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Montana · Antelope · District 420

Montana antelope licence 420-20

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 150 on 420-20 in 2026 and drew 150 — the quota filled. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, 1 nonresident landowner applicant put it first and 1 drew, 100.00%; 19 resident landowner applicants put it first and 19 drew, 100.00%; 42 nonresident applicants put it first and 14 drew, 33.33%; 406 resident applicants put it first and 116 drew, 28.57%.

Published in 13 of the drawing years FWP has posted, 2014 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
2026Nonresident15421433.33%680
2026Resident15040611628.57%3560
2026Nonresident landowner1511100.00%——
2026Resident landowner231919100.00%——
2025Nonresident74037.50%590
2025Resident754115914.36%3570
2025Nonresident landowner711100.00%——
2025Resident landowner12161168.75%——
2024Nonresident738615.79%450
2024Resident753925614.29%3400
2024Nonresident landowner711100.00%——
2024Resident landowner12131184.62%——
2023Nonresident25423.70%570
2023Resident25413194.60%3340
2023Nonresident landowner2200.00%——
2023Resident landowner414428.57%——
2022Nonresident54736.38%550
2022Resident50407399.58%2810
2022Nonresident landowner52150.00%——
2022Resident landowner88787.50%——
2021Nonresident1045920.00%370
2021Resident1003828321.73%2560
2021Nonresident landowner1011100.00%——
2021Resident landowner1577100.00%——
2020Nonresident10361027.78%180
2020Resident1003668723.77%2000
2020Nonresident landowner1000———
2020Resident landowner1533100.00%——
2019Nonresident1049714.29%130
2019Resident1002778631.05%1010
2019Nonresident landowner1000———
2019Resident landowner1577100.00%——
2018Nonresident1034823.53%190
2018Resident1002777828.16%1070
2018Nonresident landowner1011100.00%——
2018Resident landowner151313100.00%——
2017Nonresident1022418.18%70
2017Resident1002948729.59%1210
2017Nonresident landowner1000———
2017Resident landowner1599100.00%——
2016Nonresident1014428.57%20
2016Resident1002738932.60%1160
2016Nonresident landowner1000———
2016Resident landowner1577100.00%——
2015Nonresident105360.00%130
2015Resident1001819150.28%960
2015Nonresident landowner1000———
2015Resident landowner1566100.00%——
2014Nonresident2300.00%30
2014Resident251382115.22%990
2014Nonresident landowner200———
2014Resident landowner47457.14%——

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%
2026Nonresident110220.00%
2026Nonresident211327.27%
2026Nonresident39222.22%
2026Nonresident42150.00%
2026Nonresident53266.67%
2026Nonresident744100.00%
2026Resident08489.52%
2026Resident11111715.32%
2026Resident2993131.31%
2026Resident3522446.15%
2026Resident4331751.52%
2026Resident5171164.71%
2026Resident610880.00%
2026Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2026Resident landowner044100.00%
2026Resident landowner199100.00%
2026Resident landowner244100.00%
2026Resident landowner411100.00%
2026Resident landowner511100.00%
2025Nonresident0300.00%
2025Nonresident11417.14%
2025Nonresident21100.00%
2025Nonresident36233.33%
2025Nonresident4500.00%
2025Nonresident5100.00%
2025Resident08111.23%
2025Resident1135118.15%
2025Resident2691115.94%
2025Resident3611219.67%
2025Resident4361336.11%
2025Resident518527.78%
2025Resident666100.00%
2025Resident711100.00%
2025Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2025Resident landowner04250.00%
2025Resident landowner110770.00%
2025Resident landowner222100.00%
2024Nonresident0400.00%
2024Nonresident11616.25%
2024Nonresident2800.00%
2024Nonresident33133.33%
2024Nonresident411100.00%
2024Nonresident56350.00%
2024Resident09644.17%
2024Resident19155.49%
2024Resident2931111.83%
2024Resident3531222.64%
2024Resident4311238.71%
2024Resident518633.33%
2024Resident69777.78%
2024Nonresident landowner311100.00%
2024Resident landowner022100.00%
2024Resident landowner15360.00%
2024Resident landowner255100.00%
2024Resident landowner511100.00%
2023Nonresident12700.00%
2023Nonresident2800.00%
2023Nonresident34125.00%
2023Nonresident4800.00%
2023Nonresident611100.00%
2023Nonresidentnot stated400.00%
2023Resident111810.85%
2023Resident28256.10%
2023Resident35459.26%
2023Resident42114.76%
2023Resident516425.00%
2023Resident611100.00%
2023Residentnot stated11121.80%
2023Nonresident landowner2200.00%
2023Resident landowner16233.33%
2023Resident landowner211100.00%
2023Resident landowner411100.00%
2023Resident landownernot stated600.00%
2022Nonresident12500.00%
2022Nonresident28225.00%
2022Nonresident3300.00%
2022Nonresident4100.00%
2022Nonresident5100.00%
2022Nonresidentnot stated8112.50%
2022Resident113264.55%
2022Resident2761418.42%
2022Resident3521325.00%
2022Resident423417.39%
2022Resident53133.33%
2022Residentnot stated12010.83%
2022Nonresident landowner12150.00%
2022Resident landowner155100.00%
2022Resident landowner211100.00%
2022Resident landownernot stated2150.00%
2021Nonresident021419.05%
2021Nonresident1900.00%
2021Nonresident22150.00%
2021Nonresident3100.00%
2021Nonresident422100.00%
2021Nonresidentnot stated10220.00%
2021Resident01151412.17%
2021Resident1682029.41%
2021Resident2431637.21%
2021Resident3181688.89%
2021Resident43266.67%
2021Residentnot stated1351511.11%
2021Nonresident landowner011100.00%
2021Resident landowner055100.00%
2021Resident landownernot stated22100.00%
2020Nonresident023521.74%
2020Nonresident14250.00%
2020Nonresident24250.00%
2020Nonresident33133.33%
2020Nonresidentnot stated200.00%
2020Resident01171210.26%
2020Resident1802328.75%
2020Resident2341544.12%
2020Resident39555.56%
2020Resident433100.00%
2020Resident522100.00%
2020Residentnot stated1212722.31%
2020Resident landowner022100.00%
2020Resident landownernot stated11100.00%
2019Nonresident02827.14%
2019Nonresident17228.57%
2019Nonresident23133.33%
2019Nonresident311100.00%
2019Nonresidentnot stated10110.00%
2019Resident01112320.72%
2019Resident1591728.81%
2019Resident2231460.87%
2019Resident36583.33%
2019Resident422100.00%
2019Resident511100.00%
2019Residentnot stated752432.00%
2019Resident landowner011100.00%
2019Resident landowner111100.00%
2019Resident landownernot stated55100.00%
2018Nonresident016531.25%
2018Nonresident1700.00%
2018Nonresident311100.00%
2018Nonresident511100.00%
2018Nonresidentnot stated9111.11%
2018Resident01091816.51%
2018Resident1531935.85%
2018Resident2372362.16%
2018Resident377100.00%
2018Resident4100.00%
2018Residentnot stated701115.71%
2018Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2018Resident landowner055100.00%
2018Resident landowner211100.00%
2018Resident landowner311100.00%
2018Resident landownernot stated66100.00%
2017Nonresident01000.00%
2017Nonresident133100.00%
2017Nonresident2100.00%
2017Nonresidentnot stated8112.50%
2017Resident0922223.91%
2017Resident1673044.78%
2017Resident215960.00%
2017Resident3200.00%
2017Resident43266.67%
2017Residentnot stated1152420.87%
2017Resident landowner033100.00%
2017Resident landowner211100.00%
2017Resident landownernot stated55100.00%
2016Nonresident05120.00%
2016Nonresident12150.00%
2016Nonresident611100.00%
2016Nonresident711100.00%
2016Nonresidentnot stated500.00%
2016Resident01143228.07%
2016Resident1421740.48%
2016Resident214964.29%
2016Resident35360.00%
2016Resident411100.00%
2016Resident52150.00%
2016Residentnot stated952627.37%
2016Resident landowner011100.00%
2016Resident landowner211100.00%
2016Resident landownernot stated55100.00%
2015Nonresident111100.00%
2015Nonresidentnot stated4250.00%
2015Resident0652944.62%
2015Resident1351954.29%
2015Resident29666.67%
2015Resident310990.00%
2015Resident444100.00%
2015Resident511100.00%
2015Resident611100.00%
2015Residentnot stated562239.29%
2015Resident landowner044100.00%
2015Resident landowner311100.00%
2015Resident landownernot stated11100.00%
2014Nonresidentnot stated300.00%
2014Resident036616.67%
2014Resident118527.78%
2014Resident211436.36%
2014Resident35240.00%
2014Resident42150.00%
2014Resident5100.00%
2014Resident611100.00%
2014Residentnot stated6123.28%
2014Resident landowner02150.00%
2014Resident landowner2100.00%
2014Resident landownernot stated4375.00%

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.