (1/1 - 12/31) The Ducks Unlimited Pond south of the WMA headquarters is closed to motorized boats. Management Restriction CLOSED (11/11 - 5/14) Closed to protect wildlife during the critical winter period. Seasonal Restriction OPEN (5/15 - 11/10) Opens noon on May 15. Activities & Facilities Hide all Show all Activities Boating Fishing Swimming Camping Picnicking Bicycling Group Use Hiking Horseback Riding Wildlife Viewing Hunting Boating - non-motorized Photography Cultural Events Boat Services Ramp (Dirt) Miscellaneous Parking Sanitation/Water Pack in/Pack out Trail Bike Trail Hiking Trail Horseback Riding Trail Wildlife Viewing These locations represent physical occurrences (visually confirmed) within the boundaries of the site. Many more species may be present in the area which are not listed because we do not have a visually confirmed record. If you would like to report a species sighting, a form is available . Amphibians Columbia Spotted Frog Long-toed Salamander Birds (A-C) American Bittern American Redstart American Robin Baltimore Oriole Bank Swallow Belted Kingfisher Black-backed Woodpecker Black-capped Chickadee Brewer's Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Calliope Hummingbird Cassin's Finch Cedar Waxwing Chipping Sparrow Common Loon Common Nighthawk Common Raven Common Yellowthroat Cordilleran Flycatcher Birds (D-L) Dark-eyed Junco Downy Woodpecker Dusky Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Evening Grosbeak Golden-crowned Kinglet Gray Jay Great Gray Owl Hairy Woodpecker Harlequin Duck House Wren Lazuli Bunting Lincoln's Sparrow Birds (M-R) Macgillivray's Warbler Marsh Wren Mountain Bluebird Mountain Chickadee Northern Flicker Northern Waterthrush Olive-sided Flycatcher Orange-crowned Warbler Pileated Woodpecker Pine Siskin Red Crossbill Red-breasted Nuthatch Red-tailed Hawk Red-winged Blackbird Ring-billed Gull Ruby-crowned Kinglet Birds (S-Z) Solitary Vireo Song Sparrow Swainson's Thrush Townsend's Warbler Tree Swallow Vesper Sparrow Warbling Vireo Western Bluebird Western Meadowlark Western Tanager Western Wood-pewee White-breasted Nuthatch Williamson's Sapsucker Willow Flycatcher Yellow Warbler Yellow-headed Blackbird Yellow-rumped Warbler Mammals American Badger American Beaver Bushy-tailed Woodrat Deer Mouse Ermine Long-tailed Vole Meadow Vole Muskrat Preble's Shrew Vagrant Shrew Water Shrew Western Jumping Mouse Wolverine Reptiles Painted Turtle Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Abundance Code Definitions Common Uncommon Rare Incidental Historic Occurrence Unknown Abundance
Management Goal To provide winter range for elk primarily, and for white-tailed and mule deer secondarily.
Directions Missoula and Powell counties, about 40 miles east-northeast of Missoula on State Highway 200. Road access from State highways 83 and 200 from May 15 to mid-November, and developed campgrounds at Clearwater Junction. Wildlife viewing area and information. (Lat 47.094 , Lng -113.377 )
Hunting/Trapping Opportunities Species Field Guide Hunting Guide Black Bear Field Guide Hunting Guide Ducks Hunting Guide Elk Field Guide Hunting Guide Geese Hunting Guide Mule Deer Field Guide Hunting Guide White-tailed Deer Field Guide Hunting Guide
Hunting Access System Open roads for motorized traffic, otherwise park and walk, ride horseback, or mountain bike.
Restrictions & Closures Boating Restriction RESTRICTED (1/1 - 12/31) The Ducks Unlimited Pond south of the WMA headquarters is closed to motorized boats. Management Restriction CLOSED (11/11 - 5/14) Closed to protect wildlife during the critical winter period. Seasonal Restriction OPEN (5/15 - 11/10) Opens noon on May 15.
Activities & Facilities Hide all Show all Activities Boating Fishing Swimming Camping Picnicking Bicycling Group Use Hiking Horseback Riding Wildlife Viewing Hunting Boating - non-motorized Photography Cultural Events Boat Services Ramp (Dirt) Miscellaneous Parking Sanitation/Water Pack in/Pack out Trail Bike Trail Hiking Trail Horseback Riding Trail
Wildlife Viewing These locations represent physical occurrences (visually confirmed) within the boundaries of the site. Many more species may be present in the area which are not listed because we do not have a visually confirmed record. If you would like to report a species sighting, a form is available . Amphibians Columbia Spotted Frog Long-toed Salamander Birds (A-C) American Bittern American Redstart American Robin Baltimore Oriole Bank Swallow Belted Kingfisher Black-backed Woodpecker Black-capped Chickadee Brewer's Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Calliope Hummingbird Cassin's Finch Cedar Waxwing Chipping Sparrow Common Loon Common Nighthawk Common Raven Common Yellowthroat Cordilleran Flycatcher Birds (D-L) Dark-eyed Junco Downy Woodpecker Dusky Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Evening Grosbeak Golden-crowned Kinglet Gray Jay Great Gray Owl Hairy Woodpecker Harlequin Duck House Wren Lazuli Bunting Lincoln's Sparrow Birds (M-R) Macgillivray's Warbler Marsh Wren Mountain Bluebird Mountain Chickadee Northern Flicker Northern Waterthrush Olive-sided Flycatcher Orange-crowned Warbler Pileated Woodpecker Pine Siskin Red Crossbill Red-breasted Nuthatch Red-tailed Hawk Red-winged Blackbird Ring-billed Gull Ruby-crowned Kinglet Birds (S-Z) Solitary Vireo Song Sparrow Swainson's Thrush Townsend's Warbler Tree Swallow Vesper Sparrow Warbling Vireo Western Bluebird Western Meadowlark Western Tanager Western Wood-pewee White-breasted Nuthatch Williamson's Sapsucker Willow Flycatcher Yellow Warbler Yellow-headed Blackbird Yellow-rumped Warbler Mammals American Badger American Beaver Bushy-tailed Woodrat Deer Mouse Ermine Long-tailed Vole Meadow Vole Muskrat Preble's Shrew Vagrant Shrew Water Shrew Western Jumping Mouse Wolverine Reptiles Painted Turtle Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Abundance Code Definitions Common Uncommon Rare Incidental Historic Occurrence Unknown Abundance
Birds (A-C) American Bittern American Redstart American Robin Baltimore Oriole Bank Swallow Belted Kingfisher Black-backed Woodpecker Black-capped Chickadee Brewer's Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Calliope Hummingbird Cassin's Finch Cedar Waxwing Chipping Sparrow Common Loon Common Nighthawk Common Raven Common Yellowthroat Cordilleran Flycatcher
Birds (D-L) Dark-eyed Junco Downy Woodpecker Dusky Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Evening Grosbeak Golden-crowned Kinglet Gray Jay Great Gray Owl Hairy Woodpecker Harlequin Duck House Wren Lazuli Bunting Lincoln's Sparrow
Birds (M-R) Macgillivray's Warbler Marsh Wren Mountain Bluebird Mountain Chickadee Northern Flicker Northern Waterthrush Olive-sided Flycatcher Orange-crowned Warbler Pileated Woodpecker Pine Siskin Red Crossbill Red-breasted Nuthatch Red-tailed Hawk Red-winged Blackbird Ring-billed Gull Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Birds (S-Z) Solitary Vireo Song Sparrow Swainson's Thrush Townsend's Warbler Tree Swallow Vesper Sparrow Warbling Vireo Western Bluebird Western Meadowlark Western Tanager Western Wood-pewee White-breasted Nuthatch Williamson's Sapsucker Willow Flycatcher Yellow Warbler Yellow-headed Blackbird Yellow-rumped Warbler
Mammals American Badger American Beaver Bushy-tailed Woodrat Deer Mouse Ermine Long-tailed Vole Meadow Vole Muskrat Preble's Shrew Vagrant Shrew Water Shrew Western Jumping Mouse Wolverine
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