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Montana · Antelope · District 318

Montana antelope licence 318-20

How many people put this antelope licencefirst and how many of them drew it — year by year, separately for each of the four pools Montana draws, and separately at every bonus point level. Every figure comes from a Fish, Wildlife & Parks report linked at the foot of this page.

What the 2026 drawing did

Montana set a quota of 50 on 318-20 in 2026 and drew 50 — the quota filled. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, no nonresident landowner applicant put it first; 4 resident landowner applicants put it first and 4 drew, 100.00%; 31 nonresident applicants put it first and 2 drew, 6.45%; 399 resident applicants put it first and 44 drew, 11.03%.

Published in 14 of the drawing years FWP has posted, 2009 to 2026.

Drawing pool

First-choice success rate, by pool and year

The rate is the first-choice applicants in a pool who drew, divided by the first-choice applicants in that pool. Both are exact integers FWP printed in the same row, and it is the measure the department's own drawing statistics tool publishes: "the percentage of 1st choice applicants that were successful". A dash means nobody in that pool applied, so the draw answered nothing — absent, not nought.
YearPoolPool capPut it firstDrew on first choiceFirst-choice success ratePut it 2nd or 3rdDrew on 2nd or 3rd
2026Nonresident53126.45%300
2026Resident503994411.03%4350
2026Nonresident landowner500———
2026Resident landowner844100.00%——
2025Nonresident52328.70%390
2025Resident504234410.40%4200
2025Nonresident landowner522100.00%——
2025Resident landowner822100.00%——
2024Nonresident826415.38%330
2024Resident804577315.97%4360
2024Nonresident landowner811100.00%——
2024Resident landowner1222100.00%——
2023Nonresident829413.79%310
2023Resident804807215.00%3740
2023Nonresident landowner811100.00%——
2023Resident landowner1233100.00%——
2022Nonresident1524937.50%270
2022Resident15043913931.66%3630
2022Nonresident landowner1500———
2022Resident landowner2222100.00%——
2021Nonresident17281450.00%230
2021Resident17541715537.17%3430
2021Nonresident landowner1700———
2021Resident landowner2755100.00%——
2020Nonresident1728932.14%250
2020Resident17551415930.93%3450
2020Nonresident landowner1711100.00%——
2020Resident landowner2733100.00%——
2019Nonresident2557610.53%340
2019Resident25095823324.32%3760
2019Nonresident landowner2511100.00%——
2019Resident landowner3888100.00%——
2018Nonresident35611524.59%360
2018Resident3501,00731931.68%4190
2018Nonresident landowner3500———
2018Resident landowner531515100.00%——
2017Nonresident35712230.99%280
2017Resident3501,01331330.90%3950
2017Nonresident landowner3500———
2017Resident landowner531313100.00%——
2016Nonresident42482450.00%300
2016Resident4251,13938433.71%4090
2016Nonresident landowner4200———
2016Resident landowner641414100.00%——
2015Nonresident35551527.27%360
2015Resident3501,15632027.68%4760
2015Nonresident landowner3500———
2015Resident landowner531212100.00%——
2014Nonresident3547817.02%180
2014Resident3501,02232732.00%4300
2014Nonresident landowner3511100.00%——
2014Resident landowner531111100.00%——
2009Nonresident2055100.00%44
2009Resident2001010100.00%2828
2009Nonresident landowner2000———
2009Resident landowner3000———

Pool cap is FWP's own QTA column, and it is a ceiling rather than an allocation. The resident regular cap equals the overall quota; the nonresident caps are ten per cent of it and cover landowner and regular nonresidents together; the resident landowner cap is fifteen per cent. The department states plainly that the ceiling is not a floor: "although the nonresident quotas are set at 10%, that entire quota may not be drawn by nonresidents", and that if every resident applicant draws, nonresidents may go over ten per cent.

Landowner rows are a different drawing, not a subset of the one below them.Landowner preference is the first stage, worth up to fifteen per cent of the quota to resident landowners, and its applicants are counted apart from the regular pool throughout. FWP publishes the landowner pools at first choice only, which is why their second and third columns are dashes rather than noughts.

Draw rate at each bonus point level

One row per bonus point level per pool per year, exactly as FWP's Detailed Bonus Point report publishes it. The rate is that level's successes divided by its applications — both exact integers in the same printed row.
YearPoolBonus pointsAppliedDrewDrew at this level
2026Nonresident0700.00%
2026Nonresident11516.67%
2026Nonresident2200.00%
2026Nonresident34125.00%
2026Nonresident4200.00%
2026Nonresident6100.00%
2026Resident07300.00%
2026Resident19133.30%
2026Resident29688.33%
2026Resident3691420.29%
2026Resident4421638.10%
2026Resident520210.00%
2026Resident68112.50%
2026Resident landowner022100.00%
2026Resident landowner122100.00%
2025Nonresident0200.00%
2025Nonresident1700.00%
2025Nonresident2700.00%
2025Nonresident35240.00%
2025Nonresident4100.00%
2025Nonresident5100.00%
2025Resident09733.09%
2025Resident113264.55%
2025Resident2841315.48%
2025Resident3691318.84%
2025Resident432721.88%
2025Resident58225.00%
2025Resident6100.00%
2025Nonresident landowner011100.00%
2025Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2025Resident landowner011100.00%
2025Resident landowner111100.00%
2024Nonresident1900.00%
2024Nonresident21218.33%
2024Nonresident34250.00%
2024Nonresident411100.00%
2024Resident010210.98%
2024Resident1145138.97%
2024Resident21101917.27%
2024Resident3672232.84%
2024Resident4261453.85%
2024Resident57457.14%
2024Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2024Resident landowner011100.00%
2024Resident landowner311100.00%
2023Nonresident113215.38%
2023Nonresident23133.33%
2023Nonresident35120.00%
2023Nonresidentnot stated800.00%
2023Resident1183189.84%
2023Resident2942324.47%
2023Resident3532139.62%
2023Resident49555.56%
2023Resident522100.00%
2023Residentnot stated13932.16%
2023Nonresident landowner411100.00%
2023Resident landownernot stated33100.00%
2022Nonresident111218.18%
2022Nonresident29444.44%
2022Nonresident511100.00%
2022Nonresidentnot stated3266.67%
2022Resident11654024.24%
2022Resident2752837.33%
2022Resident3382771.05%
2022Resident4161487.50%
2022Resident511100.00%
2022Resident611100.00%
2022Residentnot stated1452819.31%
2022Resident landownernot stated22100.00%
2021Nonresident011654.55%
2021Nonresident12150.00%
2021Nonresident23266.67%
2021Nonresident333100.00%
2021Nonresidentnot stated9222.22%
2021Resident01454128.28%
2021Resident1924346.74%
2021Resident2372362.16%
2021Resident31616100.00%
2021Resident433100.00%
2021Residentnot stated1253024.00%
2021Resident landownernot stated55100.00%
2020Nonresident09222.22%
2020Nonresident15240.00%
2020Nonresident211100.00%
2020Nonresident311100.00%
2020Nonresident511100.00%
2020Nonresidentnot stated11218.18%
2020Resident01772916.38%
2020Resident11054139.05%
2020Resident2603761.67%
2020Resident3242291.67%
2020Resident46583.33%
2020Resident511100.00%
2020Residentnot stated1442718.75%
2020Nonresident landownernot stated11100.00%
2020Resident landownernot stated33100.00%
2019Nonresident030310.00%
2019Nonresident1500.00%
2019Nonresident26350.00%
2019Nonresidentnot stated1600.00%
2019Resident03335315.92%
2019Resident12025426.73%
2019Resident21005151.00%
2019Resident3393076.92%
2019Resident48787.50%
2019Resident511100.00%
2019Resident711100.00%
2019Residentnot stated2763813.77%
2019Nonresident landowner011100.00%
2019Resident landowner011100.00%
2019Resident landowner111100.00%
2019Resident landownernot stated66100.00%
2018Nonresident029413.79%
2018Nonresident118738.89%
2018Nonresident211100.00%
2018Nonresidentnot stated13323.08%
2018Resident03657019.18%
2018Resident12057838.05%
2018Resident2926267.39%
2018Resident3433786.05%
2018Resident48787.50%
2018Resident544100.00%
2018Residentnot stated2916221.31%
2018Resident landowner033100.00%
2018Resident landowner122100.00%
2018Resident landownernot stated1010100.00%
2017Nonresident035925.71%
2017Nonresident17457.14%
2017Nonresident2100.00%
2017Nonresident322100.00%
2017Nonresidentnot stated26726.92%
2017Resident03667821.31%
2017Resident11826937.91%
2017Resident2954648.42%
2017Resident3463371.74%
2017Resident411872.73%
2017Resident53266.67%
2017Resident611100.00%
2017Residentnot stated3117825.08%
2017Resident landowner055100.00%
2017Resident landowner211100.00%
2017Resident landownernot stated77100.00%
2016Nonresident023939.13%
2016Nonresident17685.71%
2016Nonresident25240.00%
2016Nonresidentnot stated13753.85%
2016Resident03949824.87%
2016Resident122010145.91%
2016Resident21035250.49%
2016Resident3423276.19%
2016Resident4111090.91%
2016Resident5100.00%
2016Residentnot stated3719425.34%
2016Resident landowner033100.00%
2016Resident landowner111100.00%
2016Resident landowner222100.00%
2016Resident landownernot stated88100.00%
2015Nonresident01218.33%
2015Nonresident113753.85%
2015Nonresident211100.00%
2015Nonresident333100.00%
2015Nonresident411100.00%
2015Nonresidentnot stated2528.00%
2015Resident04189222.01%
2015Resident12097636.36%
2015Resident21065652.83%
2015Resident3462554.35%
2015Resident47571.43%
2015Resident511100.00%
2015Residentnot stated3726818.28%
2015Resident landowner033100.00%
2015Resident landowner111100.00%
2015Resident landownernot stated88100.00%
2014Nonresident02229.09%
2014Nonresident16233.33%
2014Nonresident26466.67%
2014Nonresident3100.00%
2014Nonresidentnot stated1200.00%
2014Resident03258325.54%
2014Resident11987839.39%
2014Resident2894247.19%
2014Resident3332575.76%
2014Resident49777.78%
2014Resident511100.00%
2014Residentnot stated3709425.41%
2014Nonresident landownernot stated11100.00%
2014Resident landowner044100.00%
2014Resident landownernot stated77100.00%
2009Nonresident011100.00%
2009Nonresidentnot stated44100.00%
2009Resident044100.00%
2009Residentnot stated66100.00%

No bonus point level guarantees a licence in Montana, and this page does not publish one. FWP squares your bonus points and adds them to your current application as extra chances — three points give ten chances, ten points give a hundred and one — so the drawing is a weighted lottery and not a queue. More points is better odds every time, and a place in line never.

Not stated is FWP's own blank cell, and it is not the same as nought. The department's reports frequently carry both a nought-point row and a blank one for the same pool in the same year, with different application counts, and both are inside the district total it prints. FWP does not say what separates them, so they are shown apart rather than added together into a "no points" figure it never published.

Sources for this licence

Other licences in these districts

Bonus points are one of Montana's two point systems and the only one that applies here. The other, preference points, exists on nonresident combination licences alone and works in the opposite way. See how these numbers are produced and checked, or the Montana application deadlines.