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Montana · Antelope · District 390

Montana antelope licence 390-20

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 25 on 390-20 in 2026 and drew 25 — the quota filled. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, 2 nonresident landowner applicants put it first and none of them drew; 6 resident landowner applicants put it first and 4 drew, 66.67%; 26 nonresident applicants put it first and 2 drew, 7.69%; 360 resident applicants put it first and 19 drew, 5.28%.

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
2026Nonresident22627.69%320
2026Resident25360195.28%3200
2026Nonresident landowner2200.00%——
2026Resident landowner46466.67%——
2025Nonresident22813.57%220
2025Resident25325206.15%2940
2025Nonresident landowner22150.00%——
2025Resident landowner48337.50%——
2024Nonresident22214.55%280
2024Resident25290206.90%3120
2024Nonresident landowner211100.00%——
2024Resident landowner46350.00%——
2023Nonresident23013.33%190
2023Resident25302206.62%2650
2023Nonresident landowner211100.00%——
2023Resident landowner433100.00%——
2022Nonresident218211.11%260
2022Resident25233219.01%2270
2022Nonresident landowner200———
2022Resident landowner422100.00%——
2021Nonresident21915.26%120
2021Resident252212310.41%1800
2021Nonresident landowner200———
2021Resident landowner411100.00%——
2020Nonresident21815.56%60
2020Resident252072110.14%1580
2020Nonresident landowner200———
2020Resident landowner433100.00%——
2019Nonresident22328.70%30
2019Resident251692112.43%950
2019Nonresident landowner200———
2019Resident landowner422100.00%——
2018Nonresident214214.29%50
2018Resident25210199.05%920
2018Nonresident landowner200———
2018Resident landowner46466.67%——
2017Nonresident22000.00%70
2017Resident252092110.05%1120
2017Nonresident landowner200———
2017Resident landowner45480.00%——
2016Nonresident313323.08%100
2016Resident352292611.35%1360
2016Nonresident landowner300———
2016Resident landowner68675.00%——
2015Nonresident31900.00%40
2015Resident35325298.92%1430
2015Nonresident landowner300———
2015Resident landowner68675.00%——
2014Nonresident519315.79%20
2014Resident503433911.37%1350
2014Nonresident landowner500———
2014Resident landowner89888.89%——
2009Nonresident1000—33
2009Resident1001111100.00%2626
2009Nonresident landowner1000———
2009Resident landowner1500———

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
2026Nonresident0300.00%
2026Nonresident1600.00%
2026Nonresident25120.00%
2026Nonresident34125.00%
2026Nonresident4400.00%
2026Nonresident5100.00%
2026Nonresident6100.00%
2026Resident07700.00%
2026Resident17422.70%
2026Resident26334.76%
2026Resident35635.36%
2026Resident44436.82%
2026Resident51900.00%
2026Resident614428.57%
2026Resident77342.86%
2026Resident83133.33%
2026Resident9100.00%
2026Nonresident landowner1200.00%
2026Resident landowner1200.00%
2026Resident landowner222100.00%
2026Resident landowner322100.00%
2025Nonresident0100.00%
2025Nonresident1600.00%
2025Nonresident2600.00%
2025Nonresident3500.00%
2025Nonresident4500.00%
2025Nonresident53133.33%
2025Nonresident7100.00%
2025Resident08500.00%
2025Resident16722.99%
2025Resident26046.67%
2025Resident34936.12%
2025Resident424416.67%
2025Resident520525.00%
2025Resident69111.11%
2025Resident75120.00%
2025Resident8100.00%
2025Nonresident landowner0100.00%
2025Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2025Resident landowner02150.00%
2025Resident landowner13133.33%
2025Resident landowner2200.00%
2025Resident landowner311100.00%
2024Nonresident17114.29%
2024Nonresident2500.00%
2024Nonresident3400.00%
2024Nonresident4600.00%
2024Resident05300.00%
2024Resident18322.41%
2024Resident26934.35%
2024Resident33538.57%
2024Resident425832.00%
2024Resident514214.29%
2024Resident6500.00%
2024Resident72150.00%
2024Resident811100.00%
2024Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2024Resident landowner0100.00%
2024Resident landowner14250.00%
2024Resident landowner311100.00%
2023Nonresident11000.00%
2023Nonresident2600.00%
2023Nonresident3500.00%
2023Nonresident4200.00%
2023Nonresident5100.00%
2023Nonresident62150.00%
2023Nonresident8100.00%
2023Nonresidentnot stated300.00%
2023Resident18733.45%
2023Resident24836.25%
2023Resident33612.78%
2023Resident414321.43%
2023Resident514428.57%
2023Resident66466.67%
2023Resident7100.00%
2023Residentnot stated9622.08%
2023Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2023Resident landowner111100.00%
2023Resident landowner311100.00%
2023Resident landownernot stated11100.00%
2022Nonresident14125.00%
2022Nonresident2500.00%
2022Nonresident3200.00%
2022Nonresident4200.00%
2022Nonresident5200.00%
2022Nonresident811100.00%
2022Nonresidentnot stated200.00%
2022Resident16534.62%
2022Resident24449.09%
2022Resident328517.86%
2022Resident416318.75%
2022Resident57342.86%
2022Resident62150.00%
2022Residentnot stated7122.82%
2022Resident landowner111100.00%
2022Resident landownernot stated11100.00%
2021Nonresident01218.33%
2021Nonresident1200.00%
2021Nonresident3200.00%
2021Nonresident5100.00%
2021Nonresident6100.00%
2021Nonresidentnot stated100.00%
2021Resident08033.75%
2021Resident134514.71%
2021Resident234720.59%
2021Resident312216.67%
2021Resident48450.00%
2021Resident53266.67%
2021Resident6200.00%
2021Residentnot stated4800.00%
2021Resident landowner111100.00%
2020Nonresident0500.00%
2020Nonresident1200.00%
2020Nonresident2300.00%
2020Nonresident42150.00%
2020Nonresident5100.00%
2020Nonresidentnot stated500.00%
2020Resident06357.94%
2020Resident13438.82%
2020Resident21915.26%
2020Resident312433.33%
2020Resident46233.33%
2020Resident54375.00%
2020Resident811100.00%
2020Residentnot stated6822.94%
2020Resident landowner233100.00%
2019Nonresident01119.09%
2019Nonresident1400.00%
2019Nonresident2100.00%
2019Nonresident3200.00%
2019Nonresident42150.00%
2019Nonresidentnot stated300.00%
2019Resident04412.27%
2019Resident12727.41%
2019Resident221628.57%
2019Resident311218.18%
2019Resident44125.00%
2019Resident522100.00%
2019Resident622100.00%
2019Resident72150.00%
2019Resident811100.00%
2019Residentnot stated5535.45%
2019Resident landowner111100.00%
2019Resident landownernot stated11100.00%
2018Nonresident06116.67%
2018Nonresident2300.00%
2018Nonresident3100.00%
2018Nonresident811100.00%
2018Nonresidentnot stated300.00%
2018Resident04724.26%
2018Resident13725.41%
2018Resident22129.52%
2018Resident311327.27%
2018Resident46233.33%
2018Resident54375.00%
2018Resident622100.00%
2018Resident711100.00%
2018Resident911100.00%
2018Residentnot stated7811.28%
2018Resident landowner02150.00%
2018Resident landowner12150.00%
2018Resident landownernot stated22100.00%
2017Nonresident0600.00%
2017Nonresident1400.00%
2017Nonresident2100.00%
2017Nonresident3100.00%
2017Nonresident7100.00%
2017Nonresidentnot stated700.00%
2017Resident05012.00%
2017Resident132412.50%
2017Resident218633.33%
2017Resident311218.18%
2017Resident44125.00%
2017Resident55120.00%
2017Resident6200.00%
2017Resident7100.00%
2017Resident8100.00%
2017Residentnot stated8467.14%
2017Resident landowner02150.00%
2017Resident landowner211100.00%
2017Resident landownernot stated22100.00%
2016Nonresident04125.00%
2016Nonresident1100.00%
2016Nonresident2100.00%
2016Nonresident6100.00%
2016Nonresident711100.00%
2016Nonresidentnot stated5120.00%
2016Resident05811.72%
2016Resident134617.65%
2016Resident226726.92%
2016Resident31000.00%
2016Resident4800.00%
2016Resident56233.33%
2016Resident64250.00%
2016Resident73133.33%
2016Residentnot stated7878.97%
2016Resident landowner044100.00%
2016Resident landowner12150.00%
2016Resident landownernot stated2150.00%
2015Nonresident0700.00%
2015Nonresident1200.00%
2015Nonresident6100.00%
2015Nonresidentnot stated900.00%
2015Resident09777.22%
2015Resident14748.51%
2015Resident228517.86%
2015Resident321523.81%
2015Resident412433.33%
2015Resident5600.00%
2015Resident6600.00%
2015Residentnot stated10643.77%
2015Resident landowner03266.67%
2015Resident landowner311100.00%
2015Resident landownernot stated4375.00%
2014Nonresident03133.33%
2014Nonresident411100.00%
2014Nonresident5200.00%
2014Nonresidentnot stated1317.69%
2014Resident08256.10%
2014Resident150510.00%
2014Resident230723.33%
2014Resident325624.00%
2014Resident413215.38%
2014Resident58112.50%
2014Resident711100.00%
2014Residentnot stated133129.02%
2014Resident landowner033100.00%
2014Resident landownernot stated6583.33%
2009Resident044100.00%
2009Resident133100.00%
2009Residentnot stated44100.00%

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.