Montana · Elk · District 004

Montana elk b licence 004-00

How many people put this elk 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 2022 drawing did

Montana set a quota of 0 on 004-00 in 2022 and drew 0 — the quota filled. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, no nonresident landowner applicant put it first; no resident landowner applicant put it first; no nonresident applicant put it first; no resident applicant put it first.

This licence code stops appearing after 2022. 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 9 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
2022	Nonresident	0	0	0	—	0	0
2022	Resident	0	0	0	—	0	0
2022	Nonresident landowner	0	0	0	—	—	—
2022	Resident landowner	0	0	0	—	—	—
2021	Nonresident	600	478	478	100.00%	63	63
2021	Resident	6,000	2,282	2,282	100.00%	881	881
2021	Nonresident landowner	600	3	3	100.00%	—	—
2021	Resident landowner	900	9	9	100.00%	—	—
2020	Nonresident	600	340	340	100.00%	37	37
2020	Resident	6,000	2,108	2,108	100.00%	729	729
2020	Nonresident landowner	600	2	2	100.00%	—	—
2020	Resident landowner	900	9	9	100.00%	—	—
2019	Nonresident	600	351	351	100.00%	22	22
2019	Resident	6,000	1,984	1,984	100.00%	677	677
2019	Nonresident landowner	600	5	5	100.00%	—	—
2019	Resident landowner	900	10	10	100.00%	—	—
2018	Nonresident	480	349	349	100.00%	30	30
2018	Resident	4,800	2,379	2,379	100.00%	817	817
2018	Nonresident landowner	480	5	5	100.00%	—	—
2018	Resident landowner	720	13	13	100.00%	—	—
2017	Nonresident	480	287	287	100.00%	27	27
2017	Resident	4,800	2,401	2,401	100.00%	867	867
2017	Nonresident landowner	480	1	1	100.00%	—	—
2017	Resident landowner	720	27	27	100.00%	—	—
2016	Nonresident	480	241	241	100.00%	14	14
2016	Resident	4,800	2,084	2,084	100.00%	888	888
2016	Nonresident landowner	480	0	0	—	—	—
2016	Resident landowner	720	27	27	100.00%	—	—
2015	Nonresident	450	151	151	100.00%	18	18
2015	Resident	4,500	1,518	1,518	100.00%	645	645
2015	Nonresident landowner	450	0	0	—	—	—
2015	Resident landowner	675	19	19	100.00%	—	—
2014	Nonresident	450	178	178	100.00%	18	18
2014	Resident	4,500	1,688	1,688	100.00%	672	672
2014	Nonresident landowner	450	2	2	100.00%	—	—
2014	Resident landowner	675	17	17	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	193	193	100.00%
2021	Nonresident	1	11	11	100.00%
2021	Nonresident	2	1	1	100.00%
2021	Nonresident	not stated	273	273	100.00%
2021	Resident	0	642	642	100.00%
2021	Resident	1	87	87	100.00%
2021	Resident	2	18	18	100.00%
2021	Resident	3	10	10	100.00%
2021	Resident	4	3	3	100.00%
2021	Resident	5	2	2	100.00%
2021	Resident	not stated	1,520	1,520	100.00%
2021	Nonresident landowner	0	3	3	100.00%
2021	Resident landowner	0	3	3	100.00%
2021	Resident landowner	not stated	6	6	100.00%
2020	Nonresident	0	137	137	100.00%
2020	Nonresident	not stated	203	203	100.00%
2020	Resident	0	626	626	100.00%
2020	Resident	1	96	96	100.00%
2020	Resident	2	26	26	100.00%
2020	Resident	3	8	8	100.00%
2020	Resident	4	4	4	100.00%
2020	Resident	5	1	1	100.00%
2020	Resident	not stated	1,347	1,347	100.00%
2020	Nonresident landowner	0	2	2	100.00%
2020	Resident landowner	0	3	3	100.00%
2020	Resident landowner	not stated	6	6	100.00%
2019	Nonresident	0	108	108	100.00%
2019	Nonresident	1	7	7	100.00%
2019	Nonresident	not stated	236	236	100.00%
2019	Resident	0	517	517	100.00%
2019	Resident	1	68	68	100.00%
2019	Resident	2	21	21	100.00%
2019	Resident	3	7	7	100.00%
2019	Resident	4	4	4	100.00%
2019	Resident	5	3	3	100.00%
2019	Resident	not stated	1,364	1,364	100.00%
2019	Nonresident landowner	0	5	5	100.00%
2019	Resident landowner	0	4	4	100.00%
2019	Resident landowner	not stated	6	6	100.00%
2018	Nonresident	0	113	113	100.00%
2018	Nonresident	1	2	2	100.00%
2018	Nonresident	2	1	1	100.00%
2018	Nonresident	not stated	233	233	100.00%
2018	Resident	0	637	637	100.00%
2018	Resident	1	90	90	100.00%
2018	Resident	2	24	24	100.00%
2018	Resident	3	13	13	100.00%
2018	Resident	4	9	9	100.00%
2018	Resident	5	2	2	100.00%
2018	Resident	6	1	1	100.00%
2018	Resident	not stated	1,603	1,603	100.00%
2018	Nonresident landowner	0	4	4	100.00%
2018	Nonresident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2018	Resident landowner	0	7	7	100.00%
2018	Resident landowner	not stated	6	6	100.00%
2017	Nonresident	0	64	64	100.00%
2017	Nonresident	1	2	2	100.00%
2017	Nonresident	not stated	221	221	100.00%
2017	Resident	0	597	597	100.00%
2017	Resident	1	85	85	100.00%
2017	Resident	2	21	21	100.00%
2017	Resident	3	13	13	100.00%
2017	Resident	4	9	9	100.00%
2017	Resident	5	3	3	100.00%
2017	Resident	6	3	3	100.00%
2017	Resident	not stated	1,670	1,670	100.00%
2017	Nonresident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2017	Resident landowner	0	10	10	100.00%
2017	Resident landowner	2	1	1	100.00%
2017	Resident landowner	not stated	16	16	100.00%
2016	Nonresident	0	41	41	100.00%
2016	Nonresident	1	1	1	100.00%
2016	Nonresident	not stated	199	199	100.00%
2016	Resident	0	577	577	100.00%
2016	Resident	1	87	87	100.00%
2016	Resident	2	23	23	100.00%
2016	Resident	3	7	7	100.00%
2016	Resident	4	4	4	100.00%
2016	Resident	6	1	1	100.00%
2016	Resident	not stated	1,385	1,385	100.00%
2016	Resident landowner	0	6	6	100.00%
2016	Resident landowner	not stated	21	21	100.00%
2015	Nonresident	0	26	26	100.00%
2015	Nonresident	1	1	1	100.00%
2015	Nonresident	not stated	124	124	100.00%
2015	Resident	0	450	450	100.00%
2015	Resident	1	44	44	100.00%
2015	Resident	2	12	12	100.00%
2015	Resident	3	2	2	100.00%
2015	Resident	5	1	1	100.00%
2015	Resident	not stated	1,009	1,009	100.00%
2015	Resident landowner	0	4	4	100.00%
2015	Resident landowner	not stated	15	15	100.00%
2014	Nonresident	0	39	39	100.00%
2014	Nonresident	1	1	1	100.00%
2014	Nonresident	not stated	138	138	100.00%
2014	Resident	0	505	505	100.00%
2014	Resident	1	74	74	100.00%
2014	Resident	2	19	19	100.00%
2014	Resident	4	2	2	100.00%
2014	Resident	not stated	1,088	1,088	100.00%
2014	Nonresident landowner	0	2	2	100.00%
2014	Resident landowner	0	5	5	100.00%
2014	Resident landowner	not stated	12	12	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

2022 Elk B Drawing Statistics Report.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2022-06-13, fetched 2026-09-03
2021 elk b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2021-06-18, fetched 2026-09-03
2020 elk b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2020-06-11, fetched 2026-09-03
2019 elk b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2019-07-15, fetched 2026-09-03
2018 elk b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2018-07-16, fetched 2026-09-03
2017 elk b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2017-07-18, fetched 2026-09-03
2016 elk b stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2016-07-18, fetched 2026-09-03
2015 Elk B stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2015-07-20, fetched 2026-09-03
2014 elk B stats.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2014-07-21, 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 elk b detailed statistics.xlsx — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2018-03-01, 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

Other licences in these districts

Elk B licence 004-80 Elk B licence 005-00 Elk B licence 007-00 Elk B licence 100-00 All Montana elk 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.