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Montana · Deer · District 455

Montana deer permit 455-60

Mule Or Wt. 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 15 on 455-60 in 2026 and drew 15 — the quota filled. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, no nonresident landowner applicant put it first; no resident landowner applicant put it first; 45 nonresident applicants put it first and none of them drew; 1,438 resident applicants put it first and 15 drew, 1.04%.

Published in 12 of the drawing years FWP has posted, 2015 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
2026Nonresident14500.00%240
2026Resident151,438151.04%3680
2026Nonresident landowner100———
2026Resident landowner300———
2025Nonresident12314.35%320
2025Resident151,396141.00%3290
2025Nonresident landowner100———
2025Resident landowner300———
2024Nonresident13100.00%500
2024Resident151,389151.08%3760
2024Nonresident landowner100———
2024Resident landowner300———
2023Nonresident14500.00%240
2023Resident151,385151.08%3710
2023Nonresident landowner100———
2023Resident landowner300———
2022Nonresident13612.78%390
2022Resident151,329141.05%2820
2022Nonresident landowner100———
2022Resident landowner300———
2021Nonresident13612.78%390
2021Resident151,304141.07%2850
2021Nonresident landowner100———
2021Resident landowner300———
2020Nonresident15211.92%280
2020Resident151,317141.06%2540
2020Nonresident landowner100———
2020Resident landowner300———
2019Nonresident16900.00%450
2019Resident101,430100.70%3270
2019Nonresident landowner100———
2019Resident landowner200———
2018Nonresident39422.13%310
2018Resident301,396282.01%2780
2018Nonresident landowner300———
2018Resident landowner500———
2017Nonresident36511.54%390
2017Resident301,444251.73%2570
2017Nonresident landowner322100.00%——
2017Resident landowner522100.00%——
2016Nonresident37100.00%320
2016Resident301,359302.21%3040
2016Nonresident landowner300———
2016Resident landowner500———
2015Nonresident39333.23%290
2015Resident301,453271.86%2580
2015Nonresident landowner300———
2015Resident landowner500———

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
2026Nonresident01000.00%
2026Nonresident1500.00%
2026Nonresident2700.00%
2026Nonresident3100.00%
2026Nonresident4300.00%
2026Nonresident5400.00%
2026Nonresident6300.00%
2026Nonresident7100.00%
2026Nonresident8200.00%
2026Nonresident9200.00%
2026Nonresident11100.00%
2026Nonresident12100.00%
2026Nonresident13200.00%
2026Nonresident14200.00%
2026Nonresident16100.00%
2026Resident010700.00%
2026Resident120800.00%
2026Resident215200.00%
2026Resident314510.69%
2026Resident412200.00%
2026Resident57700.00%
2026Resident69411.06%
2026Resident77911.27%
2026Resident87722.60%
2026Resident95600.00%
2026Resident104812.08%
2026Resident115024.00%
2026Resident126146.56%
2026Resident133200.00%
2026Resident143200.00%
2026Resident152400.00%
2026Resident162414.17%
2026Resident172000.00%
2026Resident18600.00%
2026Resident19600.00%
2026Resident204250.00%
2026Resident21500.00%
2026Resident22500.00%
2026Resident23100.00%
2026Resident24300.00%
2025Nonresident0500.00%
2025Nonresident1400.00%
2025Nonresident2300.00%
2025Nonresident3200.00%
2025Nonresident4100.00%
2025Nonresident511100.00%
2025Nonresident6100.00%
2025Nonresident8100.00%
2025Nonresident9100.00%
2025Nonresident10100.00%
2025Nonresident12200.00%
2025Nonresident15100.00%
2025Resident08400.00%
2025Resident118500.00%
2025Resident217610.57%
2025Resident315500.00%
2025Resident49000.00%
2025Resident510800.00%
2025Resident68911.12%
2025Resident78400.00%
2025Resident86000.00%
2025Resident95623.57%
2025Resident105900.00%
2025Resident115911.69%
2025Resident123800.00%
2025Resident133812.63%
2025Resident142613.85%
2025Resident152827.14%
2025Resident161700.00%
2025Resident179111.11%
2025Resident181417.14%
2025Resident19300.00%
2025Resident207228.57%
2025Resident217114.29%
2025Resident22100.00%
2025Resident23300.00%
2024Nonresident0300.00%
2024Nonresident1200.00%
2024Nonresident2600.00%
2024Nonresident4300.00%
2024Nonresident5500.00%
2024Nonresident6300.00%
2024Nonresident8100.00%
2024Nonresident9300.00%
2024Nonresident12200.00%
2024Nonresident14100.00%
2024Nonresident16100.00%
2024Nonresident18100.00%
2024Resident010000.00%
2024Resident123400.00%
2024Resident217500.00%
2024Resident310100.00%
2024Resident412000.00%
2024Resident59500.00%
2024Resident69011.11%
2024Resident77611.32%
2024Resident86000.00%
2024Resident96657.58%
2024Resident105711.75%
2024Resident114536.67%
2024Resident124412.27%
2024Resident133313.03%
2024Resident142900.00%
2024Resident151500.00%
2024Resident16900.00%
2024Resident171417.14%
2024Resident187114.29%
2024Resident19800.00%
2024Resident20700.00%
2024Resident21100.00%
2024Resident22300.00%
2023Nonresident11100.00%
2023Nonresident2900.00%
2023Nonresident3100.00%
2023Nonresident4400.00%
2023Nonresident5400.00%
2023Nonresident6400.00%
2023Nonresident9200.00%
2023Nonresident10300.00%
2023Nonresident11200.00%
2023Nonresident15100.00%
2023Nonresidentnot stated400.00%
2023Resident121700.00%
2023Resident213400.00%
2023Resident313600.00%
2023Resident411800.00%
2023Resident510000.00%
2023Resident68311.20%
2023Resident77300.00%
2023Resident87300.00%
2023Resident97700.00%
2023Resident104812.08%
2023Resident115700.00%
2023Resident123013.33%
2023Resident134424.55%
2023Resident142627.69%
2023Resident151317.69%
2023Resident1616212.50%
2023Resident1713215.38%
2023Resident18800.00%
2023Resident1911327.27%
2023Resident20200.00%
2023Resident21200.00%
2023Residentnot stated10400.00%
2022Nonresident0400.00%
2022Nonresident1600.00%
2022Nonresident2100.00%
2022Nonresident3100.00%
2022Nonresident4200.00%
2022Nonresident5200.00%
2022Nonresident6200.00%
2022Nonresident7300.00%
2022Nonresident8100.00%
2022Nonresident9300.00%
2022Nonresident13200.00%
2022Nonresident1711100.00%
2022Nonresidentnot stated800.00%
2022Resident018700.00%
2022Resident115700.00%
2022Resident213100.00%
2022Resident310900.00%
2022Resident49300.00%
2022Resident59000.00%
2022Resident68011.25%
2022Resident77900.00%
2022Resident85835.17%
2022Resident96211.61%
2022Resident104137.32%
2022Resident113612.78%
2022Resident122400.00%
2022Resident131715.88%
2022Resident141300.00%
2022Resident151400.00%
2022Resident168112.50%
2022Resident1713215.38%
2022Resident182150.00%
2022Resident19400.00%
2022Residentnot stated11100.00%
2021Nonresident0700.00%
2021Nonresident1500.00%
2021Nonresident2300.00%
2021Nonresident3700.00%
2021Nonresident4200.00%
2021Nonresident6100.00%
2021Nonresident7200.00%
2021Nonresident8200.00%
2021Nonresident112150.00%
2021Nonresident12100.00%
2021Nonresident14100.00%
2021Nonresidentnot stated300.00%
2021Resident022300.00%
2021Resident113000.00%
2021Resident212100.00%
2021Resident310210.98%
2021Resident410210.98%
2021Resident58500.00%
2021Resident68211.22%
2021Resident76600.00%
2021Resident87322.74%
2021Resident95000.00%
2021Resident103812.63%
2021Resident113538.57%
2021Resident121300.00%
2021Resident131500.00%
2021Resident1413323.08%
2021Resident15800.00%
2021Resident161317.69%
2021Resident17200.00%
2021Resident186116.67%
2021Residentnot stated12700.00%
2020Nonresident01200.00%
2020Nonresident11000.00%
2020Nonresident2400.00%
2020Nonresident3200.00%
2020Nonresident4100.00%
2020Nonresident5300.00%
2020Nonresident6200.00%
2020Nonresident7300.00%
2020Nonresident9100.00%
2020Nonresident10300.00%
2020Nonresident11100.00%
2020Nonresident1611100.00%
2020Nonresidentnot stated900.00%
2020Resident019600.00%
2020Resident115000.00%
2020Resident212700.00%
2020Resident311100.00%
2020Resident411510.87%
2020Resident59711.03%
2020Resident69333.23%
2020Resident78400.00%
2020Resident85200.00%
2020Resident94612.17%
2020Resident104800.00%
2020Resident1118211.11%
2020Resident122500.00%
2020Resident131715.88%
2020Resident149111.11%
2020Resident151715.88%
2020Resident164125.00%
2020Resident176116.67%
2020Residentnot stated10210.98%
2019Nonresident02400.00%
2019Nonresident1600.00%
2019Nonresident2200.00%
2019Nonresident3100.00%
2019Nonresident4600.00%
2019Nonresident5200.00%
2019Nonresident6600.00%
2019Nonresident7300.00%
2019Nonresident8100.00%
2019Nonresident9400.00%
2019Nonresident10200.00%
2019Nonresident12100.00%
2019Nonresidentnot stated1100.00%
2019Resident027410.36%
2019Resident118600.00%
2019Resident215500.00%
2019Resident312900.00%
2019Resident412710.79%
2019Resident510221.96%
2019Resident69700.00%
2019Resident75623.57%
2019Resident85111.96%
2019Resident94612.17%
2019Resident101800.00%
2019Resident112414.17%
2019Resident121900.00%
2019Resident131119.09%
2019Resident142000.00%
2019Resident15500.00%
2019Resident161000.00%
2019Residentnot stated10000.00%
2018Nonresident03500.00%
2018Nonresident18112.50%
2018Nonresident2600.00%
2018Nonresident3100.00%
2018Nonresident4100.00%
2018Nonresident5400.00%
2018Nonresident6300.00%
2018Nonresident74125.00%
2018Nonresident8300.00%
2018Nonresident9400.00%
2018Nonresident11200.00%
2018Nonresident12100.00%
2018Nonresident14100.00%
2018Nonresidentnot stated2100.00%
2018Resident028610.35%
2018Resident119800.00%
2018Resident214132.13%
2018Resident313210.76%
2018Resident411232.68%
2018Resident510200.00%
2018Resident66300.00%
2018Resident76323.17%
2018Resident850510.00%
2018Resident92727.41%
2018Resident103412.94%
2018Resident1130723.33%
2018Resident121400.00%
2018Resident132214.55%
2018Resident14500.00%
2018Resident1512216.67%
2018Residentnot stated10500.00%
2017Nonresident01600.00%
2017Nonresident1800.00%
2017Nonresident2500.00%
2017Nonresident3300.00%
2017Nonresident4300.00%
2017Nonresident5200.00%
2017Nonresident6500.00%
2017Nonresident7200.00%
2017Nonresident8400.00%
2017Nonresident10100.00%
2017Nonresident11100.00%
2017Nonresident12100.00%
2017Nonresident13100.00%
2017Nonresidentnot stated1317.69%
2017Resident033900.00%
2017Resident118810.53%
2017Resident216110.62%
2017Resident312921.55%
2017Resident412975.43%
2017Resident59044.44%
2017Resident65300.00%
2017Resident76500.00%
2017Resident83400.00%
2017Resident93725.41%
2017Resident104037.50%
2017Resident112015.00%
2017Resident122414.17%
2017Resident138112.50%
2017Resident1416212.50%
2017Residentnot stated11100.00%
2017Nonresident landownernot stated22100.00%
2017Resident landowner111100.00%
2017Resident landowner911100.00%
2016Nonresident01900.00%
2016Nonresident1700.00%
2016Nonresident2700.00%
2016Nonresident3300.00%
2016Nonresident4300.00%
2016Nonresident5600.00%
2016Nonresident6400.00%
2016Nonresident7400.00%
2016Nonresident8100.00%
2016Nonresident9100.00%
2016Nonresident10200.00%
2016Nonresident12100.00%
2016Nonresidentnot stated1300.00%
2016Resident027531.09%
2016Resident120820.96%
2016Resident217021.18%
2016Resident314421.39%
2016Resident410532.86%
2016Resident57145.63%
2016Resident66411.56%
2016Resident73412.94%
2016Resident84312.33%
2016Resident94237.14%
2016Resident1028517.86%
2016Resident1130310.00%
2016Resident121200.00%
2016Resident131700.00%
2016Residentnot stated11600.00%
2015Nonresident02600.00%
2015Nonresident11200.00%
2015Nonresident2700.00%
2015Nonresident37228.57%
2015Nonresident4300.00%
2015Nonresident5600.00%
2015Nonresident6400.00%
2015Nonresident7200.00%
2015Nonresident8100.00%
2015Nonresident9100.00%
2015Nonresident102150.00%
2015Nonresident11200.00%
2015Nonresidentnot stated2000.00%
2015Resident038041.05%
2015Resident121410.47%
2015Resident219163.14%
2015Resident313121.53%
2015Resident48133.70%
2015Resident57300.00%
2015Resident64137.32%
2015Resident75811.72%
2015Resident85400.00%
2015Resident93700.00%
2015Resident103837.89%
2015Resident1115213.33%
2015Resident121715.88%
2015Residentnot stated12310.81%

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

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.