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Montana · Deer · District 122

Montana deer b licence 122-00

Wt. How many people put this deer 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 122-00 in 2026 and drew 100 — the quota filled. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, no nonresident landowner applicant put it first; 3 resident landowner applicants put it first and 3 drew, 100.00%; 14 nonresident applicants put it first and none of them drew; 562 resident applicants put it first and 97 drew, 17.26%.

Published in 19 of the drawing years FWP has posted, 2006 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
2026Nonresident101400.00%240
2026Resident1005629717.26%5220
2026Nonresident landowner1000———
2026Resident landowner1533100.00%——
2025Nonresident102328.70%190
2025Resident1005329517.86%5320
2025Nonresident landowner1000———
2025Resident landowner1533100.00%——
2024Nonresident101317.69%290
2024Resident1005489517.34%4950
2024Nonresident landowner1000———
2024Resident landowner1544100.00%——
2023Nonresident107228.57%290
2023Resident1004839519.67%4350
2023Nonresident landowner1000———
2023Resident landowner1533100.00%——
2022Nonresident1019315.79%110
2022Resident1003909524.36%3320
2022Nonresident landowner1000———
2022Resident landowner1522100.00%——
2021Nonresident59111.11%180
2021Resident503874812.40%2980
2021Nonresident landowner500———
2021Resident landowner811100.00%——
2020Nonresident5800.00%130
2020Resident503154915.56%2270
2020Nonresident landowner500———
2020Resident landowner811100.00%——
2019Nonresident51417.14%200
2019Resident502584918.99%1840
2019Nonresident landowner500———
2019Resident landowner800———
2018Nonresident518211.11%140
2018Resident504354610.57%2910
2018Nonresident landowner500———
2018Resident landowner822100.00%——
2017Nonresident2017211.76%190
2017Resident20051619738.18%2210
2017Nonresident landowner2000———
2017Resident landowner3011100.00%——
2016Nonresident30191368.42%150
2016Resident30059528447.73%2490
2016Nonresident landowner3000———
2016Resident landowner4533100.00%——
2015Nonresident3017741.18%110
2015Resident30066428943.52%2990
2015Nonresident landowner3011100.00%——
2015Resident landowner4533100.00%——
2014Nonresident208450.00%130
2014Resident20045719442.45%2850
2014Nonresident landowner2000———
2014Resident landowner3022100.00%——
2011Nonresident2100.00%150
2011Resident251622213.58%2280
2011Nonresident landowner200———
2011Resident landowner433100.00%——
2010Nonresident2100.00%140
2010Resident251262318.25%1840
2010Nonresident landowner200———
2010Resident landowner422100.00%——
2009Nonresident2100.00%100
2009Resident251402316.43%2230
2009Nonresident landowner200———
2009Resident landowner422100.00%——
2008Nonresident57571.43%10
2008Resident501784123.03%100
2008Nonresident landowner500———
2008Resident landowner844100.00%——
2006Nonresident55360.00%20
2006Resident501364734.56%300
2006Nonresident landowner500———
2006Resident landowner700———

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
2026Nonresident0400.00%
2026Nonresident1400.00%
2026Nonresident2500.00%
2026Nonresident3100.00%
2026Resident010532.86%
2026Resident1198126.06%
2026Resident21262923.02%
2026Resident3802531.25%
2026Resident4411946.34%
2026Resident510880.00%
2026Resident611100.00%
2026Resident7100.00%
2026Resident landowner022100.00%
2026Resident landowner111100.00%
2025Nonresident09111.11%
2025Nonresident1700.00%
2025Nonresident22150.00%
2025Nonresident3400.00%
2025Nonresident4100.00%
2025Resident011765.13%
2025Resident11842010.87%
2025Resident21283225.00%
2025Resident3641625.00%
2025Resident4311754.84%
2025Resident57342.86%
2025Resident611100.00%
2025Resident landowner022100.00%
2025Resident landowner111100.00%
2024Nonresident0800.00%
2024Nonresident1300.00%
2024Nonresident2100.00%
2024Nonresident411100.00%
2024Resident013632.21%
2024Resident1183179.29%
2024Resident21394129.50%
2024Resident3642234.38%
2024Resident4211152.38%
2024Resident55120.00%
2024Resident landowner022100.00%
2024Resident landowner111100.00%
2024Resident landowner311100.00%
2023Nonresident1200.00%
2023Nonresident222100.00%
2023Nonresidentnot stated300.00%
2023Resident11942110.82%
2023Resident2792329.11%
2023Resident3452657.78%
2023Resident413753.85%
2023Resident5111090.91%
2023Residentnot stated14185.67%
2023Resident landowner111100.00%
2023Resident landownernot stated22100.00%
2022Nonresident1600.00%
2022Nonresident2400.00%
2022Nonresident32150.00%
2022Nonresidentnot stated7228.57%
2022Resident11142320.18%
2022Resident2691420.29%
2022Resident3301653.33%
2022Resident4261661.54%
2022Resident577100.00%
2022Resident622100.00%
2022Resident911100.00%
2022Residentnot stated1411611.35%
2022Resident landownernot stated22100.00%
2021Nonresident0200.00%
2021Nonresident1100.00%
2021Nonresident211100.00%
2021Nonresidentnot stated500.00%
2021Resident0126118.73%
2021Resident158712.07%
2021Resident237924.32%
2021Resident3241250.00%
2021Resident47457.14%
2021Residentnot stated13553.70%
2021Resident landownernot stated11100.00%
2020Nonresident0200.00%
2020Nonresident1500.00%
2020Nonresidentnot stated100.00%
2020Resident08189.88%
2020Resident150714.00%
2020Resident2481633.33%
2020Resident310440.00%
2020Resident422100.00%
2020Residentnot stated124129.68%
2020Resident landownernot stated11100.00%
2019Nonresident0700.00%
2019Nonresident1100.00%
2019Nonresidentnot stated6116.67%
2019Resident0731317.81%
2019Resident158813.79%
2019Resident220840.00%
2019Resident39777.78%
2019Residentnot stated981313.27%
2018Nonresident01000.00%
2018Nonresident1200.00%
2018Nonresidentnot stated6233.33%
2018Resident0171105.85%
2018Resident1781316.67%
2018Resident220315.00%
2018Resident322100.00%
2018Residentnot stated1641810.98%
2018Resident landowner011100.00%
2018Resident landownernot stated11100.00%
2017Nonresident0400.00%
2017Nonresident211100.00%
2017Nonresidentnot stated1218.33%
2017Resident01856535.14%
2017Resident1773748.05%
2017Resident2171482.35%
2017Resident355100.00%
2017Resident411100.00%
2017Residentnot stated2317532.47%
2017Resident landownernot stated11100.00%
2016Nonresident033100.00%
2016Nonresident111100.00%
2016Nonresidentnot stated15960.00%
2016Resident02129343.87%
2016Resident1916773.63%
2016Resident2191368.42%
2016Resident322100.00%
2016Resident611100.00%
2016Residentnot stated27010840.00%
2016Resident landownernot stated33100.00%
2015Nonresident06233.33%
2015Nonresidentnot stated11545.45%
2015Resident027510939.64%
2015Resident1754458.67%
2015Resident2161487.50%
2015Resident388100.00%
2015Resident433100.00%
2015Resident52150.00%
2015Resident611100.00%
2015Residentnot stated28410938.38%
2015Nonresident landownernot stated11100.00%
2015Resident landownernot stated33100.00%
2014Nonresident011100.00%
2014Nonresidentnot stated7342.86%
2014Resident01596138.36%
2014Resident1342161.76%
2014Resident2191473.68%
2014Resident311872.73%
2014Resident44250.00%
2014Resident522100.00%
2014Residentnot stated2288637.72%
2014Resident landownernot stated22100.00%
2011Nonresident0100.00%
2011Resident054611.11%
2011Resident129413.79%
2011Resident215426.67%
2011Resident311100.00%
2011Resident411100.00%
2011Resident53133.33%
2011Resident711100.00%
2011Residentnot stated5846.90%
2011Resident landownernot stated33100.00%
2010Nonresident1100.00%
2010Resident037513.51%
2010Resident122836.36%
2010Resident27228.57%
2010Resident3200.00%
2010Resident4100.00%
2010Resident6100.00%
2010Residentnot stated56814.29%
2010Resident landownernot stated22100.00%
2009Nonresidentnot stated100.00%
2009Resident044613.64%
2009Resident116531.25%
2009Resident25240.00%
2009Resident34125.00%
2009Resident43266.67%
2009Resident5100.00%
2009Residentnot stated67710.45%
2009Resident landownernot stated22100.00%
2008Nonresident0100.00%
2008Nonresident1100.00%
2008Nonresident222100.00%
2008Nonresidentnot stated33100.00%
2008Resident053713.21%
2008Resident1211047.62%
2008Resident210440.00%
2008Resident36350.00%
2008Resident511100.00%
2008Residentnot stated871618.39%
2008Resident landowner111100.00%
2008Resident landownernot stated33100.00%
2007Nonresident05240.00%
2007Nonresident1200.00%
2007Nonresidentnot stated500.00%
2007Resident064914.06%
2007Resident1251352.00%
2007Resident29444.44%
2007Resident333100.00%
2007Resident43133.33%
2007Residentnot stated731621.92%
2007Resident landownernot stated22100.00%
2006Nonresident0100.00%
2006Nonresidentnot stated4375.00%
2006Resident0381026.32%
2006Resident119842.11%
2006Resident26350.00%
2006Resident38562.50%
2006Residentnot stated652132.31%

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 resident pool every applicant at 6 points drew, and 1 of 1 at 7 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.