Montana · Deer · District 599

Montana deer b licence 599-00

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 2021 drawing did

Montana set a quota of 2,500 on 599-00 in 2021 and drew 548, so 1,952 went undrawn, and 1,952 went to the surplus list. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, no nonresident landowner applicant put it first; 1 resident landowner applicant put it first and 1 drew, 100.00%; 39 nonresident applicants put it first and 39 drew, 100.00%; 470 resident applicants put it first and 470 drew, 100.00%.

This licence code stops appearing after 2021. FWP's 2026 reports do not carry it, and this site does not map a retired code onto a current one — the department renumbered its licence-type suffixes and has published nothing saying which old code became which new one. What is below is the record of the 16 years it was drawn.

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
2021	Nonresident	250	39	39	100.00%	10	10
2021	Resident	2,500	470	470	100.00%	28	28
2021	Nonresident landowner	250	0	0	—	—	—
2021	Resident landowner	375	1	1	100.00%	—	—
2020	Nonresident	250	31	31	100.00%	7	7
2020	Resident	2,500	408	408	100.00%	28	28
2020	Nonresident landowner	250	0	0	—	—	—
2020	Resident landowner	375	0	0	—	—	—
2019	Nonresident	250	29	29	100.00%	8	8
2019	Resident	2,500	450	450	100.00%	16	16
2019	Nonresident landowner	250	1	1	100.00%	—	—
2019	Resident landowner	375	0	0	—	—	—
2018	Nonresident	250	28	28	100.00%	6	6
2018	Resident	2,500	544	544	100.00%	40	40
2018	Nonresident landowner	250	0	0	—	—	—
2018	Resident landowner	375	2	2	100.00%	—	—
2017	Nonresident	200	23	23	100.00%	18	18
2017	Resident	2,000	643	643	100.00%	87	87
2017	Nonresident landowner	200	0	0	—	—	—
2017	Resident landowner	300	1	1	100.00%	—	—
2016	Nonresident	200	54	54	100.00%	12	12
2016	Resident	2,000	772	772	100.00%	90	90
2016	Nonresident landowner	200	0	0	—	—	—
2016	Resident landowner	300	0	0	—	—	—
2015	Nonresident	150	77	77	100.00%	12	12
2015	Resident	1,500	1,142	1,142	100.00%	114	114
2015	Nonresident landowner	150	0	0	—	—	—
2015	Resident landowner	225	7	7	100.00%	—	—
2014	Nonresident	100	104	76	73.08%	0	0
2014	Resident	1,000	1,260	915	72.62%	31	0
2014	Nonresident landowner	100	0	0	—	—	—
2014	Resident landowner	150	9	9	100.00%	—	—
2013	Nonresident	200	15	15	100.00%	14	14
2013	Resident	2,000	464	464	100.00%	118	118
2013	Nonresident landowner	200	0	0	—	—	—
2013	Resident landowner	300	3	3	100.00%	—	—
2012	Nonresident	200	17	17	100.00%	12	12
2012	Resident	2,000	429	429	100.00%	120	120
2012	Nonresident landowner	200	0	0	—	—	—
2012	Resident landowner	300	1	1	100.00%	—	—
2011	Nonresident	200	18	18	100.00%	8	8
2011	Resident	2,000	524	524	100.00%	51	51
2011	Nonresident landowner	200	0	0	—	—	—
2011	Resident landowner	300	3	3	100.00%	—	—
2010	Nonresident	200	18	18	100.00%	2	2
2010	Resident	2,000	540	540	100.00%	14	14
2010	Nonresident landowner	200	0	0	—	—	—
2010	Resident landowner	300	3	3	100.00%	—	—
2009	Nonresident	200	19	19	100.00%	1	1
2009	Resident	2,000	579	579	100.00%	5	5
2009	Nonresident landowner	200	0	0	—	—	—
2009	Resident landowner	300	3	3	100.00%	—	—
2008	Nonresident	200	21	21	100.00%	0	0
2008	Resident	2,000	686	686	100.00%	5	5
2008	Nonresident landowner	200	0	0	—	—	—
2008	Resident landowner	300	3	3	100.00%	—	—
2006	Nonresident	200	36	36	100.00%	0	0
2006	Resident	2,000	822	822	100.00%	20	20
2006	Nonresident landowner	200	0	0	—	—	—
2006	Resident landowner	300	7	7	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
2021	Nonresident	0	12	12	100.00%
2021	Nonresident	not stated	27	27	100.00%
2021	Resident	0	92	92	100.00%
2021	Resident	1	6	6	100.00%
2021	Resident	not stated	372	372	100.00%
2021	Resident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2020	Nonresident	0	12	12	100.00%
2020	Nonresident	1	1	1	100.00%
2020	Nonresident	not stated	18	18	100.00%
2020	Resident	0	74	74	100.00%
2020	Resident	1	4	4	100.00%
2020	Resident	not stated	330	330	100.00%
2019	Nonresident	0	2	2	100.00%
2019	Nonresident	not stated	27	27	100.00%
2019	Resident	0	82	82	100.00%
2019	Resident	1	5	5	100.00%
2019	Resident	not stated	363	363	100.00%
2019	Nonresident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2018	Nonresident	0	8	8	100.00%
2018	Nonresident	not stated	20	20	100.00%
2018	Resident	0	116	116	100.00%
2018	Resident	1	7	7	100.00%
2018	Resident	2	2	2	100.00%
2018	Resident	not stated	419	419	100.00%
2018	Resident landowner	not stated	2	2	100.00%
2017	Nonresident	0	3	3	100.00%
2017	Nonresident	not stated	20	20	100.00%
2017	Resident	0	132	132	100.00%
2017	Resident	1	7	7	100.00%
2017	Resident	2	1	1	100.00%
2017	Resident	not stated	503	503	100.00%
2017	Resident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2016	Nonresident	0	6	6	100.00%
2016	Nonresident	not stated	48	48	100.00%
2016	Resident	0	182	182	100.00%
2016	Resident	1	7	7	100.00%
2016	Resident	2	2	2	100.00%
2016	Resident	not stated	581	581	100.00%
2015	Nonresident	0	15	15	100.00%
2015	Nonresident	1	1	1	100.00%
2015	Nonresident	not stated	61	61	100.00%
2015	Resident	0	285	285	100.00%
2015	Resident	1	44	44	100.00%
2015	Resident	2	7	7	100.00%
2015	Resident	not stated	806	806	100.00%
2015	Resident landowner	0	2	2	100.00%
2015	Resident landowner	not stated	5	5	100.00%
2014	Nonresident	0	17	17	100.00%
2014	Nonresident	1	1	1	100.00%
2014	Nonresident	2	2	2	100.00%
2014	Nonresident	not stated	84	56	66.67%
2014	Resident	0	301	234	77.74%
2014	Resident	1	53	48	90.57%
2014	Resident	2	13	13	100.00%
2014	Resident	3	4	4	100.00%
2014	Resident	not stated	889	616	69.29%
2014	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2014	Resident landowner	not stated	8	8	100.00%
2013	Nonresident	0	1	1	100.00%
2013	Nonresident	1	1	1	100.00%
2013	Nonresident	not stated	13	13	100.00%
2013	Resident	0	132	132	100.00%
2013	Resident	1	9	9	100.00%
2013	Resident	2	1	1	100.00%
2013	Resident	not stated	322	322	100.00%
2013	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2013	Resident landowner	not stated	2	2	100.00%
2012	Nonresident	0	3	3	100.00%
2012	Nonresident	not stated	14	14	100.00%
2012	Resident	0	137	137	100.00%
2012	Resident	1	8	8	100.00%
2012	Resident	3	1	1	100.00%
2012	Resident	not stated	283	283	100.00%
2012	Resident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2011	Nonresident	not stated	18	18	100.00%
2011	Resident	0	162	162	100.00%
2011	Resident	2	1	1	100.00%
2011	Resident	not stated	361	361	100.00%
2011	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2011	Resident landowner	not stated	2	2	100.00%
2010	Nonresident	0	5	5	100.00%
2010	Nonresident	not stated	13	13	100.00%
2010	Resident	0	160	160	100.00%
2010	Resident	1	4	4	100.00%
2010	Resident	not stated	376	376	100.00%
2010	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2010	Resident landowner	not stated	2	2	100.00%
2009	Nonresident	0	6	6	100.00%
2009	Nonresident	not stated	13	13	100.00%
2009	Resident	0	186	186	100.00%
2009	Resident	not stated	393	393	100.00%
2009	Resident landowner	not stated	3	3	100.00%
2008	Nonresident	0	7	7	100.00%
2008	Nonresident	not stated	14	14	100.00%
2008	Resident	0	182	182	100.00%
2008	Resident	1	2	2	100.00%
2008	Resident	3	1	1	100.00%
2008	Resident	not stated	501	501	100.00%
2008	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2008	Resident landowner	not stated	2	2	100.00%
2007	Nonresident	0	4	4	100.00%
2007	Nonresident	not stated	27	27	100.00%
2007	Resident	0	187	187	100.00%
2007	Resident	1	2	2	100.00%
2007	Resident	not stated	554	554	100.00%
2007	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2007	Resident landowner	not stated	5	5	100.00%
2006	Nonresident	0	7	7	100.00%
2006	Nonresident	1	2	2	100.00%
2006	Nonresident	not stated	27	27	100.00%
2006	Resident	0	224	224	100.00%
2006	Resident	not stated	598	598	100.00%
2006	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2006	Resident landowner	not stated	6	6	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

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
2017 deer b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2017-07-18, fetched 2026-09-03
2016 deer b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2016-07-18, fetched 2026-09-03
2015 Deer B Stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2015-07-20, fetched 2026-09-03
2014 Deer B stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2014-07-21, 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
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
2017 dea detailed bonus point statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-00, fetched 2026-09-03
2016 dea detailed bp stats.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2016-03-01, fetched 2026-09-03
2015 dea detailed statistics final.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2015-03-01, fetched 2026-09-03
2014 dea detailed statistics.xlsx — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2014-07-22, 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 580-00 Deer B licence 590-00 Deer B licence 597-00 Deer B licence 598-00 Deer B licence 600-00 Deer B licence 600-01 Deer B licence 610-00 Deer B licence 611-00 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.