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Montana deer b licence 404-00

Mule. 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 404-00 in 2026 and drew 100 — the quota filled. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, no nonresident landowner applicant put it first; 2 resident landowner applicants put it first and 2 drew, 100.00%; 14 nonresident applicants put it first and 2 drew, 14.29%; 235 resident applicants put it first and 96 drew, 40.85%.

Published in 17 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.
Year	Pool	Pool cap	Put it first	Drew on first choice	First-choice success rate	Put it 2nd or 3rd	Drew on 2nd or 3rd
2026	Nonresident	10	14	2	14.29%	4	0
2026	Resident	100	235	96	40.85%	79	0
2026	Nonresident landowner	10	0	0	—	—	—
2026	Resident landowner	15	2	2	100.00%	—	—
2025	Nonresident	10	26	10	38.46%	6	0
2025	Resident	100	264	88	33.33%	60	0
2025	Nonresident landowner	10	0	0	—	—	—
2025	Resident landowner	15	2	2	100.00%	—	—
2024	Nonresident	30	21	21	100.00%	3	0
2024	Resident	300	246	246	100.00%	66	31
2024	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2024	Resident landowner	45	2	2	100.00%	—	—
2023	Nonresident	40	18	18	100.00%	9	9
2023	Resident	400	243	243	100.00%	50	50
2023	Nonresident landowner	40	0	0	—	—	—
2023	Resident landowner	60	3	3	100.00%	—	—
2022	Nonresident	30	16	16	100.00%	11	11
2022	Resident	300	215	215	100.00%	43	43
2022	Nonresident landowner	30	0	0	—	—	—
2022	Resident landowner	45	2	2	100.00%	—	—
2021	Nonresident	10	23	10	43.48%	7	0
2021	Resident	100	210	88	41.90%	44	0
2021	Nonresident landowner	10	0	0	—	—	—
2021	Resident landowner	15	2	2	100.00%	—	—
2020	Nonresident	10	18	6	33.33%	3	0
2020	Resident	100	213	92	43.19%	37	0
2020	Nonresident landowner	10	0	0	—	—	—
2020	Resident landowner	15	2	2	100.00%	—	—
2019	Nonresident	10	11	6	54.55%	1	0
2019	Resident	100	202	89	44.06%	33	0
2019	Nonresident landowner	10	0	0	—	—	—
2019	Resident landowner	15	5	5	100.00%	—	—
2018	Nonresident	10	11	5	45.45%	1	0
2018	Resident	100	167	89	53.29%	36	0
2018	Nonresident landowner	10	0	0	—	—	—
2018	Resident landowner	15	6	6	100.00%	—	—
2013	Nonresident	10	20	10	50.00%	12	0
2013	Resident	100	232	78	33.62%	77	0
2013	Nonresident landowner	40	0	0	—	—	—
2013	Resident landowner	60	12	12	100.00%	—	—
2012	Nonresident	40	24	24	100.00%	5	5
2012	Resident	400	251	251	100.00%	60	60
2012	Nonresident landowner	40	0	0	—	—	—
2012	Resident landowner	60	6	6	100.00%	—	—
2011	Nonresident	90	20	20	100.00%	9	9
2011	Resident	900	229	229	100.00%	42	42
2011	Nonresident landowner	90	0	0	—	—	—
2011	Resident landowner	135	11	11	100.00%	—	—
2010	Nonresident	90	28	28	100.00%	8	8
2010	Resident	900	258	258	100.00%	27	27
2010	Nonresident landowner	90	0	0	—	—	—
2010	Resident landowner	135	5	5	100.00%	—	—
2009	Nonresident	120	22	22	100.00%	2	2
2009	Resident	1,200	243	243	100.00%	9	9
2009	Nonresident landowner	120	0	0	—	—	—
2009	Resident landowner	180	4	4	100.00%	—	—
2008	Nonresident	120	23	23	100.00%	2	2
2008	Resident	1,200	243	243	100.00%	2	2
2008	Nonresident landowner	120	0	0	—	—	—
2008	Resident landowner	180	8	8	100.00%	—	—
2006	Nonresident	80	21	21	100.00%	2	2
2006	Resident	800	287	287	100.00%	7	7
2006	Nonresident landowner	80	0	0	—	—	—
2006	Resident landowner	120	5	5	100.00%	—	—

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.
Year	Pool	Bonus points	Applied	Drew	Drew at this level
2026	Nonresident	0	10	2	20.00%
2026	Nonresident	1	3	0	0.00%
2026	Nonresident	2	1	0	0.00%
2026	Resident	0	108	30	27.78%
2026	Resident	1	82	30	36.59%
2026	Resident	2	41	32	78.05%
2026	Resident	3	3	3	100.00%
2026	Resident	4	1	1	100.00%
2026	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2026	Resident landowner	1	1	1	100.00%
2025	Nonresident	0	17	6	35.29%
2025	Nonresident	1	8	3	37.50%
2025	Nonresident	2	1	1	100.00%
2025	Resident	0	130	30	23.08%
2025	Resident	1	114	43	37.72%
2025	Resident	2	15	11	73.33%
2025	Resident	3	5	4	80.00%
2025	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2025	Resident landowner	1	1	1	100.00%
2024	Nonresident	0	16	16	100.00%
2024	Nonresident	1	5	5	100.00%
2024	Resident	0	137	137	100.00%
2024	Resident	1	99	99	100.00%
2024	Resident	2	7	7	100.00%
2024	Resident	3	2	2	100.00%
2024	Resident	5	1	1	100.00%
2024	Resident landowner	1	1	1	100.00%
2024	Resident landowner	2	1	1	100.00%
2023	Nonresident	1	2	2	100.00%
2023	Nonresident	not stated	16	16	100.00%
2023	Resident	1	103	103	100.00%
2023	Resident	2	11	11	100.00%
2023	Resident	3	3	3	100.00%
2023	Resident	not stated	126	126	100.00%
2023	Resident landowner	1	2	2	100.00%
2023	Resident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2022	Nonresident	1	8	8	100.00%
2022	Nonresident	2	1	1	100.00%
2022	Nonresident	not stated	7	7	100.00%
2022	Resident	1	86	86	100.00%
2022	Resident	2	22	22	100.00%
2022	Resident	3	8	8	100.00%
2022	Resident	5	1	1	100.00%
2022	Resident	12	1	1	100.00%
2022	Resident	not stated	97	97	100.00%
2022	Resident landowner	1	1	1	100.00%
2022	Resident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2021	Nonresident	0	10	2	20.00%
2021	Nonresident	1	2	2	100.00%
2021	Nonresident	not stated	11	6	54.55%
2021	Resident	0	73	32	43.84%
2021	Resident	1	24	17	70.83%
2021	Resident	2	5	5	100.00%
2021	Resident	3	1	1	100.00%
2021	Resident	not stated	107	33	30.84%
2021	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2021	Resident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2020	Nonresident	0	10	6	60.00%
2020	Nonresident	1	1	0	0.00%
2020	Nonresident	not stated	7	0	0.00%
2020	Resident	0	81	31	38.27%
2020	Resident	1	21	17	80.95%
2020	Resident	2	5	3	60.00%
2020	Resident	4	1	1	100.00%
2020	Resident	not stated	105	40	38.10%
2020	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2020	Resident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2019	Nonresident	0	2	1	50.00%
2019	Nonresident	1	1	1	100.00%
2019	Nonresident	not stated	8	4	50.00%
2019	Resident	0	82	30	36.59%
2019	Resident	1	21	12	57.14%
2019	Resident	2	4	4	100.00%
2019	Resident	not stated	95	43	45.26%
2019	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2019	Resident landowner	not stated	4	4	100.00%
2018	Nonresident	0	2	1	50.00%
2018	Nonresident	not stated	9	4	44.44%
2018	Resident	0	70	35	50.00%
2018	Resident	1	4	4	100.00%
2018	Resident	2	1	1	100.00%
2018	Resident	not stated	92	49	53.26%
2018	Resident landowner	not stated	6	6	100.00%
2013	Nonresident	0	2	2	100.00%
2013	Nonresident	not stated	18	8	44.44%
2013	Resident	0	84	25	29.76%
2013	Resident	1	4	3	75.00%
2013	Resident	2	3	3	100.00%
2013	Resident	3	1	1	100.00%
2013	Resident	not stated	140	46	32.86%
2013	Resident landowner	0	6	6	100.00%
2013	Resident landowner	not stated	6	6	100.00%
2012	Nonresident	0	6	6	100.00%
2012	Nonresident	not stated	18	18	100.00%
2012	Resident	0	103	103	100.00%
2012	Resident	1	10	10	100.00%
2012	Resident	2	1	1	100.00%
2012	Resident	not stated	137	137	100.00%
2012	Resident landowner	0	2	2	100.00%
2012	Resident landowner	not stated	4	4	100.00%
2011	Nonresident	0	1	1	100.00%
2011	Nonresident	not stated	19	19	100.00%
2011	Resident	0	105	105	100.00%
2011	Resident	1	2	2	100.00%
2011	Resident	2	1	1	100.00%
2011	Resident	not stated	121	121	100.00%
2011	Resident landowner	0	3	3	100.00%
2011	Resident landowner	not stated	8	8	100.00%
2010	Nonresident	0	7	7	100.00%
2010	Nonresident	not stated	21	21	100.00%
2010	Resident	0	105	105	100.00%
2010	Resident	1	3	3	100.00%
2010	Resident	not stated	150	150	100.00%
2010	Resident landowner	0	2	2	100.00%
2010	Resident landowner	not stated	3	3	100.00%
2009	Nonresident	0	8	8	100.00%
2009	Nonresident	not stated	14	14	100.00%
2009	Resident	0	83	83	100.00%
2009	Resident	1	1	1	100.00%
2009	Resident	not stated	159	159	100.00%
2009	Resident landowner	0	2	2	100.00%
2009	Resident landowner	not stated	2	2	100.00%
2008	Nonresident	0	3	3	100.00%
2008	Nonresident	not stated	20	20	100.00%
2008	Resident	0	81	81	100.00%
2008	Resident	not stated	162	162	100.00%
2008	Resident landowner	0	3	3	100.00%
2008	Resident landowner	not stated	5	5	100.00%
2007	Nonresident	0	4	4	100.00%
2007	Nonresident	not stated	13	13	100.00%
2007	Resident	0	91	91	100.00%
2007	Resident	1	2	2	100.00%
2007	Resident	not stated	190	190	100.00%
2007	Resident landowner	0	3	3	100.00%
2007	Resident landowner	not stated	6	6	100.00%
2006	Nonresident	0	6	6	100.00%
2006	Nonresident	not stated	15	15	100.00%
2006	Resident	0	101	101	100.00%
2006	Resident	1	5	5	100.00%
2006	Resident	not stated	181	181	100.00%
2006	Resident landowner	0	2	2	100.00%
2006	Resident landowner	not stated	3	3	100.00%

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

2026 Deer B Drawing Statistics Report.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2026-06-12, fetched 2026-09-03
2025 Deer B Drawing Statistics Report.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2025-06-16, fetched 2026-09-03
2024 Deer B Drawing Statistics Report.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2024-06-18, fetched 2026-09-03
2023 Deer B Drawing Statistics Report.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2023-06-21, fetched 2026-09-03
2022 Deer B Drawing Statistics Report.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2022-06-13, fetched 2026-09-03
2021 deer b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2021-06-18, fetched 2026-09-03
2020 deer b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2020-06-11, fetched 2026-09-03
2019 deer b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2019-07-15, fetched 2026-09-03
2018 deer b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2018-07-16, fetched 2026-09-03
2013 deer b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2013-07-15, fetched 2026-09-03
2012 deer b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2012-07-16, fetched 2026-09-03
2011 deer B stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2011-07-18, fetched 2026-09-03
2010 deer b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2010-07-19, fetched 2026-09-03
2009 DEER B STATS.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-07-20, fetched 2026-09-03
2008 DEER_B_stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2008-07-22, fetched 2026-09-03
2006 DEER_B_LICENSES_stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2006-07-25, fetched 2026-09-03
2026 Deer B Detailed Bonus Point Drawing Statistics.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2026-06-16, fetched 2026-09-03
2025 Deer B Detailed Bonus Point Drawing Statistics.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2025-06-16, fetched 2026-09-03
2024 Deer B Detailed Bonus Point Drawing Statistics.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2024-06-18, fetched 2026-09-03
2023 Deer B Detailed Bonus Point Drawing Statistics.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2023-06-21, fetched 2026-09-03
2022 Deer B Bonus Point Drawing Statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-00, fetched 2026-09-03
2021 DEA detailed bonus point statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-00, fetched 2026-09-03
2020 deer elk antelope detailed bonus point statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-00, fetched 2026-09-03
2019 DEA detailed bonus point statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-00, fetched 2026-09-03
2018 deer b detailed statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-00, fetched 2026-09-03
2013 dea detailed bonus point stats.xlsx — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2013-08-12, fetched 2026-09-03
2012 dea detailed stats1.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2012-10-26, fetched 2026-09-03
2011 dea detailed statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2011-08-09, fetched 2026-09-03
2010 dea detailed statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2010-07-23, fetched 2026-09-03
2009 dea detailed statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-07-23, fetched 2026-09-03
2008 dea detailed statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2008-07-31, fetched 2026-09-03
2007 dea detailed statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2007-10-30, fetched 2026-09-03
2006 dea detailed statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2006-09-11, fetched 2026-09-03

Other licences in these districts

Deer B licence 400-00 Deer B licence 400-01 Deer B licence 401-00 Deer B licence 403-00 Deer B licence 404-01 Deer B licence 405-00 Deer B licence 406-00 Deer B licence 410-00 All Montana deer All Montana species

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.