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Montana · Deer · District 202

Montana deer permit 202-50

Mule. How many people put this deer permitfirst 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 150 on 202-50 in 2026 and drew 150 — the quota filled. 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%; 58 nonresident applicants put it first and 11 drew, 18.97%; 880 resident applicants put it first and 138 drew, 15.68%.

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
2026Nonresident15581118.97%200
2026Resident15088013815.68%3330
2026Nonresident landowner1500———
2026Resident landowner2311100.00%——
2025Nonresident15761519.74%180
2025Resident15079913416.77%2830
2025Nonresident landowner1500———
2025Resident landowner2311100.00%——
2024Nonresident1556916.07%140
2024Resident15072214119.53%2740
2024Nonresident landowner1500———
2024Resident landowner2300———
2023Nonresident15581017.24%120
2023Resident15064513921.55%2460
2023Nonresident landowner1500———
2023Resident landowner2311100.00%——
2022Nonresident15421023.81%180
2022Resident15057914024.18%1730
2022Nonresident landowner1500———
2022Resident landowner2300———
2021Nonresident15471531.91%200
2021Resident15052313525.81%1660
2021Nonresident landowner1500———
2021Resident landowner2300———
2020Nonresident1557712.28%170
2020Resident15045014331.78%1120
2020Nonresident landowner1500———
2020Resident landowner2300———
2019Nonresident15541527.78%260
2019Resident15042713531.62%1360
2019Nonresident landowner1500———
2019Resident landowner2300———
2018Nonresident15521325.00%180
2018Resident15038413735.68%1280
2018Nonresident landowner1500———
2018Resident landowner2300———
2017Nonresident15551527.27%80
2017Resident15040413533.42%1400
2017Nonresident landowner1500———
2017Resident landowner2300———
2016Nonresident15551527.27%80
2016Resident15034913538.68%1280
2016Nonresident landowner1500———
2016Resident landowner2300———
2015Nonresident15361438.89%140
2015Resident15029213646.58%970
2015Nonresident landowner1500———
2015Resident landowner2300———
2014Nonresident15421535.71%110
2014Resident15022913558.95%1200
2014Nonresident landowner1500———
2014Resident landowner2300———
2013Nonresident15401435.00%60
2013Resident15023413658.12%870
2013Nonresident landowner1500———
2013Resident landowner2300———
2012Nonresident15311238.71%50
2012Resident15023013860.00%1090
2012Nonresident landowner1500———
2012Resident landowner2300———
2011Nonresident15181372.22%90
2011Resident15023313758.80%810
2011Nonresident landowner1500———
2011Resident landowner2300———
2010Nonresident15281553.57%100
2010Resident15021913561.64%850
2010Nonresident landowner1500———
2010Resident landowner2300———
2009Nonresident15301550.00%60
2009Resident15030513544.26%890
2009Nonresident landowner1500———
2009Resident landowner2300———
2008Nonresident20471940.43%100
2008Resident20039118146.29%880
2008Nonresident landowner2000———
2008Resident landowner3000———
2007Nonresident20401742.50%40
2007Resident20038618347.41%750
2007Nonresident landowner2000———
2007Resident landowner3000———
2006Nonresident20492040.82%60
2006Resident20034518052.17%650
2006Nonresident landowner2000———
2006Resident landowner3000———

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
2026Nonresident0700.00%
2026Nonresident11600.00%
2026Nonresident21417.14%
2026Nonresident34125.00%
2026Nonresident45120.00%
2026Nonresident5400.00%
2026Nonresident611100.00%
2026Nonresident722100.00%
2026Nonresident833100.00%
2026Nonresident1011100.00%
2026Nonresident1711100.00%
2026Resident014521.38%
2026Resident121873.21%
2026Resident21902714.21%
2026Resident31433020.98%
2026Resident4852124.71%
2026Resident5401332.50%
2026Resident617635.29%
2026Resident716850.00%
2026Resident88787.50%
2026Resident944100.00%
2026Resident1022100.00%
2026Resident113266.67%
2026Resident1233100.00%
2026Resident1422100.00%
2026Resident1511100.00%
2026Resident1611100.00%
2026Resident1811100.00%
2026Resident1911100.00%
2026Resident landowner411100.00%
2025Nonresident01800.00%
2025Nonresident110110.00%
2025Nonresident217211.76%
2025Nonresident310330.00%
2025Nonresident410220.00%
2025Nonresident544100.00%
2025Nonresident66350.00%
2025Nonresident7100.00%
2025Resident012321.63%
2025Resident1229146.11%
2025Resident21692011.83%
2025Resident31102320.91%
2025Resident4792632.91%
2025Resident5432353.49%
2025Resident6241250.00%
2025Resident79444.44%
2025Resident84375.00%
2025Resident94375.00%
2025Resident102150.00%
2025Resident1111100.00%
2025Resident1211100.00%
2025Resident1611100.00%
2025Resident landowner111100.00%
2024Nonresident01100.00%
2024Nonresident11317.69%
2024Nonresident211545.45%
2024Nonresident310110.00%
2024Nonresident42150.00%
2024Nonresident5200.00%
2024Nonresident6500.00%
2024Nonresident8100.00%
2024Nonresident1411100.00%
2024Resident013775.11%
2024Resident1218135.96%
2024Resident21442920.14%
2024Resident31133228.32%
2024Resident4481735.42%
2024Resident5331957.58%
2024Resident6121083.33%
2024Resident75480.00%
2024Resident84375.00%
2024Resident95480.00%
2024Resident1611100.00%
2024Resident1811100.00%
2024Resident2011100.00%
2023Nonresident11218.33%
2023Nonresident21119.09%
2023Nonresident311545.45%
2023Nonresident42150.00%
2023Nonresident522100.00%
2023Nonresidentnot stated2000.00%
2023Resident12083014.42%
2023Resident21382518.12%
2023Resident3823745.12%
2023Resident4562341.07%
2023Resident513969.23%
2023Resident62150.00%
2023Resident711100.00%
2023Resident85360.00%
2023Resident911100.00%
2023Resident1111100.00%
2023Resident1211100.00%
2023Resident1311100.00%
2023Resident1511100.00%
2023Residentnot stated13553.70%
2023Resident landownernot stated11100.00%
2022Nonresident01300.00%
2022Nonresident17228.57%
2022Nonresident26233.33%
2022Nonresident34250.00%
2022Nonresident422100.00%
2022Nonresident711100.00%
2022Nonresidentnot stated9111.11%
2022Resident02002814.00%
2022Resident11432819.58%
2022Resident2782329.49%
2022Resident3322062.50%
2022Resident48787.50%
2022Resident58675.00%
2022Resident633100.00%
2022Resident855100.00%
2022Resident911100.00%
2022Resident1011100.00%
2022Resident1222100.00%
2022Resident1622100.00%
2022Resident1911100.00%
2022Residentnot stated951313.68%
2021Nonresident01218.33%
2021Nonresident115640.00%
2021Nonresident22150.00%
2021Nonresident344100.00%
2021Nonresident511100.00%
2021Nonresidentnot stated13215.38%
2021Resident01952010.26%
2021Resident11082825.93%
2021Resident2633657.14%
2021Resident3221672.73%
2021Resident4151173.33%
2021Resident566100.00%
2021Resident622100.00%
2021Resident722100.00%
2021Resident811100.00%
2021Resident922100.00%
2021Resident1011100.00%
2021Resident1211100.00%
2021Residentnot stated10598.57%
2020Nonresident017211.76%
2020Nonresident120315.00%
2020Nonresident2300.00%
2020Nonresident3200.00%
2020Nonresidentnot stated15213.33%
2020Resident01673017.96%
2020Resident11033735.92%
2020Resident2493061.22%
2020Resident3171164.71%
2020Resident477100.00%
2020Resident53266.67%
2020Resident666100.00%
2020Resident722100.00%
2020Resident811100.00%
2020Resident1011100.00%
2020Resident11100.00%
2020Residentnot stated931617.20%
2019Nonresident022418.18%
2019Nonresident18225.00%
2019Nonresident25240.00%
2019Nonresident32150.00%
2019Nonresident422100.00%
2019Nonresident622100.00%
2019Nonresidentnot stated13215.38%
2019Resident01512617.22%
2019Resident1802227.50%
2019Resident2422866.67%
2019Resident3161381.25%
2019Resident41111100.00%
2019Resident555100.00%
2019Resident677100.00%
2019Resident711100.00%
2019Resident822100.00%
2019Resident1011100.00%
2019Resident1111100.00%
2019Resident1511100.00%
2019Residentnot stated1091715.60%
2018Nonresident030826.67%
2018Nonresident19111.11%
2018Nonresident222100.00%
2018Nonresident32150.00%
2018Nonresidentnot stated9111.11%
2018Resident01342417.91%
2018Resident1874450.57%
2018Resident2402870.00%
2018Resident3141392.86%
2018Resident422100.00%
2018Resident511100.00%
2018Resident811100.00%
2018Residentnot stated1052422.86%
2017Nonresident016212.50%
2017Nonresident15120.00%
2017Nonresident25120.00%
2017Nonresident322100.00%
2017Nonresident411100.00%
2017Nonresidentnot stated26830.77%
2017Resident01694426.04%
2017Resident1742635.14%
2017Resident2311548.39%
2017Resident310990.00%
2017Resident455100.00%
2017Resident522100.00%
2017Resident633100.00%
2017Resident711100.00%
2017Resident811100.00%
2017Resident1011100.00%
2017Resident1211100.00%
2017Residentnot stated1062725.47%
2016Nonresident02000.00%
2016Nonresident17457.14%
2016Nonresident2100.00%
2016Nonresident311100.00%
2016Nonresidentnot stated261038.46%
2016Resident01344231.34%
2016Resident1623150.00%
2016Resident2181372.22%
2016Resident37571.43%
2016Resident433100.00%
2016Resident1011100.00%
2016Residentnot stated1244032.26%
2015Nonresident0201050.00%
2015Nonresident1200.00%
2015Nonresident24375.00%
2015Nonresidentnot stated10110.00%
2015Resident01284938.28%
2015Resident1442965.91%
2015Resident29666.67%
2015Resident322100.00%
2015Resident422100.00%
2015Resident822100.00%
2015Resident1011100.00%
2015Residentnot stated1044543.27%
2014Nonresident011545.45%
2014Nonresident1300.00%
2014Nonresident311100.00%
2014Nonresidentnot stated27933.33%
2014Resident01015049.50%
2014Resident1362775.00%
2014Resident2151386.67%
2014Resident311100.00%
2014Resident822100.00%
2014Resident911100.00%
2014Resident1011100.00%
2014Residentnot stated724055.56%
2013Nonresident07114.29%
2013Nonresident1200.00%
2013Nonresident311100.00%
2013Nonresident411100.00%
2013Nonresidentnot stated291137.93%
2013Resident01015251.49%
2013Resident1332472.73%
2013Resident28787.50%
2013Resident322100.00%
2013Resident422100.00%
2013Resident611100.00%
2013Resident722100.00%
2013Residentnot stated854654.12%
2012Nonresident01317.69%
2012Nonresident111100.00%
2012Nonresident311100.00%
2012Nonresident422100.00%
2012Nonresident522100.00%
2012Nonresidentnot stated12541.67%
2012Resident01105953.64%
2012Resident1322268.75%
2012Resident27685.71%
2012Resident366100.00%
2012Resident422100.00%
2012Resident511100.00%
2012Resident622100.00%
2012Resident822100.00%
2012Resident922100.00%
2012Residentnot stated663654.55%
2011Nonresident04250.00%
2011Nonresident122100.00%
2011Nonresidentnot stated12975.00%
2011Resident0954648.42%
2011Resident1302790.00%
2011Resident2151493.33%
2011Resident311100.00%
2011Resident422100.00%
2011Resident522100.00%
2011Resident711100.00%
2011Residentnot stated874450.57%
2010Nonresident011436.36%
2010Nonresident1100.00%
2010Nonresident222100.00%
2010Nonresident411100.00%
2010Nonresidentnot stated13861.54%
2010Resident0743445.95%
2010Resident1443068.18%
2010Resident2222195.45%
2010Resident366100.00%
2010Resident411100.00%
2010Resident522100.00%
2010Residentnot stated704158.57%
2009Nonresident06350.00%
2009Nonresident111100.00%
2009Nonresident2100.00%
2009Nonresidentnot stated221150.00%
2009Resident01003131.00%
2009Resident1392358.97%
2009Resident2221568.18%
2009Resident366100.00%
2009Resident422100.00%
2009Resident533100.00%
2009Resident611100.00%
2009Residentnot stated1325440.91%
2008Nonresident07342.86%
2008Nonresident111100.00%
2008Nonresident2100.00%
2008Nonresidentnot stated381539.47%
2008Resident01386144.20%
2008Resident1674161.19%
2008Resident2191789.47%
2008Resident355100.00%
2008Resident433100.00%
2008Residentnot stated1595433.96%
2007Nonresident06233.33%
2007Nonresident16583.33%
2007Nonresidentnot stated281035.71%
2007Resident01365439.71%
2007Resident1574070.18%
2007Resident2181372.22%
2007Resident33266.67%
2007Resident433100.00%
2007Residentnot stated1697142.01%
2006Nonresident09444.44%
2006Nonresident16583.33%
2006Nonresidentnot stated341132.35%
2006Resident01315441.22%
2006Resident1614675.41%
2006Resident2131184.62%
2006Resident322100.00%
2006Residentnot stated1386748.55%

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 9 points drew, and 1 of 3 at 11 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.