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Montana · Deer · District 285

Montana deer b licence 285-00

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 285-00 in 2026 and drew 100 — the quota filled. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, no nonresident landowner applicant put it first; no resident landowner applicant put it first; 11 nonresident applicants put it first and 3 drew, 27.27%; 869 resident applicants put it first and 97 drew, 11.16%.

Published in 21 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
2026Nonresident1011327.27%130
2026Resident1008699711.16%4090
2026Nonresident landowner1000———
2026Resident landowner1500———
2025Nonresident101317.69%30
2025Resident1006989914.18%3780
2025Nonresident landowner1000———
2025Resident landowner1500———
2024Nonresident1017423.53%70
2024Resident1007059613.62%3780
2024Nonresident landowner1000———
2024Resident landowner1500———
2023Nonresident101200.00%150
2023Resident10061210016.34%3050
2023Nonresident landowner1000———
2023Resident landowner1500———
2022Nonresident101200.00%110
2022Resident10052310019.12%2380
2022Nonresident landowner1000———
2022Resident landowner1500———
2021Nonresident77342.86%140
2021Resident753407221.18%2520
2021Nonresident landowner700———
2021Resident landowner1200———
2020Nonresident3300.00%100
2020Resident352763512.68%2290
2020Nonresident landowner300———
2020Resident landowner600———
2019Nonresident3400.00%30
2019Resident352563513.67%1320
2019Nonresident landowner300———
2019Resident landowner600———
2018Nonresident36116.67%40
2018Resident35361349.42%1520
2018Nonresident landowner300———
2018Resident landowner600———
2017Nonresident156116.67%30
2017Resident15034814942.82%1920
2017Nonresident landowner1500———
2017Resident landowner2300———
2016Nonresident76116.67%30
2016Resident753517421.08%1990
2016Nonresident landowner700———
2016Resident landowner1200———
2015Nonresident59222.22%10
2015Resident503754812.80%2390
2015Nonresident landowner500———
2015Resident landowner800———
2014Nonresident5900.00%40
2014Resident503675013.62%2090
2014Nonresident landowner500———
2014Resident landowner800———
2013Nonresident5700.00%30
2013Resident503845013.02%2110
2013Nonresident landowner500———
2013Resident landowner800———
2012Nonresident57114.29%20
2012Resident503194915.36%1960
2012Nonresident landowner500———
2012Resident landowner800———
2011Nonresident56466.67%100
2011Resident503304613.94%2220
2011Nonresident landowner500———
2011Resident landowner800———
2010Nonresident59111.11%80
2010Resident502534919.37%1960
2010Nonresident landowner500———
2010Resident landowner800———
2009Nonresident513430.77%60
2009Resident502454618.78%1570
2009Nonresident landowner500———
2009Resident landowner800———
2008Nonresident57228.57%00
2008Resident501474832.65%790
2008Nonresident landowner500———
2008Resident landowner800———
2006Nonresident511218.18%00
2006Resident503904812.31%900
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
2026Nonresident1400.00%
2026Nonresident25120.00%
2026Nonresident322100.00%
2026Resident020962.87%
2026Resident125251.98%
2026Resident21842714.67%
2026Resident31251612.80%
2026Resident4571933.33%
2026Resident5301550.00%
2026Resident68675.00%
2026Resident73266.67%
2026Resident911100.00%
2025Nonresident0400.00%
2025Nonresident1600.00%
2025Nonresident2200.00%
2025Nonresident711100.00%
2025Resident018194.97%
2025Resident1194168.25%
2025Resident21602113.13%
2025Resident3902426.67%
2025Resident4511631.37%
2025Resident515853.33%
2025Resident66466.67%
2025Resident811100.00%
2024Nonresident08112.50%
2024Nonresident17228.57%
2024Nonresident22150.00%
2024Resident0212104.72%
2024Resident1209157.18%
2024Resident21543220.78%
2024Resident3771418.18%
2024Resident4341235.29%
2024Resident5171270.59%
2024Resident611100.00%
2024Resident7100.00%
2023Nonresident1100.00%
2023Nonresident2500.00%
2023Nonresidentnot stated600.00%
2023Resident1190178.95%
2023Resident21162723.28%
2023Resident3582034.48%
2023Resident4371951.35%
2023Resident511872.73%
2023Resident63266.67%
2023Resident711100.00%
2023Resident911100.00%
2023Residentnot stated19552.56%
2022Nonresident1900.00%
2022Nonresidentnot stated300.00%
2022Resident1154138.44%
2022Resident21022120.59%
2022Resident3562239.29%
2022Resident4291655.17%
2022Resident513969.23%
2022Resident655100.00%
2022Resident733100.00%
2022Resident822100.00%
2022Resident93266.67%
2022Resident1011100.00%
2022Residentnot stated15563.87%
2021Nonresident05240.00%
2021Nonresident211100.00%
2021Nonresidentnot stated100.00%
2021Resident077810.39%
2021Resident16158.20%
2021Resident2491530.61%
2021Resident3261973.08%
2021Resident411872.73%
2021Resident611100.00%
2021Residentnot stated1151613.91%
2020Nonresident1100.00%
2020Nonresidentnot stated200.00%
2020Resident08589.41%
2020Resident15311.89%
2020Resident2421330.95%
2020Resident317529.41%
2020Resident411100.00%
2020Resident53266.67%
2020Resident711100.00%
2020Residentnot stated7445.41%
2019Nonresident0300.00%
2019Nonresidentnot stated100.00%
2019Resident0651015.38%
2019Resident16258.06%
2019Resident225728.00%
2019Resident36466.67%
2019Resident44250.00%
2019Resident511100.00%
2019Resident722100.00%
2019Residentnot stated9144.40%
2018Nonresident02150.00%
2018Nonresidentnot stated400.00%
2018Resident013175.34%
2018Resident14436.82%
2018Resident218422.22%
2018Resident311545.45%
2018Resident4100.00%
2018Resident544100.00%
2018Resident62150.00%
2018Residentnot stated150106.67%
2017Nonresident03133.33%
2017Nonresidentnot stated300.00%
2017Resident01013029.70%
2017Resident1522955.77%
2017Resident2301963.33%
2017Resident31717100.00%
2017Resident4151280.00%
2017Resident566100.00%
2017Resident611100.00%
2017Residentnot stated1263527.78%
2016Nonresident2300.00%
2016Nonresident311100.00%
2016Nonresidentnot stated200.00%
2016Resident01071312.15%
2016Resident1421023.81%
2016Resident229827.59%
2016Resident3221254.55%
2016Resident415853.33%
2016Resident55360.00%
2016Residentnot stated1312015.27%
2015Nonresident0300.00%
2015Nonresident1100.00%
2015Nonresident2100.00%
2015Nonresident3200.00%
2015Nonresidentnot stated22100.00%
2015Resident0103109.71%
2015Resident16169.84%
2015Resident240820.00%
2015Resident3321031.25%
2015Resident410330.00%
2015Resident52150.00%
2015Resident611100.00%
2015Resident8100.00%
2015Residentnot stated12597.20%
2014Nonresident0100.00%
2014Nonresident1300.00%
2014Nonresident2200.00%
2014Nonresidentnot stated300.00%
2014Resident07633.95%
2014Resident159711.86%
2014Resident2451328.89%
2014Resident319315.79%
2014Resident47457.14%
2014Resident522100.00%
2014Resident611100.00%
2014Residentnot stated1581710.76%
2013Nonresident0400.00%
2013Nonresidentnot stated300.00%
2013Resident01121311.61%
2013Resident1601220.00%
2013Resident233618.18%
2013Resident317317.65%
2013Resident411327.27%
2013Residentnot stated151138.61%
2012Nonresident0200.00%
2012Nonresident111100.00%
2012Nonresidentnot stated400.00%
2012Resident09377.53%
2012Resident1611118.03%
2012Resident2281346.43%
2012Resident311327.27%
2012Resident4100.00%
2012Resident511100.00%
2012Resident611100.00%
2012Residentnot stated1231310.57%
2011Nonresident03266.67%
2011Nonresident111100.00%
2011Nonresidentnot stated2150.00%
2011Resident09744.12%
2011Resident1571221.05%
2011Resident224937.50%
2011Resident38450.00%
2011Resident4100.00%
2011Resident52150.00%
2011Resident611100.00%
2011Residentnot stated1401510.71%
2010Nonresident0300.00%
2010Nonresidentnot stated6116.67%
2010Resident0771620.78%
2010Resident136719.44%
2010Resident26116.67%
2010Resident3300.00%
2010Resident42150.00%
2010Residentnot stated1292418.60%
2009Nonresident03133.33%
2009Nonresident211100.00%
2009Nonresidentnot stated9222.22%
2009Resident0901516.67%
2009Resident126934.62%
2009Resident211436.36%
2009Resident3100.00%
2009Resident411100.00%
2009Residentnot stated1161714.66%
2008Nonresident03133.33%
2008Nonresidentnot stated4125.00%
2008Resident0551832.73%
2008Resident1211466.67%
2008Resident25480.00%
2008Resident32150.00%
2008Resident411100.00%
2008Residentnot stated631015.87%
2007Nonresident0300.00%
2007Nonresidentnot stated9111.11%
2007Resident046715.22%
2007Resident1241250.00%
2007Resident211654.55%
2007Resident322100.00%
2007Residentnot stated1032221.36%
2006Nonresident0100.00%
2006Nonresident1100.00%
2006Nonresidentnot stated9222.22%
2006Resident01361611.76%
2006Resident127414.81%
2006Resident212325.00%
2006Resident32150.00%
2006Residentnot stated2132411.27%

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.