Montana · Elk · District 315

Montana elk b licence 315-01

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 2023 drawing did

Montana set a quota of 500 on 315-01 in 2023 and drew 481, so 19 went undrawn, and 19 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; 90 nonresident applicants put it first and 90 drew, 100.00%; 270 resident applicants put it first and 270 drew, 100.00%.

This licence code stops appearing after 2023. 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 10 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
2023	Nonresident	50	90	90	100.00%	30	30
2023	Resident	500	270	270	100.00%	90	90
2023	Nonresident landowner	50	1	1	100.00%	—	—
2023	Resident landowner	75	0	0	—	—	—
2022	Nonresident	50	70	69	98.57%	21	13
2022	Resident	500	203	203	100.00%	90	90
2022	Nonresident landowner	50	0	0	—	—	—
2022	Resident landowner	75	0	0	—	—	—
2021	Nonresident	40	63	61	96.83%	16	13
2021	Resident	400	213	213	100.00%	95	95
2021	Nonresident landowner	40	0	0	—	—	—
2021	Resident landowner	60	1	1	100.00%	—	—
2020	Nonresident	40	42	42	100.00%	4	4
2020	Resident	400	192	192	100.00%	86	86
2020	Nonresident landowner	40	1	1	100.00%	—	—
2020	Resident landowner	60	1	1	100.00%	—	—
2019	Nonresident	40	45	45	100.00%	4	4
2019	Resident	400	163	163	100.00%	54	54
2019	Nonresident landowner	40	1	1	100.00%	—	—
2019	Resident landowner	60	2	2	100.00%	—	—
2018	Nonresident	40	42	42	100.00%	12	11
2018	Resident	400	194	194	100.00%	68	68
2018	Nonresident landowner	40	0	0	—	—	—
2018	Resident landowner	60	1	1	100.00%	—	—
2017	Nonresident	40	26	26	100.00%	9	9
2017	Resident	400	203	203	100.00%	104	104
2017	Nonresident landowner	40	0	0	—	—	—
2017	Resident landowner	60	2	2	100.00%	—	—
2016	Nonresident	40	20	20	100.00%	1	1
2016	Resident	400	202	202	100.00%	104	104
2016	Nonresident landowner	40	0	0	—	—	—
2016	Resident landowner	60	1	1	100.00%	—	—
2015	Nonresident	40	22	22	100.00%	1	1
2015	Resident	400	205	205	100.00%	105	105
2015	Nonresident landowner	40	0	0	—	—	—
2015	Resident landowner	60	0	0	—	—	—
2014	Nonresident	40	19	19	100.00%	6	6
2014	Resident	400	169	169	100.00%	118	118
2014	Nonresident landowner	40	0	0	—	—	—
2014	Resident landowner	60	4	4	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
2023	Nonresident	1	44	44	100.00%
2023	Nonresident	not stated	46	46	100.00%
2023	Resident	1	100	100	100.00%
2023	Resident	2	16	16	100.00%
2023	Resident	3	5	5	100.00%
2023	Resident	4	1	1	100.00%
2023	Resident	not stated	148	148	100.00%
2023	Nonresident landowner	1	1	1	100.00%
2022	Nonresident	1	28	27	96.43%
2022	Nonresident	not stated	42	42	100.00%
2022	Resident	1	69	69	100.00%
2022	Resident	2	14	14	100.00%
2022	Resident	not stated	120	120	100.00%
2021	Nonresident	0	31	29	93.55%
2021	Nonresident	not stated	32	32	100.00%
2021	Resident	0	71	71	100.00%
2021	Resident	1	10	10	100.00%
2021	Resident	2	4	4	100.00%
2021	Resident	3	1	1	100.00%
2021	Resident	not stated	127	127	100.00%
2021	Resident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2020	Nonresident	0	16	16	100.00%
2020	Nonresident	not stated	26	26	100.00%
2020	Resident	0	58	58	100.00%
2020	Resident	1	9	9	100.00%
2020	Resident	3	1	1	100.00%
2020	Resident	5	1	1	100.00%
2020	Resident	6	1	1	100.00%
2020	Resident	not stated	122	122	100.00%
2020	Nonresident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2020	Resident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2019	Nonresident	0	10	10	100.00%
2019	Nonresident	not stated	35	35	100.00%
2019	Resident	0	45	45	100.00%
2019	Resident	1	9	9	100.00%
2019	Resident	2	2	2	100.00%
2019	Resident	3	1	1	100.00%
2019	Resident	4	1	1	100.00%
2019	Resident	not stated	105	105	100.00%
2019	Nonresident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2019	Resident landowner	not stated	2	2	100.00%
2018	Nonresident	0	10	10	100.00%
2018	Nonresident	not stated	32	32	100.00%
2018	Resident	0	65	65	100.00%
2018	Resident	1	8	8	100.00%
2018	Resident	2	3	3	100.00%
2018	Resident	4	1	1	100.00%
2018	Resident	5	1	1	100.00%
2018	Resident	6	1	1	100.00%
2018	Resident	not stated	115	115	100.00%
2018	Resident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2017	Nonresident	0	4	4	100.00%
2017	Nonresident	not stated	22	22	100.00%
2017	Resident	0	71	71	100.00%
2017	Resident	1	11	11	100.00%
2017	Resident	3	1	1	100.00%
2017	Resident	4	1	1	100.00%
2017	Resident	not stated	119	119	100.00%
2017	Resident landowner	0	1	1	100.00%
2017	Resident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2016	Nonresident	0	2	2	100.00%
2016	Nonresident	not stated	18	18	100.00%
2016	Resident	0	66	66	100.00%
2016	Resident	1	4	4	100.00%
2016	Resident	2	1	1	100.00%
2016	Resident	not stated	131	131	100.00%
2016	Resident landowner	not stated	1	1	100.00%
2015	Nonresident	0	1	1	100.00%
2015	Nonresident	not stated	21	21	100.00%
2015	Resident	0	58	58	100.00%
2015	Resident	1	11	11	100.00%
2015	Resident	2	3	3	100.00%
2015	Resident	3	1	1	100.00%
2015	Resident	not stated	132	132	100.00%
2014	Nonresident	0	1	1	100.00%
2014	Nonresident	not stated	18	18	100.00%
2014	Resident	0	54	54	100.00%
2014	Resident	1	10	10	100.00%
2014	Resident	2	3	3	100.00%
2014	Resident	3	1	1	100.00%
2014	Resident	4	1	1	100.00%
2014	Resident	not stated	100	100	100.00%
2014	Resident landowner	not stated	4	4	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

2023 Elk B Drawing Statistics Report.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2023-06-19, fetched 2026-09-03
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
2023 Elk B Detailed Bonus Point Drawing Statistics.pdf — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2023-06-21, fetched 2026-09-03
2022 Elk B Bonus Point Drawing Statistics.xls — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, dated 2009-05, 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 313-80 Elk B licence 313-81 Elk B licence 314-00 Elk B licence 314-80 Elk B licence 317-00 Elk B licence 317-80 Elk B licence 318-00 Elk B licence 318-80 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.