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Montana · Deer · District 291

Montana deer permit 291-50

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 30 on 291-50 in 2026 and drew 30 — the quota filled. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, 1 nonresident landowner applicant put it first and 1 drew, 100.00%; 7 resident landowner applicants put it first and 4 drew, 57.14%; 59 nonresident applicants put it first and 1 drew, 1.69%; 947 resident applicants put it first and 24 drew, 2.53%.

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
2026Nonresident35911.69%230
2026Resident30947242.53%4010
2026Nonresident landowner311100.00%——
2026Resident landowner57457.14%——
2025Nonresident35311.89%160
2025Resident30904242.65%3530
2025Nonresident landowner3100.00%——
2025Resident landowner56583.33%——
2024Nonresident32813.57%220
2024Resident30913242.63%3430
2024Nonresident landowner300———
2024Resident landowner555100.00%——
2023Nonresident33512.86%140
2023Resident30905242.65%3290
2023Nonresident landowner300———
2023Resident landowner56583.33%——
2022Nonresident33200.00%160
2022Resident30918252.72%2550
2022Nonresident landowner300———
2022Resident landowner555100.00%——
2021Nonresident327311.11%160
2021Resident30962222.29%2430
2021Nonresident landowner300———
2021Resident landowner57571.43%——
2020Nonresident33800.00%250
2020Resident30947252.64%1950
2020Nonresident landowner300———
2020Resident landowner57571.43%——
2019Nonresident34700.00%260
2019Resident301,062252.35%2950
2019Nonresident landowner3100.00%——
2019Resident landowner510550.00%——
2018Nonresident35000.00%170
2018Resident301,181252.12%2850
2018Nonresident landowner3200.00%——
2018Resident landowner513538.46%——
2017Nonresident36511.54%340
2017Resident301,224241.96%2180
2017Nonresident landowner3200.00%——
2017Resident landowner513538.46%——
2016Nonresident35900.00%230
2016Resident301,087252.30%2520
2016Nonresident landowner300———
2016Resident landowner516531.25%——
2015Nonresident37800.00%330
2015Resident301,102252.27%2680
2015Nonresident landowner33266.67%——
2015Resident landowner512325.00%——
2014Nonresident35000.00%150
2014Resident30998252.51%1840
2014Nonresident landowner322100.00%——
2014Resident landowner511327.27%——
2013Nonresident106634.55%120
2013Resident1001,129827.26%1840
2013Nonresident landowner1011100.00%——
2013Resident landowner15151493.33%——
2012Nonresident106046.67%190
2012Resident1001,016838.17%1560
2012Nonresident landowner1000———
2012Resident landowner151313100.00%——
2011Nonresident105935.08%120
2011Resident100894829.17%1390
2011Nonresident landowner1022100.00%——
2011Resident landowner15221359.09%——
2010Nonresident105511.82%100
2010Resident1007938410.59%1220
2010Nonresident landowner1022100.00%——
2010Resident landowner15161381.25%——
2009Nonresident104436.82%90
2009Resident1007618210.78%1400
2009Nonresident landowner1011100.00%——
2009Resident landowner151414100.00%——
2008Nonresident104112.44%100
2008Resident1006648512.80%1350
2008Nonresident landowner1011100.00%——
2008Resident landowner151313100.00%——
2007Nonresident105247.69%70
2007Resident1006608112.27%1050
2007Nonresident landowner1044100.00%——
2007Resident landowner15121191.67%——
2006Nonresident1033412.12%50
2006Resident1005748314.46%1330
2006Nonresident landowner1011100.00%——
2006Resident landowner151212100.00%——

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.
YearPoolBonus pointsAppliedDrewDrew at this level
2026Nonresident0800.00%
2026Nonresident11100.00%
2026Nonresident2600.00%
2026Nonresident310110.00%
2026Nonresident4200.00%
2026Nonresident5500.00%
2026Nonresident6500.00%
2026Nonresident7300.00%
2026Nonresident8200.00%
2026Nonresident9100.00%
2026Nonresident10100.00%
2026Nonresident12200.00%
2026Nonresident13100.00%
2026Nonresident14100.00%
2026Nonresident18100.00%
2026Resident09200.00%
2026Resident111300.00%
2026Resident29611.04%
2026Resident38400.00%
2026Resident47411.35%
2026Resident56523.08%
2026Resident66834.41%
2026Resident75211.92%
2026Resident85323.77%
2026Resident94200.00%
2026Resident104012.50%
2026Resident114000.00%
2026Resident123200.00%
2026Resident132613.85%
2026Resident1426623.08%
2026Resident1513323.08%
2026Resident16900.00%
2026Resident17700.00%
2026Resident187228.57%
2026Resident19100.00%
2026Resident202150.00%
2026Resident21100.00%
2026Resident24100.00%
2026Nonresident landowner211100.00%
2026Resident landowner03133.33%
2026Resident landowner12150.00%
2026Resident landowner211100.00%
2026Resident landowner411100.00%
2025Nonresident0700.00%
2025Nonresident1500.00%
2025Nonresident21000.00%
2025Nonresident31119.09%
2025Nonresident4900.00%
2025Nonresident5100.00%
2025Nonresident6100.00%
2025Nonresident7100.00%
2025Nonresident8100.00%
2025Nonresident9200.00%
2025Nonresident11100.00%
2025Nonresident12100.00%
2025Nonresident13100.00%
2025Nonresident15100.00%
2025Resident09000.00%
2025Resident111000.00%
2025Resident29800.00%
2025Resident38611.16%
2025Resident46711.49%
2025Resident56922.90%
2025Resident66111.64%
2025Resident75300.00%
2025Resident84224.76%
2025Resident93912.56%
2025Resident105311.89%
2025Resident113226.25%
2025Resident1232412.50%
2025Resident1328310.71%
2025Resident1414214.29%
2025Resident151119.09%
2025Resident16500.00%
2025Resident17400.00%
2025Resident18100.00%
2025Resident193133.33%
2025Resident202150.00%
2025Resident2111100.00%
2025Resident23200.00%
2025Nonresident landowner1100.00%
2025Resident landowner03266.67%
2025Resident landowner133100.00%
2024Nonresident0200.00%
2024Nonresident1300.00%
2024Nonresident2500.00%
2024Nonresident34125.00%
2024Nonresident4400.00%
2024Nonresident5100.00%
2024Nonresident6100.00%
2024Nonresident7100.00%
2024Nonresident8100.00%
2024Nonresident10200.00%
2024Nonresident11100.00%
2024Nonresident12300.00%
2024Resident08700.00%
2024Resident112100.00%
2024Resident210100.00%
2024Resident39100.00%
2024Resident47733.90%
2024Resident57511.33%
2024Resident65900.00%
2024Resident74200.00%
2024Resident85048.00%
2024Resident95223.85%
2024Resident103226.25%
2024Resident113425.88%
2024Resident123339.09%
2024Resident131516.67%
2024Resident141218.33%
2024Resident1512325.00%
2024Resident16700.00%
2024Resident17200.00%
2024Resident186233.33%
2024Resident19200.00%
2024Resident20100.00%
2024Resident21100.00%
2024Resident22100.00%
2024Resident landowner033100.00%
2024Resident landowner122100.00%
2023Nonresident1800.00%
2023Nonresident2700.00%
2023Nonresident3100.00%
2023Nonresident4100.00%
2023Nonresident6300.00%
2023Nonresident7200.00%
2023Nonresident8200.00%
2023Nonresident103133.33%
2023Nonresidentnot stated800.00%
2023Resident112821.56%
2023Resident29011.11%
2023Resident39311.08%
2023Resident49500.00%
2023Resident55600.00%
2023Resident66500.00%
2023Resident75435.56%
2023Resident85223.85%
2023Resident94336.98%
2023Resident103612.78%
2023Resident1135411.43%
2023Resident1220210.00%
2023Resident131616.25%
2023Resident1412216.67%
2023Resident155120.00%
2023Resident16300.00%
2023Resident176116.67%
2023Resident18200.00%
2023Resident21100.00%
2023Residentnot stated9200.00%
2023Resident landowner122100.00%
2023Resident landowner411100.00%
2023Resident landownernot stated3266.67%
2022Nonresident0300.00%
2022Nonresident11100.00%
2022Nonresident2300.00%
2022Nonresident3200.00%
2022Nonresident4200.00%
2022Nonresident5100.00%
2022Nonresident6100.00%
2022Nonresident7100.00%
2022Nonresident8200.00%
2022Nonresident9100.00%
2022Nonresidentnot stated500.00%
2022Resident011800.00%
2022Resident19600.00%
2022Resident210200.00%
2022Resident36800.00%
2022Resident47300.00%
2022Resident56423.13%
2022Resident65923.39%
2022Resident74824.17%
2022Resident84812.08%
2022Resident94524.44%
2022Resident1033412.12%
2022Resident1116212.50%
2022Resident1216212.50%
2022Resident138112.50%
2022Resident147457.14%
2022Resident156116.67%
2022Resident16100.00%
2022Resident17200.00%
2022Resident18100.00%
2022Resident192150.00%
2022Residentnot stated10510.95%
2022Resident landowner033100.00%
2022Resident landownernot stated22100.00%
2021Nonresident0300.00%
2021Nonresident1300.00%
2021Nonresident2200.00%
2021Nonresident3400.00%
2021Nonresident4200.00%
2021Nonresident5100.00%
2021Nonresident6100.00%
2021Nonresident7100.00%
2021Nonresident911100.00%
2021Nonresident103266.67%
2021Nonresidentnot stated600.00%
2021Resident012400.00%
2021Resident111400.00%
2021Resident27611.32%
2021Resident38600.00%
2021Resident48522.35%
2021Resident57111.41%
2021Resident66434.69%
2021Resident75012.00%
2021Resident84512.22%
2021Resident93738.11%
2021Resident102114.76%
2021Resident111119.09%
2021Resident1212325.00%
2021Resident131119.09%
2021Resident148112.50%
2021Resident152150.00%
2021Resident162150.00%
2021Resident18100.00%
2021Residentnot stated14010.71%
2021Resident landowner011100.00%
2021Resident landowner111100.00%
2021Resident landownernot stated5360.00%
2020Nonresident01300.00%
2020Nonresident1400.00%
2020Nonresident2300.00%
2020Nonresident3300.00%
2020Nonresident4100.00%
2020Nonresident6200.00%
2020Nonresident7200.00%
2020Nonresident9100.00%
2020Nonresidentnot stated900.00%
2020Resident010300.00%
2020Resident19800.00%
2020Resident29300.00%
2020Resident39222.17%
2020Resident47800.00%
2020Resident57100.00%
2020Resident66722.99%
2020Resident75900.00%
2020Resident85247.69%
2020Resident927414.81%
2020Resident101200.00%
2020Resident1118316.67%
2020Resident1215213.33%
2020Resident1320630.00%
2020Resident143133.33%
2020Resident15800.00%
2020Resident17100.00%
2020Residentnot stated12810.78%
2020Resident landowner011100.00%
2020Resident landowner12150.00%
2020Resident landowner311100.00%
2020Resident landownernot stated3266.67%
2019Nonresident01500.00%
2019Nonresident1700.00%
2019Nonresident2500.00%
2019Nonresident3300.00%
2019Nonresident5200.00%
2019Nonresident6100.00%
2019Nonresident8300.00%
2019Nonresidentnot stated1000.00%
2019Resident016300.00%
2019Resident116021.25%
2019Resident212110.83%
2019Resident38211.22%
2019Resident48400.00%
2019Resident57511.33%
2019Resident67022.86%
2019Resident74812.08%
2019Resident82514.00%
2019Resident921314.29%
2019Resident1025416.00%
2019Resident1116212.50%
2019Resident1217211.76%
2019Resident136233.33%
2019Resident148112.50%
2019Resident152150.00%
2019Resident16100.00%
2019Residentnot stated13310.75%
2019Nonresident landowner1100.00%
2019Resident landowner02150.00%
2019Resident landowner111100.00%
2019Resident landownernot stated7342.86%
2018Nonresident01700.00%
2018Nonresident1400.00%
2018Nonresident2300.00%
2018Nonresident4200.00%
2018Nonresident5200.00%
2018Nonresident6100.00%
2018Nonresident7500.00%
2018Nonresidentnot stated1400.00%
2018Resident023120.87%
2018Resident116410.61%
2018Resident210800.00%
2018Resident39611.04%
2018Resident49600.00%
2018Resident58144.94%
2018Resident66246.45%
2018Resident73825.26%
2018Resident831412.90%
2018Resident927311.11%
2018Resident1018211.11%
2018Resident112114.76%
2018Resident12700.00%
2018Resident13500.00%
2018Resident14300.00%
2018Resident153133.33%
2018Residentnot stated18200.00%
2018Nonresident landowner0100.00%
2018Nonresident landownernot stated100.00%
2018Resident landowner03266.67%
2018Resident landowner111100.00%
2018Resident landowner311100.00%
2018Resident landownernot stated8112.50%
2017Nonresident01300.00%
2017Nonresident1500.00%
2017Nonresident25120.00%
2017Nonresident3500.00%
2017Nonresident4200.00%
2017Nonresident6400.00%
2017Nonresident8100.00%
2017Nonresidentnot stated2800.00%
2017Resident027610.36%
2017Resident115310.65%
2017Resident211532.61%
2017Resident312421.61%
2017Resident49255.43%
2017Resident57711.30%
2017Resident64424.55%
2017Resident74100.00%
2017Resident83438.82%
2017Resident92428.33%
2017Resident102627.69%
2017Resident118112.50%
2017Resident121300.00%
2017Resident133133.33%
2017Resident14200.00%
2017Residentnot stated18400.00%
2017Nonresident landownernot stated200.00%
2017Resident landowner02150.00%
2017Resident landowner222100.00%
2017Resident landownernot stated9222.22%
2016Nonresident01700.00%
2016Nonresident1500.00%
2016Nonresident2800.00%
2016Nonresident3300.00%
2016Nonresident4200.00%
2016Nonresident5500.00%
2016Nonresident6200.00%
2016Nonresident7200.00%
2016Nonresidentnot stated1500.00%
2016Resident020920.96%
2016Resident113600.00%
2016Resident214121.42%
2016Resident39511.05%
2016Resident49355.38%
2016Resident55500.00%
2016Resident64536.67%
2016Resident73937.69%
2016Resident827311.11%
2016Resident92528.00%
2016Resident1010110.00%
2016Resident111119.09%
2016Resident12100.00%
2016Resident13200.00%
2016Residentnot stated18721.07%
2016Resident landowner0200.00%
2016Resident landowner1100.00%
2016Resident landowner211100.00%
2016Resident landownernot stated12433.33%
2015Nonresident01400.00%
2015Nonresident11100.00%
2015Nonresident2400.00%
2015Nonresident3100.00%
2015Nonresident4400.00%
2015Nonresident5200.00%
2015Nonresident6100.00%
2015Nonresident10100.00%
2015Nonresidentnot stated3900.00%
2015Resident024300.00%
2015Resident117221.16%
2015Resident211654.31%
2015Resident310621.89%
2015Resident46334.76%
2015Resident55447.41%
2015Resident64748.51%
2015Resident73000.00%
2015Resident82713.70%
2015Resident91218.33%
2015Resident101516.67%
2015Resident115240.00%
2015Resident12400.00%
2015Residentnot stated19900.00%
2015Nonresident landowner711100.00%
2015Nonresident landownernot stated2150.00%
2015Resident landowner04250.00%
2015Resident landowner1100.00%
2015Resident landownernot stated7114.29%
2014Nonresident01500.00%
2014Nonresident1600.00%
2014Nonresident2900.00%
2014Nonresident3400.00%
2014Nonresident4200.00%
2014Nonresident5200.00%
2014Nonresidentnot stated1200.00%
2014Resident023031.30%
2014Resident114342.80%
2014Resident212543.20%
2014Resident39022.22%
2014Resident46900.00%
2014Resident54936.12%
2014Resident63026.67%
2014Resident739410.26%
2014Resident81616.25%
2014Resident91600.00%
2014Resident103133.33%
2014Resident11200.00%
2014Residentnot stated17810.56%
2014Nonresident landownernot stated22100.00%
2014Resident landowner0100.00%
2014Resident landownernot stated10330.00%
2013Nonresident01815.56%
2013Nonresident114214.29%
2013Nonresident2700.00%
2013Nonresident3300.00%
2013Nonresident4200.00%
2013Nonresident5100.00%
2013Nonresident6200.00%
2013Nonresidentnot stated1900.00%
2013Resident031082.58%
2013Resident118184.42%
2013Resident2124129.68%
2013Resident3951414.74%
2013Resident4761114.47%
2013Resident53738.11%
2013Resident640512.50%
2013Resident720735.00%
2013Resident820525.00%
2013Resident910330.00%
2013Resident109222.22%
2013Residentnot stated20641.94%
2013Nonresident landowner011100.00%
2013Resident landowner033100.00%
2013Resident landowner122100.00%
2013Resident landownernot stated10990.00%
2012Nonresident01600.00%
2012Nonresident18225.00%
2012Nonresident3300.00%
2012Nonresident411100.00%
2012Nonresident5100.00%
2012Nonresident611100.00%
2012Nonresidentnot stated3000.00%
2012Resident027362.20%
2012Resident11691710.06%
2012Resident2131107.63%
2012Resident3991010.10%
2012Resident452611.54%
2012Resident5551221.82%
2012Resident6281035.71%
2012Resident722522.73%
2012Resident8700.00%
2012Resident9800.00%
2012Residentnot stated17274.07%
2012Resident landowner022100.00%
2012Resident landowner133100.00%
2012Resident landownernot stated88100.00%
2011Nonresident01300.00%
2011Nonresident16116.67%
2011Nonresident25120.00%
2011Nonresident32150.00%
2011Nonresident4100.00%
2011Nonresident6100.00%
2011Nonresidentnot stated3100.00%
2011Resident0202167.92%
2011Resident1151117.28%
2011Resident210387.77%
2011Resident354712.96%
2011Resident458712.07%
2011Resident5371129.73%
2011Resident626415.38%
2011Resident715746.67%
2011Resident87114.29%
2011Residentnot stated232104.31%
2011Nonresident landowner011100.00%
2011Nonresident landownernot stated11100.00%
2011Resident landowner0300.00%
2011Resident landowner222100.00%
2011Resident landowner322100.00%
2011Resident landownernot stated15960.00%
2010Nonresident01500.00%
2010Nonresident16116.67%
2010Nonresident2100.00%
2010Nonresident3200.00%
2010Nonresident4100.00%
2010Nonresident5200.00%
2010Nonresident6100.00%
2010Nonresidentnot stated2700.00%
2010Resident0219104.57%
2010Resident11191411.76%
2010Resident2801822.50%
2010Resident37468.11%
2010Resident4461328.26%
2010Resident538923.68%
2010Resident612325.00%
2010Resident711327.27%
2010Residentnot stated19184.19%
2010Nonresident landowner011100.00%
2010Nonresident landownernot stated11100.00%
2010Resident landowner05480.00%
2010Resident landownernot stated11981.82%
2009Nonresident012216.67%
2009Nonresident1400.00%
2009Nonresident2400.00%
2009Nonresident3200.00%
2009Nonresident4200.00%
2009Nonresidentnot stated2015.00%
2009Resident020162.99%
2009Resident11051110.48%
2009Resident21001818.00%
2009Resident3611219.67%
2009Resident4551425.45%
2009Resident520630.00%
2009Resident612216.67%
2009Residentnot stated207136.28%
2009Nonresident landownernot stated11100.00%
2009Resident landowner033100.00%
2009Resident landownernot stated1111100.00%
2008Nonresident02015.00%
2008Nonresident1300.00%
2008Nonresident2300.00%
2008Nonresident3200.00%
2008Nonresidentnot stated1300.00%
2008Resident0165137.88%
2008Resident11291813.95%
2008Resident2811619.75%
2008Resident3661522.73%
2008Resident432825.00%
2008Resident59222.22%
2008Residentnot stated182137.14%
2008Nonresident landowner011100.00%
2008Resident landowner022100.00%
2008Resident landowner111100.00%
2008Resident landowner311100.00%
2008Resident landownernot stated99100.00%
2007Nonresident02000.00%
2007Nonresident15120.00%
2007Nonresident26233.33%
2007Nonresident3100.00%
2007Nonresidentnot stated2015.00%
2007Resident0212198.96%
2007Resident11051211.43%
2007Resident2821619.51%
2007Resident3491530.61%
2007Resident416637.50%
2007Residentnot stated195136.67%
2007Nonresident landowner011100.00%
2007Nonresident landownernot stated33100.00%
2007Resident landowner111100.00%
2007Resident landownernot stated111090.91%
2006Nonresident06116.67%
2006Nonresident1400.00%
2006Nonresident2200.00%
2006Nonresident311100.00%
2006Nonresidentnot stated20210.00%
2006Resident0160148.75%
2006Resident11322216.67%
2006Resident2691115.94%
2006Resident3311135.48%
2006Residentnot stated1822513.74%
2006Nonresident landowner011100.00%
2006Resident landowner033100.00%
2006Resident landownernot stated99100.00%

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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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.