Montana · Deer · District 445

Montana deer b licence 445-00

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 25 on 445-00 in 2026 and drew 25 — the quota filled. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, no nonresident landowner applicant put it first; 4 resident landowner applicants put it first and 4 drew, 100.00%; 3 nonresident applicants put it first and none of them drew; 63 resident applicants put it first and 21 drew, 33.33%.

Published in 9 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	2	3	0	0.00%	1	0
2026	Resident	25	63	21	33.33%	29	0
2026	Nonresident landowner	2	0	0	—	—	—
2026	Resident landowner	4	4	4	100.00%	—	—
2013	Nonresident	15	33	15	45.45%	8	0
2013	Resident	150	263	130	49.43%	25	0
2013	Nonresident landowner	15	0	0	—	—	—
2013	Resident landowner	23	5	5	100.00%	—	—
2012	Nonresident	15	40	11	27.50%	3	0
2012	Resident	150	333	132	39.64%	15	0
2012	Nonresident landowner	15	0	0	—	—	—
2012	Resident landowner	23	7	7	100.00%	—	—
2011	Nonresident	10	49	8	16.33%	6	0
2011	Resident	100	295	87	29.49%	46	0
2011	Nonresident landowner	10	0	0	—	—	—
2011	Resident landowner	15	5	5	100.00%	—	—
2010	Nonresident	20	25	20	80.00%	13	0
2010	Resident	200	265	178	67.17%	43	0
2010	Nonresident landowner	20	0	0	—	—	—
2010	Resident landowner	30	2	2	100.00%	—	—
2009	Nonresident	20	40	20	50.00%	0	0
2009	Resident	200	295	176	59.66%	10	0
2009	Nonresident landowner	20	0	0	—	—	—
2009	Resident landowner	30	4	4	100.00%	—	—
2008	Nonresident	60	29	29	100.00%	0	0
2008	Resident	600	306	306	100.00%	5	5
2008	Nonresident landowner	60	0	0	—	—	—
2008	Resident landowner	90	3	3	100.00%	—	—
2006	Nonresident	50	34	34	100.00%	1	1
2006	Resident	500	293	293	100.00%	5	5
2006	Nonresident landowner	50	0	0	—	—	—
2006	Resident landowner	75	4	4	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	1	0	0.00%
2026	Nonresident	1	2	0	0.00%
2026	Resident	0	24	5	20.83%
2026	Resident	1	21	5	23.81%
2026	Resident	2	13	7	53.85%
2026	Resident	3	4	3	75.00%
2026	Resident	4	1	1	100.00%
2026	Resident landowner	0	3	3	100.00%
2026	Resident landowner	1	1	1	100.00%
2013	Nonresident	0	9	6	66.67%
2013	Nonresident	1	2	1	50.00%
2013	Nonresident	not stated	22	8	36.36%
2013	Resident	0	93	41	44.09%
2013	Resident	1	40	28	70.00%
2013	Resident	2	9	8	88.89%
2013	Resident	3	5	4	80.00%
2013	Resident	not stated	116	49	42.24%
2013	Resident landowner	0	3	3	100.00%
2013	Resident landowner	1	1	1	100.00%
2013	Resident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2012	Nonresident	0	7	2	28.57%
2012	Nonresident	1	7	2	28.57%
2012	Nonresident	2	1	1	100.00%
2012	Nonresident	not stated	25	6	24.00%
2012	Resident	0	103	38	36.89%
2012	Resident	1	45	27	60.00%
2012	Resident	2	17	10	58.82%
2012	Resident	not stated	168	57	33.93%
2012	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2012	Resident landowner	not stated	6	6	100.00%
2011	Nonresident	0	8	1	12.50%
2011	Nonresident	1	1	0	0.00%
2011	Nonresident	not stated	40	7	17.50%
2011	Resident	0	119	35	29.41%
2011	Resident	1	31	15	48.39%
2011	Resident	2	7	6	85.71%
2011	Resident	not stated	138	31	22.46%
2011	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2011	Resident landowner	not stated	4	4	100.00%
2010	Nonresident	0	5	2	40.00%
2010	Nonresident	not stated	20	18	90.00%
2010	Resident	0	111	74	66.67%
2010	Resident	1	19	14	73.68%
2010	Resident	not stated	135	90	66.67%
2010	Resident landowner	not stated	2	2	100.00%
2009	Nonresident	0	6	2	33.33%
2009	Nonresident	not stated	34	18	52.94%
2009	Resident	0	122	79	64.75%
2009	Resident	not stated	173	97	56.07%
2009	Resident landowner	not stated	4	4	100.00%
2008	Nonresident	0	7	7	100.00%
2008	Nonresident	not stated	22	22	100.00%
2008	Resident	0	116	116	100.00%
2008	Resident	1	2	2	100.00%
2008	Resident	2	1	1	100.00%
2008	Resident	not stated	187	187	100.00%
2008	Resident landowner	not stated	3	3	100.00%
2007	Nonresident	0	13	13	100.00%
2007	Nonresident	not stated	28	28	100.00%
2007	Resident	0	112	112	100.00%
2007	Resident	1	2	2	100.00%
2007	Resident	2	1	1	100.00%
2007	Resident	not stated	202	202	100.00%
2007	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2007	Resident landowner	not stated	2	2	100.00%
2006	Nonresident	0	7	7	100.00%
2006	Nonresident	not stated	27	27	100.00%
2006	Resident	0	99	99	100.00%
2006	Resident	1	3	3	100.00%
2006	Resident	3	1	1	100.00%
2006	Resident	not stated	190	190	100.00%
2006	Resident landowner	not stated	4	4	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
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
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 432-00 Deer B licence 441-00 Deer B licence 442-00 Deer B licence 444-00 Deer B licence 445-01 Deer B licence 446-00 Deer B licence 447-00 Deer B licence 448-00 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.