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Montana · Antelope · District 404

Montana antelope b licence 404-30

How many people put this antelope b 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 100 on 404-30 in 2026 and drew 100 — the quota filled. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, 1 nonresident landowner applicant put it first and 1 drew, 100.00%; 18 resident landowner applicants put it first and 14 drew, 77.78%; 22 nonresident applicants put it first and 2 drew, 9.09%; 1,016 resident applicants put it first and 83 drew, 8.17%.

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
2026Nonresident102229.09%90
2026Resident1001,016838.17%5200
2026Nonresident landowner1011100.00%——
2026Resident landowner15181477.78%——
2025Nonresident103013.33%100
2025Resident100940848.94%4610
2025Nonresident landowner1022100.00%——
2025Resident landowner15231356.52%——
2024Nonresident102328.70%130
2024Resident100911839.11%5110
2024Nonresident landowner1000———
2024Resident landowner15191578.95%——
2023Nonresident101715.88%210
2023Resident100904879.62%5630
2023Nonresident landowner1000———
2023Resident landowner151212100.00%——
2022Nonresident102727.41%150
2022Resident100959858.86%3600
2022Nonresident landowner1000———
2022Resident landowner151313100.00%——
2021Nonresident30221045.45%140
2021Resident30080227834.66%3740
2021Nonresident landowner3000———
2021Resident landowner451212100.00%——
2020Nonresident3014321.43%50
2020Resident30062728845.93%2660
2020Nonresident landowner3000———
2020Resident landowner4599100.00%——
2019Nonresident5800.00%20
2019Resident50536427.84%2300
2019Nonresident landowner500———
2019Resident landowner815853.33%——
2018Nonresident5900.00%40
2018Resident50594427.07%3080
2018Nonresident landowner500———
2018Resident landowner823834.78%——
2017Nonresident10900.00%30
2017Resident1005548515.34%2570
2017Nonresident landowner1000———
2017Resident landowner15201575.00%——
2016Nonresident104250.00%50
2016Resident1003428324.27%2410
2016Nonresident landowner1000———
2016Resident landowner15161593.75%——
2015Nonresident2100.00%30
2015Resident25430214.88%2720
2015Nonresident landowner200———
2015Resident landowner415426.67%——
2014Nonresident2400.00%40
2014Resident25519214.05%2310
2014Nonresident landowner200———
2014Resident landowner421419.05%——

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
2026Nonresident1800.00%
2026Nonresident2700.00%
2026Nonresident34125.00%
2026Nonresident4100.00%
2026Nonresident511100.00%
2026Nonresident6100.00%
2026Resident017600.00%
2026Resident125052.00%
2026Resident2204136.37%
2026Resident3142139.15%
2026Resident41142320.18%
2026Resident5761823.68%
2026Resident641819.51%
2026Resident76233.33%
2026Resident83133.33%
2026Nonresident landowner011100.00%
2026Resident landowner08450.00%
2026Resident landowner166100.00%
2026Resident landowner233100.00%
2026Resident landowner411100.00%
2025Nonresident0800.00%
2025Nonresident11200.00%
2025Nonresident2500.00%
2025Nonresident3200.00%
2025Nonresident4100.00%
2025Nonresident5100.00%
2025Nonresident611100.00%
2025Resident017921.12%
2025Resident123241.72%
2025Resident2195178.72%
2025Resident3140139.29%
2025Resident41083027.78%
2025Resident5581118.97%
2025Resident611436.36%
2025Resident76350.00%
2025Resident9100.00%
2025Nonresident landowner011100.00%
2025Nonresident landowner411100.00%
2025Resident landowner011654.55%
2025Resident landowner18337.50%
2025Resident landowner222100.00%
2025Resident landowner311100.00%
2025Resident landowner511100.00%
2024Nonresident0300.00%
2024Nonresident1600.00%
2024Nonresident26116.67%
2024Nonresident3400.00%
2024Nonresident44125.00%
2024Resident017031.76%
2024Resident1230104.35%
2024Resident2201188.96%
2024Resident31832614.21%
2024Resident4911718.68%
2024Resident523730.43%
2024Resident66233.33%
2024Resident7100.00%
2024Resident8200.00%
2024Resident landowner06583.33%
2024Resident landowner18562.50%
2024Resident landowner244100.00%
2024Resident landowner311100.00%
2023Nonresident1800.00%
2023Nonresident2100.00%
2023Nonresident35120.00%
2023Nonresidentnot stated300.00%
2023Resident1256114.30%
2023Resident22393012.55%
2023Resident31222722.13%
2023Resident432928.13%
2023Resident510440.00%
2023Resident64250.00%
2023Resident7100.00%
2023Resident9100.00%
2023Residentnot stated23941.67%
2023Resident landowner133100.00%
2023Resident landowner211100.00%
2023Resident landownernot stated88100.00%
2022Nonresident11600.00%
2022Nonresident2600.00%
2022Nonresident611100.00%
2022Nonresidentnot stated4125.00%
2022Resident1403348.44%
2022Resident21922110.94%
2022Resident3531426.42%
2022Resident419526.32%
2022Resident5500.00%
2022Resident6200.00%
2022Residentnot stated285113.86%
2022Resident landowner122100.00%
2022Resident landowner311100.00%
2022Resident landownernot stated1010100.00%
2021Nonresident09222.22%
2021Nonresident16583.33%
2021Nonresident211100.00%
2021Nonresidentnot stated6233.33%
2021Resident03428725.44%
2021Resident11204739.17%
2021Resident2654467.69%
2021Resident3221986.36%
2021Resident41616100.00%
2021Resident544100.00%
2021Resident611100.00%
2021Residentnot stated2326025.86%
2021Resident landowner044100.00%
2021Resident landowner111100.00%
2021Resident landownernot stated77100.00%
2020Nonresident0900.00%
2020Nonresident12150.00%
2020Nonresident211100.00%
2020Nonresidentnot stated2150.00%
2020Resident01884725.00%
2020Resident11135851.33%
2020Resident2846476.19%
2020Resident3473982.98%
2020Resident41313100.00%
2020Resident577100.00%
2020Resident633100.00%
2020Resident733100.00%
2020Residentnot stated1695431.95%
2020Resident landowner033100.00%
2020Resident landowner222100.00%
2020Resident landowner311100.00%
2020Resident landownernot stated33100.00%
2019Nonresident0500.00%
2019Nonresidentnot stated300.00%
2019Resident013932.16%
2019Resident111365.31%
2019Resident259813.56%
2019Resident3291034.48%
2019Resident413646.15%
2019Resident57457.14%
2019Resident64125.00%
2019Resident711100.00%
2019Residentnot stated16431.83%
2019Resident landowner12150.00%
2019Resident landowner511100.00%
2019Resident landownernot stated12650.00%
2018Nonresident0700.00%
2018Nonresidentnot stated200.00%
2018Resident019152.62%
2018Resident19566.32%
2018Resident240512.50%
2018Resident3291034.48%
2018Resident417635.29%
2018Resident59444.44%
2018Resident63266.67%
2018Resident711100.00%
2018Residentnot stated19431.55%
2018Resident landowner0100.00%
2018Resident landowner233100.00%
2018Resident landownernot stated19526.32%
2017Nonresident0300.00%
2017Nonresidentnot stated600.00%
2017Resident02122511.79%
2017Resident1611321.31%
2017Resident2451328.89%
2017Resident334926.47%
2017Resident4211047.62%
2017Resident56466.67%
2017Resident6100.00%
2017Residentnot stated169116.51%
2017Resident landowner05360.00%
2017Resident landowner111100.00%
2017Resident landownernot stated141178.57%
2016Nonresident0200.00%
2016Nonresident111100.00%
2016Nonresident411100.00%
2016Resident0831619.28%
2016Resident1581220.69%
2016Resident2541629.63%
2016Resident3321546.88%
2016Resident415853.33%
2016Resident57457.14%
2016Residentnot stated921213.04%
2016Resident landowner122100.00%
2016Resident landowner322100.00%
2016Resident landownernot stated121191.67%
2015Nonresident0100.00%
2015Resident012732.36%
2015Resident16123.28%
2015Resident24436.82%
2015Resident334720.59%
2015Resident48112.50%
2015Resident52150.00%
2015Residentnot stated14342.80%
2015Resident landowner0300.00%
2015Resident landowner13266.67%
2015Resident landownernot stated9222.22%
2014Nonresident2200.00%
2014Nonresident3100.00%
2014Nonresidentnot stated100.00%
2014Resident015174.64%
2014Resident18855.68%
2014Resident25435.56%
2014Resident315320.00%
2014Resident422100.00%
2014Residentnot stated19210.52%
2014Resident landowner010110.00%
2014Resident landowner1100.00%
2014Resident landownernot stated10330.00%

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. This hunt shows it in 2026: in the nonresident pool every applicant at 5 points drew, and 1 of 1 at 6 did not.

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.