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Montana · Antelope · District 430

Montana antelope licence 430-20

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 430-20 in 2026 and drew 150 — the quota filled. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, 2 nonresident landowner applicants put it first and 2 drew, 100.00%; 6 resident landowner applicants put it first and 6 drew, 100.00%; 66 nonresident applicants put it first and 12 drew, 18.18%; 483 resident applicants put it first and 130 drew, 26.92%.

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
2026Nonresident15661218.18%480
2026Resident15048313026.92%4000
2026Nonresident landowner1522100.00%——
2026Resident landowner2366100.00%——
2025Nonresident22791417.72%440
2025Resident22568019428.53%4740
2025Nonresident landowner2222100.00%——
2025Resident landowner341414100.00%——
2024Nonresident17551221.82%480
2024Resident17567915222.39%4790
2024Nonresident landowner1700———
2024Resident landowner271111100.00%——
2023Nonresident1234926.47%410
2023Resident12552110419.96%4760
2023Nonresident landowner1200———
2023Resident landowner191212100.00%——
2022Nonresident1225416.00%570
2022Resident12543411125.58%3950
2022Nonresident landowner1200———
2022Resident landowner181010100.00%——
2021Nonresident727518.52%310
2021Resident752636323.95%2570
2021Nonresident landowner700———
2021Resident landowner1277100.00%——
2020Nonresident729413.79%240
2020Resident743026521.52%2090
2020Nonresident landowner700———
2020Resident landowner1255100.00%——
2019Nonresident738718.42%180
2019Resident752626123.28%950
2019Nonresident landowner700———
2019Resident landowner1277100.00%——
2018Nonresident724416.67%130
2018Resident752645922.35%1310
2018Nonresident landowner700———
2018Resident landowner12151280.00%——
2017Nonresident729413.79%110
2017Resident752445924.18%1330
2017Nonresident landowner700———
2017Resident landowner12201260.00%——
2016Nonresident78225.00%120
2016Resident752496124.50%970
2016Nonresident landowner700———
2016Resident landowner12161275.00%——
2015Nonresident79444.44%100
2015Resident752495923.69%1260
2015Nonresident landowner700———
2015Resident landowner12191263.16%——
2014Nonresident711218.18%120
2014Resident752526124.21%1480
2014Nonresident landowner700———
2014Resident landowner11131184.62%——

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
2026Nonresident01500.00%
2026Nonresident127311.11%
2026Nonresident216318.75%
2026Nonresident34375.00%
2026Nonresident44375.00%
2026Resident083910.84%
2026Resident11752715.43%
2026Resident2912426.37%
2026Resident3844250.00%
2026Resident4382052.63%
2026Resident59555.56%
2026Resident622100.00%
2026Resident711100.00%
2026Nonresident landowner011100.00%
2026Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2026Resident landowner022100.00%
2026Resident landowner111100.00%
2026Resident landowner233100.00%
2025Nonresident01800.00%
2025Nonresident13538.57%
2025Nonresident215426.67%
2025Nonresident37457.14%
2025Nonresident422100.00%
2025Nonresident5100.00%
2025Nonresident711100.00%
2025Resident012953.88%
2025Resident11853217.30%
2025Resident21714626.90%
2025Resident31265644.44%
2025Resident4443272.73%
2025Resident5181794.44%
2025Resident66583.33%
2025Resident722100.00%
2025Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2025Nonresident landowner211100.00%
2025Resident landowner044100.00%
2025Resident landowner188100.00%
2025Resident landowner211100.00%
2025Resident landowner311100.00%
2024Nonresident0800.00%
2024Nonresident12713.70%
2024Nonresident27342.86%
2024Nonresident35120.00%
2024Nonresident48787.50%
2024Resident0121108.26%
2024Resident1228187.89%
2024Resident21874423.53%
2024Resident3743851.35%
2024Resident4452555.56%
2024Resident5191473.68%
2024Resident64250.00%
2024Resident711100.00%
2024Resident landowner055100.00%
2024Resident landowner155100.00%
2024Resident landowner211100.00%
2023Nonresident1500.00%
2023Nonresident26233.33%
2023Nonresident3700.00%
2023Nonresident42150.00%
2023Nonresident522100.00%
2023Nonresident611100.00%
2023Nonresidentnot stated11327.27%
2023Resident11992512.56%
2023Resident2982121.43%
2023Resident3662740.91%
2023Resident4301343.33%
2023Resident5141178.57%
2023Resident62150.00%
2023Resident811100.00%
2023Residentnot stated11154.50%
2023Resident landowner133100.00%
2023Resident landowner222100.00%
2023Resident landownernot stated77100.00%
2022Nonresident11119.09%
2022Nonresident2200.00%
2022Nonresident33266.67%
2022Nonresident411100.00%
2022Nonresidentnot stated800.00%
2022Resident11391913.67%
2022Resident2952627.37%
2022Resident3532139.62%
2022Resident4432967.44%
2022Resident544100.00%
2022Resident622100.00%
2022Residentnot stated981010.20%
2022Resident landowner144100.00%
2022Resident landownernot stated66100.00%
2021Nonresident0600.00%
2021Nonresident12150.00%
2021Nonresident2100.00%
2021Nonresident411100.00%
2021Nonresidentnot stated17317.65%
2021Resident0871416.09%
2021Resident1571119.30%
2021Resident2451737.78%
2021Resident311872.73%
2021Resident433100.00%
2021Residentnot stated601016.67%
2021Resident landowner011100.00%
2021Resident landownernot stated66100.00%
2020Nonresident014321.43%
2020Nonresident1600.00%
2020Nonresident3100.00%
2020Nonresidentnot stated8112.50%
2020Resident01011413.86%
2020Resident148918.75%
2020Resident2371848.65%
2020Resident3171270.59%
2020Resident433100.00%
2020Residentnot stated9699.38%
2020Resident landowner122100.00%
2020Resident landowner211100.00%
2020Resident landownernot stated22100.00%
2019Nonresident019526.32%
2019Nonresident13266.67%
2019Nonresident2100.00%
2019Nonresidentnot stated1500.00%
2019Resident0911112.09%
2019Resident145920.00%
2019Resident2341441.18%
2019Resident39777.78%
2019Resident422100.00%
2019Residentnot stated811822.22%
2019Resident landowner211100.00%
2019Resident landownernot stated66100.00%
2018Nonresident0600.00%
2018Nonresident1500.00%
2018Nonresident2100.00%
2018Nonresidentnot stated12433.33%
2018Resident0801215.00%
2018Resident154712.96%
2018Resident2281553.57%
2018Resident36466.67%
2018Resident466100.00%
2018Resident522100.00%
2018Residentnot stated851315.29%
2018Resident landowner022100.00%
2018Resident landowner13266.67%
2018Resident landownernot stated10880.00%
2017Nonresident01119.09%
2017Nonresident311100.00%
2017Nonresidentnot stated17211.76%
2017Resident0802025.00%
2017Resident1391025.64%
2017Resident2221150.00%
2017Resident311327.27%
2017Resident42150.00%
2017Residentnot stated821417.07%
2017Resident landowner04250.00%
2017Resident landowner12150.00%
2017Resident landownernot stated14964.29%
2016Nonresident02150.00%
2016Nonresident2100.00%
2016Nonresidentnot stated5120.00%
2016Resident0811619.75%
2016Resident1551425.45%
2016Resident2211047.62%
2016Resident3161381.25%
2016Resident42150.00%
2016Resident511100.00%
2016Residentnot stated6968.70%
2016Resident landowner044100.00%
2016Resident landowner111100.00%
2016Resident landowner211100.00%
2016Resident landownernot stated10660.00%
2015Nonresident022100.00%
2015Nonresident12150.00%
2015Nonresidentnot stated5120.00%
2015Resident0841619.05%
2015Resident1421330.95%
2015Resident227725.93%
2015Resident39444.44%
2015Resident46583.33%
2015Residentnot stated741418.92%
2015Resident landowner06466.67%
2015Resident landowner111100.00%
2015Resident landownernot stated12758.33%
2014Nonresident0100.00%
2014Nonresident1200.00%
2014Nonresidentnot stated8225.00%
2014Resident0782228.21%
2014Resident146715.22%
2014Resident218633.33%
2014Resident311436.36%
2014Resident433100.00%
2014Resident511100.00%
2014Residentnot stated941920.21%
2014Resident landowner022100.00%
2014Resident landowner144100.00%
2014Resident landownernot stated7571.43%

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.