Montana · Elk · District 005

Montana elk b licence 005-00

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 2021 drawing did

Montana set a quota of 2,500 on 005-00 in 2021 and drew 584, so 1,916 went undrawn, and 1,916 went to the surplus list. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, 1 nonresident landowner applicant put it first and 1 drew, 100.00%; no resident landowner applicant put it first; 98 nonresident applicants put it first and 98 drew, 100.00%; 385 resident applicants put it first and 385 drew, 100.00%.

This licence code stops appearing after 2021. 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 8 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
2021	Nonresident	250	98	98	100.00%	14	14
2021	Resident	2,500	385	385	100.00%	86	86
2021	Nonresident landowner	250	1	1	100.00%	—	—
2021	Resident landowner	375	0	0	—	—	—
2020	Nonresident	250	102	102	100.00%	2	2
2020	Resident	2,500	522	522	100.00%	93	93
2020	Nonresident landowner	250	2	2	100.00%	—	—
2020	Resident landowner	375	6	6	100.00%	—	—
2019	Nonresident	250	203	203	100.00%	17	17
2019	Resident	2,500	987	987	100.00%	197	197
2019	Nonresident landowner	250	3	3	100.00%	—	—
2019	Resident landowner	375	11	11	100.00%	—	—
2018	Nonresident	150	177	177	100.00%	13	9
2018	Resident	1,500	1,044	1,044	100.00%	248	247
2018	Nonresident landowner	150	4	4	100.00%	—	—
2018	Resident landowner	225	18	18	100.00%	—	—
2017	Nonresident	150	111	111	100.00%	22	22
2017	Resident	1,500	781	781	100.00%	170	170
2017	Nonresident landowner	150	2	2	100.00%	—	—
2017	Resident landowner	225	14	14	100.00%	—	—
2016	Nonresident	120	94	94	100.00%	8	8
2016	Resident	1,200	836	836	100.00%	221	221
2016	Nonresident landowner	120	1	1	100.00%	—	—
2016	Resident landowner	180	19	19	100.00%	—	—
2015	Nonresident	120	55	55	100.00%	3	3
2015	Resident	1,200	686	686	100.00%	210	210
2015	Nonresident landowner	120	3	3	100.00%	—	—
2015	Resident landowner	180	13	13	100.00%	—	—
2014	Nonresident	120	53	53	100.00%	5	5
2014	Resident	1,200	600	600	100.00%	159	159
2014	Nonresident landowner	120	1	1	100.00%	—	—
2014	Resident landowner	180	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	44	44	100.00%
2021	Nonresident	not stated	54	54	100.00%
2021	Resident	0	121	121	100.00%
2021	Resident	1	7	7	100.00%
2021	Resident	2	4	4	100.00%
2021	Resident	3	3	3	100.00%
2021	Resident	not stated	250	250	100.00%
2021	Nonresident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2020	Nonresident	0	38	38	100.00%
2020	Nonresident	1	3	3	100.00%
2020	Nonresident	not stated	61	61	100.00%
2020	Resident	0	143	143	100.00%
2020	Resident	1	13	13	100.00%
2020	Resident	2	6	6	100.00%
2020	Resident	3	2	2	100.00%
2020	Resident	4	1	1	100.00%
2020	Resident	not stated	357	357	100.00%
2020	Nonresident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2020	Nonresident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2020	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2020	Resident landowner	not stated	5	5	100.00%
2019	Nonresident	0	65	65	100.00%
2019	Nonresident	1	6	6	100.00%
2019	Nonresident	not stated	132	132	100.00%
2019	Resident	0	270	270	100.00%
2019	Resident	1	30	30	100.00%
2019	Resident	2	11	11	100.00%
2019	Resident	3	5	5	100.00%
2019	Resident	not stated	671	671	100.00%
2019	Nonresident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2019	Nonresident landowner	not stated	2	2	100.00%
2019	Resident landowner	0	4	4	100.00%
2019	Resident landowner	not stated	7	7	100.00%
2018	Nonresident	0	72	72	100.00%
2018	Nonresident	1	3	3	100.00%
2018	Nonresident	not stated	102	102	100.00%
2018	Resident	0	279	279	100.00%
2018	Resident	1	39	39	100.00%
2018	Resident	2	9	9	100.00%
2018	Resident	3	5	5	100.00%
2018	Resident	not stated	712	712	100.00%
2018	Nonresident landowner	0	2	2	100.00%
2018	Nonresident landowner	not stated	2	2	100.00%
2018	Resident landowner	0	6	6	100.00%
2018	Resident landowner	not stated	12	12	100.00%
2017	Nonresident	0	36	36	100.00%
2017	Nonresident	not stated	75	75	100.00%
2017	Resident	0	190	190	100.00%
2017	Resident	1	23	23	100.00%
2017	Resident	2	5	5	100.00%
2017	Resident	3	1	1	100.00%
2017	Resident	4	1	1	100.00%
2017	Resident	6	1	1	100.00%
2017	Resident	not stated	560	560	100.00%
2017	Nonresident landowner	not stated	2	2	100.00%
2017	Resident landowner	0	3	3	100.00%
2017	Resident landowner	not stated	11	11	100.00%
2016	Nonresident	0	19	19	100.00%
2016	Nonresident	1	1	1	100.00%
2016	Nonresident	not stated	74	74	100.00%
2016	Resident	0	219	219	100.00%
2016	Resident	1	23	23	100.00%
2016	Resident	2	6	6	100.00%
2016	Resident	3	4	4	100.00%
2016	Resident	not stated	584	584	100.00%
2016	Nonresident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2016	Resident landowner	0	2	2	100.00%
2016	Resident landowner	not stated	17	17	100.00%
2015	Nonresident	0	10	10	100.00%
2015	Nonresident	not stated	45	45	100.00%
2015	Resident	0	192	192	100.00%
2015	Resident	1	31	31	100.00%
2015	Resident	2	7	7	100.00%
2015	Resident	3	2	2	100.00%
2015	Resident	not stated	454	454	100.00%
2015	Nonresident landowner	not stated	3	3	100.00%
2015	Resident landowner	0	4	4	100.00%
2015	Resident landowner	not stated	9	9	100.00%
2014	Nonresident	0	16	16	100.00%
2014	Nonresident	not stated	37	37	100.00%
2014	Resident	0	180	180	100.00%
2014	Resident	1	28	28	100.00%
2014	Resident	2	5	5	100.00%
2014	Resident	3	2	2	100.00%
2014	Resident	4	2	2	100.00%
2014	Resident	not stated	383	383	100.00%
2014	Nonresident landowner	not stated	1	1	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

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 004-00 Elk B licence 004-80 Elk B licence 007-00 Elk B licence 100-00 Elk B licence 100-80 Elk B licence 101-00 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.