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Montana · Deer · District 261

Montana deer permit 261-50

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 10 on 261-50 in 2026 and drew 10 — the quota filled. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, 2 nonresident landowner applicants put it first and 1 drew, 50.00%; 1 resident landowner applicant put it first and 1 drew, 100.00%; 51 nonresident applicants put it first and none of them drew; 954 resident applicants put it first and 8 drew, 0.84%.

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
2026Nonresident15100.00%1490
2026Resident1095480.84%1,6220
2026Nonresident landowner12150.00%——
2026Resident landowner211100.00%——
2025Nonresident16300.00%1340
2025Resident101,02980.78%1,4410
2025Nonresident landowner12150.00%——
2025Resident landowner211100.00%——
2024Nonresident17100.00%1470
2024Resident101,00180.80%1,4190
2024Nonresident landowner13133.33%——
2024Resident landowner211100.00%——
2023Nonresident15900.00%1500
2023Resident151,034121.16%1,3130
2023Nonresident landowner14250.00%——
2023Resident landowner311100.00%——
2022Nonresident17600.00%1650
2022Resident15962141.46%1,2140
2022Nonresident landowner111100.00%——
2022Resident landowner300———
2021Nonresident18000.00%1630
2021Resident151,139121.05%1,1520
2021Nonresident landowner12150.00%——
2021Resident landowner322100.00%——
2020Nonresident110100.00%1960
2020Resident151,171121.02%1,1070
2020Nonresident landowner13133.33%——
2020Resident landowner322100.00%——
2019Nonresident111800.00%2130
2019Resident151,287120.93%1,3580
2019Nonresident landowner13133.33%——
2019Resident landowner37228.57%——
2018Nonresident116600.00%2670
2018Resident151,310120.92%1,4540
2018Nonresident landowner14125.00%——
2018Resident landowner310220.00%——
2017Nonresident326910.37%2430
2017Resident351,928281.45%1,3490
2017Nonresident landowner33266.67%——
2017Resident landowner617423.53%——
2016Nonresident321731.38%1890
2016Resident351,962261.33%1,1220
2016Nonresident landowner300———
2016Resident landowner618633.33%——
2015Nonresident226210.38%1420
2015Resident251,628201.23%1,1630
2015Nonresident landowner22150.00%——
2015Resident landowner417317.65%——
2014Nonresident215510.65%1320
2014Resident251,415201.41%1,0920
2014Nonresident landowner211100.00%——
2014Resident landowner416318.75%——
2013Nonresident213821.45%1460
2013Resident251,338191.42%9670
2013Nonresident landowner200———
2013Resident landowner416425.00%——
2012Nonresident29800.00%1260
2012Resident251,149211.83%1,0350
2012Nonresident landowner2200.00%——
2012Resident landowner414428.57%——
2011Nonresident25311.89%1700
2011Resident251,015201.97%7560
2011Nonresident landowner211100.00%——
2011Resident landowner413323.08%——
2010Nonresident25000.00%1190
2010Resident25848212.48%6970
2010Nonresident landowner211100.00%——
2010Resident landowner411327.27%——
2009Nonresident27300.00%1400
2009Resident25840212.50%7680
2009Nonresident landowner2100.00%——
2009Resident landowner414428.57%——
2008Nonresident24012.50%930
2008Resident25656203.05%8510
2008Nonresident landowner211100.00%——
2008Resident landowner412325.00%——
2007Nonresident22813.57%840
2007Resident25532213.95%7820
2007Nonresident landowner200———
2007Resident landowner39333.33%——
2006Nonresident22926.90%1110
2006Resident25498204.02%6590
2006Nonresident landowner200———
2006Resident landowner37342.86%——

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
2026Nonresident0600.00%
2026Nonresident1900.00%
2026Nonresident2600.00%
2026Nonresident3600.00%
2026Nonresident4500.00%
2026Nonresident5200.00%
2026Nonresident6300.00%
2026Nonresident7200.00%
2026Nonresident8300.00%
2026Nonresident10100.00%
2026Nonresident11100.00%
2026Nonresident12100.00%
2026Nonresident13200.00%
2026Nonresident17100.00%
2026Nonresident18100.00%
2026Nonresident20100.00%
2026Resident010200.00%
2026Resident112900.00%
2026Resident211400.00%
2026Resident38300.00%
2026Resident47800.00%
2026Resident56500.00%
2026Resident65411.85%
2026Resident74624.35%
2026Resident85100.00%
2026Resident94400.00%
2026Resident103226.25%
2026Resident112200.00%
2026Resident123512.86%
2026Resident131900.00%
2026Resident141200.00%
2026Resident151600.00%
2026Resident16700.00%
2026Resident171516.67%
2026Resident18600.00%
2026Resident191000.00%
2026Resident207114.29%
2026Resident21300.00%
2026Resident22100.00%
2026Resident23200.00%
2026Resident24100.00%
2026Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2026Nonresident landowner2100.00%
2026Resident landowner511100.00%
2025Nonresident01600.00%
2025Nonresident1700.00%
2025Nonresident21000.00%
2025Nonresident3600.00%
2025Nonresident4100.00%
2025Nonresident5400.00%
2025Nonresident6300.00%
2025Nonresident7100.00%
2025Nonresident8500.00%
2025Nonresident9200.00%
2025Nonresident10100.00%
2025Nonresident11200.00%
2025Nonresident13200.00%
2025Nonresident14100.00%
2025Nonresident16100.00%
2025Resident08900.00%
2025Resident114100.00%
2025Resident212400.00%
2025Resident310800.00%
2025Resident48922.25%
2025Resident56600.00%
2025Resident65700.00%
2025Resident75800.00%
2025Resident85300.00%
2025Resident94100.00%
2025Resident102300.00%
2025Resident113100.00%
2025Resident122713.70%
2025Resident1320210.00%
2025Resident142200.00%
2025Resident151218.33%
2025Resident162300.00%
2025Resident171317.69%
2025Resident181000.00%
2025Resident191100.00%
2025Resident207114.29%
2025Resident21100.00%
2025Resident22300.00%
2025Nonresident landowner1100.00%
2025Nonresident landowner411100.00%
2025Resident landowner211100.00%
2024Nonresident0600.00%
2024Nonresident11800.00%
2024Nonresident21100.00%
2024Nonresident3700.00%
2024Nonresident4300.00%
2024Nonresident5300.00%
2024Nonresident6500.00%
2024Nonresident7400.00%
2024Nonresident8200.00%
2024Nonresident9100.00%
2024Nonresident10100.00%
2024Nonresident11100.00%
2024Nonresident12100.00%
2024Nonresident13200.00%
2024Nonresident15200.00%
2024Nonresident16100.00%
2024Nonresident17100.00%
2024Resident09000.00%
2024Resident114400.00%
2024Resident213100.00%
2024Resident39000.00%
2024Resident48533.53%
2024Resident56500.00%
2024Resident67211.39%
2024Resident76000.00%
2024Resident83912.56%
2024Resident93600.00%
2024Resident103912.56%
2024Resident112800.00%
2024Resident121600.00%
2024Resident131700.00%
2024Resident14900.00%
2024Resident152700.00%
2024Resident161317.69%
2024Resident171715.88%
2024Resident181000.00%
2024Resident19600.00%
2024Resident21300.00%
2024Resident22400.00%
2024Nonresident landowner1100.00%
2024Nonresident landowner6100.00%
2024Nonresident landowner811100.00%
2024Resident landowner211100.00%
2023Nonresident11200.00%
2023Nonresident21100.00%
2023Nonresident3500.00%
2023Nonresident4700.00%
2023Nonresident5100.00%
2023Nonresident6300.00%
2023Nonresident7200.00%
2023Nonresident8300.00%
2023Nonresident9300.00%
2023Nonresident10100.00%
2023Nonresident11200.00%
2023Nonresident13100.00%
2023Nonresident15200.00%
2023Nonresidentnot stated400.00%
2023Resident115800.00%
2023Resident211400.00%
2023Resident311410.88%
2023Resident48611.16%
2023Resident57200.00%
2023Resident66400.00%
2023Resident74600.00%
2023Resident84112.44%
2023Resident94200.00%
2023Resident103100.00%
2023Resident113100.00%
2023Resident122827.14%
2023Resident131516.67%
2023Resident142600.00%
2023Resident1518316.67%
2023Resident162200.00%
2023Resident171300.00%
2023Resident1810110.00%
2023Resident1911100.00%
2023Resident203133.33%
2023Resident21200.00%
2023Residentnot stated9700.00%
2023Nonresident landowner22150.00%
2023Nonresident landowner32150.00%
2023Resident landowner111100.00%
2022Nonresident01200.00%
2022Nonresident11600.00%
2022Nonresident2900.00%
2022Nonresident3900.00%
2022Nonresident4400.00%
2022Nonresident5400.00%
2022Nonresident6200.00%
2022Nonresident7300.00%
2022Nonresident8200.00%
2022Nonresident9200.00%
2022Nonresident10100.00%
2022Nonresident12200.00%
2022Nonresident14100.00%
2022Nonresident15100.00%
2022Nonresident18100.00%
2022Nonresidentnot stated700.00%
2022Resident012500.00%
2022Resident111100.00%
2022Resident29711.03%
2022Resident37200.00%
2022Resident47300.00%
2022Resident55200.00%
2022Resident65400.00%
2022Resident74400.00%
2022Resident83326.06%
2022Resident93625.56%
2022Resident103126.45%
2022Resident111915.26%
2022Resident122800.00%
2022Resident131600.00%
2022Resident142600.00%
2022Resident1514214.29%
2022Resident161516.67%
2022Resident17500.00%
2022Resident189222.22%
2022Resident192150.00%
2022Residentnot stated10000.00%
2022Nonresident landowner311100.00%
2021Nonresident02500.00%
2021Nonresident11900.00%
2021Nonresident2300.00%
2021Nonresident3500.00%
2021Nonresident4300.00%
2021Nonresident5400.00%
2021Nonresident6300.00%
2021Nonresident7200.00%
2021Nonresident8100.00%
2021Nonresident9100.00%
2021Nonresident10100.00%
2021Nonresident11100.00%
2021Nonresident12100.00%
2021Nonresident14100.00%
2021Nonresident15100.00%
2021Nonresident16100.00%
2021Nonresidentnot stated700.00%
2021Resident018200.00%
2021Resident111800.00%
2021Resident210900.00%
2021Resident38300.00%
2021Resident47600.00%
2021Resident57911.27%
2021Resident66111.64%
2021Resident75000.00%
2021Resident84000.00%
2021Resident94500.00%
2021Resident102827.14%
2021Resident113113.23%
2021Resident123412.94%
2021Resident133200.00%
2021Resident142627.69%
2021Resident151800.00%
2021Resident1611327.27%
2021Resident171000.00%
2021Resident188112.50%
2021Residentnot stated9800.00%
2021Nonresident landowner0100.00%
2021Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2021Resident landowner022100.00%
2020Nonresident03000.00%
2020Nonresident11900.00%
2020Nonresident2400.00%
2020Nonresident3500.00%
2020Nonresident4500.00%
2020Nonresident5300.00%
2020Nonresident6500.00%
2020Nonresident7200.00%
2020Nonresident8300.00%
2020Nonresident9100.00%
2020Nonresident10200.00%
2020Nonresident11400.00%
2020Nonresident12100.00%
2020Nonresident13100.00%
2020Nonresident16100.00%
2020Nonresidentnot stated1300.00%
2020Resident015800.00%
2020Resident114000.00%
2020Resident211000.00%
2020Resident39622.08%
2020Resident48011.25%
2020Resident57000.00%
2020Resident64600.00%
2020Resident75211.92%
2020Resident84500.00%
2020Resident93800.00%
2020Resident104224.76%
2020Resident114212.38%
2020Resident123612.78%
2020Resident133812.63%
2020Resident142114.76%
2020Resident151715.88%
2020Resident161500.00%
2020Resident171417.14%
2020Residentnot stated11100.00%
2020Nonresident landowner2100.00%
2020Nonresident landowner4100.00%
2020Nonresident landowner1211100.00%
2020Resident landowner211100.00%
2020Resident landowner311100.00%
2019Nonresident03300.00%
2019Nonresident11400.00%
2019Nonresident21000.00%
2019Nonresident31100.00%
2019Nonresident4600.00%
2019Nonresident5400.00%
2019Nonresident6200.00%
2019Nonresident7600.00%
2019Nonresident8300.00%
2019Nonresident9300.00%
2019Nonresident10400.00%
2019Nonresident11100.00%
2019Nonresident12200.00%
2019Nonresident15100.00%
2019Nonresidentnot stated1600.00%
2019Resident019100.00%
2019Resident115100.00%
2019Resident212100.00%
2019Resident312310.81%
2019Resident47600.00%
2019Resident57311.37%
2019Resident66311.59%
2019Resident75800.00%
2019Resident83712.70%
2019Resident95024.00%
2019Resident104124.88%
2019Resident115323.77%
2019Resident123113.23%
2019Resident133200.00%
2019Resident142700.00%
2019Resident151800.00%
2019Resident161218.33%
2019Residentnot stated12500.00%
2019Nonresident landowner011100.00%
2019Nonresident landowner1100.00%
2019Nonresident landowner3100.00%
2019Resident landowner1100.00%
2019Resident landowner2100.00%
2019Resident landowner42150.00%
2019Resident landowner611100.00%
2019Resident landownernot stated200.00%
2018Nonresident06500.00%
2018Nonresident12900.00%
2018Nonresident22000.00%
2018Nonresident3700.00%
2018Nonresident4600.00%
2018Nonresident5600.00%
2018Nonresident6600.00%
2018Nonresident7300.00%
2018Nonresident9400.00%
2018Nonresident11200.00%
2018Nonresident13100.00%
2018Nonresidentnot stated1400.00%
2018Resident024900.00%
2018Resident115800.00%
2018Resident211900.00%
2018Resident310500.00%
2018Resident47911.27%
2018Resident56400.00%
2018Resident65400.00%
2018Resident75123.92%
2018Resident84912.04%
2018Resident95123.92%
2018Resident105323.77%
2018Resident113900.00%
2018Resident122913.45%
2018Resident133326.06%
2018Resident141900.00%
2018Resident151715.88%
2018Residentnot stated13300.00%
2018Nonresident landowner0100.00%
2018Nonresident landowner2100.00%
2018Nonresident landowner102150.00%
2018Resident landowner0200.00%
2018Resident landowner1200.00%
2018Resident landowner22150.00%
2018Resident landowner32150.00%
2018Resident landownernot stated200.00%
2017Nonresident09000.00%
2017Nonresident14400.00%
2017Nonresident22400.00%
2017Nonresident31600.00%
2017Nonresident41100.00%
2017Nonresident5900.00%
2017Nonresident6400.00%
2017Nonresident79111.11%
2017Nonresident8800.00%
2017Nonresident9300.00%
2017Nonresident10600.00%
2017Nonresident11300.00%
2017Nonresident12200.00%
2017Nonresident13300.00%
2017Nonresident14200.00%
2017Nonresidentnot stated3400.00%
2017Resident034600.00%
2017Resident122610.44%
2017Resident217731.69%
2017Resident313632.21%
2017Resident413110.76%
2017Resident58011.25%
2017Resident68644.65%
2017Resident78544.71%
2017Resident88211.22%
2017Resident98822.27%
2017Resident106811.47%
2017Resident115500.00%
2017Resident125323.77%
2017Resident133438.82%
2017Resident144424.55%
2017Residentnot stated22400.00%
2017Nonresident landowner0100.00%
2017Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2017Nonresident landowner911100.00%
2017Resident landowner06116.67%
2017Resident landowner13133.33%
2017Resident landowner2200.00%
2017Resident landowner311100.00%
2017Resident landowner5100.00%
2017Resident landowner8100.00%
2017Resident landowner1011100.00%
2017Resident landownernot stated200.00%
2016Nonresident06200.00%
2016Nonresident13000.00%
2016Nonresident22015.00%
2016Nonresident31000.00%
2016Nonresident4800.00%
2016Nonresident51100.00%
2016Nonresident6900.00%
2016Nonresident7900.00%
2016Nonresident8900.00%
2016Nonresident97114.29%
2016Nonresident10300.00%
2016Nonresident116116.67%
2016Nonresident12100.00%
2016Nonresident13200.00%
2016Nonresidentnot stated3000.00%
2016Resident038020.53%
2016Resident124510.41%
2016Resident215821.27%
2016Resident314521.38%
2016Resident410710.93%
2016Resident511010.91%
2016Resident68011.25%
2016Resident78711.15%
2016Resident89644.17%
2016Resident97111.41%
2016Resident106822.94%
2016Resident114712.13%
2016Resident124436.82%
2016Resident135846.90%
2016Residentnot stated25400.00%
2016Resident landowner0100.00%
2016Resident landowner17228.57%
2016Resident landowner2100.00%
2016Resident landowner322100.00%
2016Resident landowner411100.00%
2016Resident landowner911100.00%
2016Resident landownernot stated500.00%
2015Nonresident07800.00%
2015Nonresident13300.00%
2015Nonresident21900.00%
2015Nonresident31700.00%
2015Nonresident41800.00%
2015Nonresident5700.00%
2015Nonresident61200.00%
2015Nonresident7800.00%
2015Nonresident81200.00%
2015Nonresident97114.29%
2015Nonresident10700.00%
2015Nonresident11300.00%
2015Nonresident12200.00%
2015Nonresidentnot stated3800.00%
2015Resident031800.00%
2015Resident117321.16%
2015Resident215210.66%
2015Resident310410.96%
2015Resident49522.11%
2015Resident57900.00%
2015Resident67800.00%
2015Resident78211.22%
2015Resident88045.00%
2015Resident96511.54%
2015Resident1064812.50%
2015Resident114600.00%
2015Resident125400.00%
2015Residentnot stated22400.00%
2015Nonresident landowner311100.00%
2015Nonresident landowner7100.00%
2015Resident landowner0500.00%
2015Resident landowner14125.00%
2015Resident landowner22150.00%
2015Resident landowner33133.33%
2015Resident landowner6100.00%
2015Resident landownernot stated200.00%
2014Nonresident03700.00%
2014Nonresident11300.00%
2014Nonresident21516.67%
2014Nonresident31500.00%
2014Nonresident4800.00%
2014Nonresident5900.00%
2014Nonresident61300.00%
2014Nonresident7700.00%
2014Nonresident8700.00%
2014Nonresident9300.00%
2014Nonresident10200.00%
2014Nonresident11200.00%
2014Nonresidentnot stated2400.00%
2014Resident025210.40%
2014Resident117700.00%
2014Resident211521.74%
2014Resident39733.09%
2014Resident47800.00%
2014Resident57800.00%
2014Resident69200.00%
2014Resident76311.59%
2014Resident86945.80%
2014Resident96868.82%
2014Resident104012.50%
2014Resident116323.17%
2014Residentnot stated21000.00%
2014Nonresident landowner611100.00%
2014Resident landowner0200.00%
2014Resident landowner1300.00%
2014Resident landowner2300.00%
2014Resident landowner311100.00%
2014Resident landowner811100.00%
2014Resident landowner911100.00%
2014Resident landownernot stated500.00%
2013Nonresident03400.00%
2013Nonresident11600.00%
2013Nonresident22200.00%
2013Nonresident3800.00%
2013Nonresident41200.00%
2013Nonresident5800.00%
2013Nonresident66116.67%
2013Nonresident710110.00%
2013Nonresident8100.00%
2013Nonresident9100.00%
2013Nonresidentnot stated2000.00%
2013Resident025610.39%
2013Resident115500.00%
2013Resident211121.80%
2013Resident38300.00%
2013Resident49911.01%
2013Resident510332.91%
2013Resident66634.55%
2013Resident78433.57%
2013Resident87722.60%
2013Resident95435.56%
2013Resident106211.61%
2013Residentnot stated17600.00%
2013Resident landowner0400.00%
2013Resident landowner1400.00%
2013Resident landowner23266.67%
2013Resident landowner311100.00%
2013Resident landownernot stated4125.00%
2012Nonresident03400.00%
2012Nonresident11800.00%
2012Nonresident21100.00%
2012Nonresident3400.00%
2012Nonresident4700.00%
2012Nonresident5400.00%
2012Nonresident6400.00%
2012Nonresident7200.00%
2012Nonresident8100.00%
2012Nonresident9100.00%
2012Nonresidentnot stated1000.00%
2012Resident023000.00%
2012Resident114000.00%
2012Resident29822.04%
2012Resident310321.94%
2012Resident49211.09%
2012Resident57945.06%
2012Resident68333.61%
2012Resident77733.90%
2012Resident86134.92%
2012Resident96623.03%
2012Residentnot stated11010.91%
2012Nonresident landowner0100.00%
2012Nonresident landowner5100.00%
2012Resident landowner0500.00%
2012Resident landowner1300.00%
2012Resident landowner222100.00%
2012Resident landowner511100.00%
2012Resident landowner711100.00%
2012Resident landownernot stated200.00%
2011Nonresident01516.67%
2011Nonresident11000.00%
2011Nonresident2400.00%
2011Nonresident3300.00%
2011Nonresident4500.00%
2011Nonresident5100.00%
2011Nonresident6200.00%
2011Nonresident7100.00%
2011Nonresidentnot stated1200.00%
2011Resident017400.00%
2011Resident18900.00%
2011Resident211321.77%
2011Resident39111.10%
2011Resident47322.74%
2011Resident58544.71%
2011Resident66922.90%
2011Resident75658.93%
2011Resident85547.27%
2011Residentnot stated20000.00%
2011Nonresident landowner011100.00%
2011Resident landowner0300.00%
2011Resident landowner13266.67%
2011Resident landowner711100.00%
2011Resident landowner8100.00%
2011Resident landownernot stated500.00%
2010Nonresident01800.00%
2010Nonresident1800.00%
2010Nonresident2700.00%
2010Nonresident3200.00%
2010Nonresident5400.00%
2010Nonresidentnot stated1100.00%
2010Resident012600.00%
2010Resident110210.98%
2010Resident29611.04%
2010Resident38911.12%
2010Resident49744.12%
2010Resident55547.27%
2010Resident66234.84%
2010Resident76469.38%
2010Residentnot stated14910.67%
2010Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2010Resident landowner04125.00%
2010Resident landowner1100.00%
2010Resident landowner22150.00%
2010Resident landowner411100.00%
2010Resident landownernot stated300.00%
2009Nonresident01800.00%
2009Nonresident11200.00%
2009Nonresident2600.00%
2009Nonresident3500.00%
2009Nonresident4300.00%
2009Nonresident5200.00%
2009Nonresidentnot stated2600.00%
2009Resident016810.60%
2009Resident111321.77%
2009Resident29111.10%
2009Resident38733.45%
2009Resident46623.03%
2009Resident568811.76%
2009Resident67833.85%
2009Residentnot stated15910.63%
2009Nonresident landowner0100.00%
2009Resident landowner0200.00%
2009Resident landowner13266.67%
2009Resident landowner311100.00%
2009Resident landowner411100.00%
2009Resident landownernot stated700.00%
2008Nonresident01915.26%
2008Nonresident1700.00%
2008Nonresident2300.00%
2008Nonresident3300.00%
2008Nonresident4100.00%
2008Nonresidentnot stated700.00%
2008Resident012932.33%
2008Resident19822.04%
2008Resident27845.13%
2008Resident35323.77%
2008Resident45647.14%
2008Resident56611.52%
2008Residentnot stated16742.40%
2008Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2008Resident landowner0400.00%
2008Resident landowner3200.00%
2008Resident landownernot stated6350.00%
2007Nonresident0800.00%
2007Nonresident1500.00%
2007Nonresident22150.00%
2007Nonresidentnot stated1300.00%
2007Resident012321.63%
2007Resident19966.06%
2007Resident266812.12%
2007Resident36334.76%
2007Resident45223.85%
2007Residentnot stated12300.00%
2007Resident landowner02150.00%
2007Resident landowner1100.00%
2007Resident landowner2100.00%
2007Resident landowner411100.00%
2007Resident landownernot stated4125.00%
2006Nonresident0600.00%
2006Nonresident1100.00%
2006Nonresident2200.00%
2006Nonresident3100.00%
2006Nonresidentnot stated19210.53%
2006Resident014521.38%
2006Resident16934.35%
2006Resident266812.12%
2006Resident36246.45%
2006Resident4100.00%
2006Residentnot stated15131.99%
2006Resident landowner0100.00%
2006Resident landowner1100.00%
2006Resident landowner311100.00%
2006Resident landownernot stated4250.00%

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.

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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.