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Montana · Elk · District 380

Montana elk b licence 380-00

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 2026 drawing did

Montana set a quota of 325 on 380-00 in 2026 and drew 325 — the quota filled. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, no nonresident landowner applicant put it first; 20 resident landowner applicants put it first and 20 drew, 100.00%; 86 nonresident applicants put it first and 9 drew, 10.47%; 2,042 resident applicants put it first and 296 drew, 14.50%.

Published in 13 of the drawing years FWP has posted, 2014 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
2026Nonresident3286910.47%240
2026Resident3252,04229614.50%7350
2026Nonresident landowner3200———
2026Resident landowner492020100.00%——
2025Nonresident54524.44%500
2025Resident501,356402.95%7110
2025Nonresident landowner500———
2025Resident landowner810880.00%——
2024Nonresident53512.86%370
2024Resident501,308413.13%6950
2024Nonresident landowner500———
2024Resident landowner89888.89%——
2023Nonresident55311.89%280
2023Resident501,208433.56%5890
2023Nonresident landowner500———
2023Resident landowner866100.00%——
2022Nonresident75958.47%290
2022Resident751,291634.88%4280
2022Nonresident landowner700———
2022Resident landowner1177100.00%——
2021Nonresident1557712.28%210
2021Resident1501,5661358.62%4050
2021Nonresident landowner1511100.00%——
2021Resident landowner2377100.00%——
2020Nonresident155535.45%180
2020Resident1501,4411429.85%4180
2020Nonresident landowner1500———
2020Resident landowner2355100.00%——
2019Nonresident155635.36%170
2019Resident1501,14514212.40%3600
2019Nonresident landowner1500———
2019Resident landowner2355100.00%——
2018Nonresident1541512.20%210
2018Resident1501,15413811.96%5050
2018Nonresident landowner1500———
2018Resident landowner2377100.00%——
2017Nonresident1235411.43%90
2017Resident1251,01411010.85%3990
2017Nonresident landowner1200———
2017Resident landowner191111100.00%——
2016Nonresident123239.38%80
2016Resident12598411511.69%4420
2016Nonresident landowner1200———
2016Resident landowner1977100.00%——
2015Nonresident1247612.77%130
2015Resident1251,4291117.77%5770
2015Nonresident landowner1200———
2015Resident landowner1988100.00%——
2014Nonresident2523417.39%140
2014Resident2501,38723416.87%6210
2014Nonresident landowner2500———
2014Resident landowner381212100.00%——

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
2026Nonresident02200.00%
2026Nonresident12627.69%
2026Nonresident21500.00%
2026Nonresident312433.33%
2026Nonresident48112.50%
2026Nonresident5100.00%
2026Nonresident611100.00%
2026Nonresident711100.00%
2026Resident042951.17%
2026Resident1429143.26%
2026Resident23704411.89%
2026Resident33265215.95%
2026Resident42256428.44%
2026Resident51355137.78%
2026Resident6703448.57%
2026Resident7241145.83%
2026Resident8241458.33%
2026Resident98562.50%
2026Resident1022100.00%
2026Resident landowner044100.00%
2026Resident landowner11111100.00%
2026Resident landowner233100.00%
2026Resident landowner311100.00%
2026Resident landowner411100.00%
2025Nonresident01400.00%
2025Nonresident11600.00%
2025Nonresident26116.67%
2025Nonresident36116.67%
2025Nonresident4100.00%
2025Nonresident5100.00%
2025Nonresident6100.00%
2025Resident032010.31%
2025Resident126151.92%
2025Resident227651.81%
2025Resident317142.34%
2025Resident412753.94%
2025Resident59555.26%
2025Resident651815.69%
2025Resident73738.11%
2025Resident810220.00%
2025Resident96233.33%
2025Resident landowner033100.00%
2025Resident landowner16466.67%
2025Resident landowner211100.00%
2024Nonresident0500.00%
2024Nonresident11300.00%
2024Nonresident21100.00%
2024Nonresident3300.00%
2024Nonresident4200.00%
2024Nonresident811100.00%
2024Resident032110.31%
2024Resident133820.59%
2024Resident221831.38%
2024Resident317084.71%
2024Resident411087.27%
2024Resident573810.96%
2024Resident657712.28%
2024Resident71100.00%
2024Resident89444.44%
2024Resident landowner03266.67%
2024Resident landowner133100.00%
2024Resident landowner222100.00%
2024Resident landowner311100.00%
2023Nonresident12000.00%
2023Nonresident21100.00%
2023Nonresident3600.00%
2023Nonresident4100.00%
2023Nonresident5100.00%
2023Nonresident62150.00%
2023Nonresident7100.00%
2023Nonresidentnot stated1100.00%
2023Resident132910.30%
2023Resident2224135.80%
2023Resident315595.81%
2023Resident48855.68%
2023Resident569710.14%
2023Resident617423.53%
2023Resident716212.50%
2023Residentnot stated31020.65%
2023Resident landowner133100.00%
2023Resident landowner211100.00%
2023Resident landownernot stated22100.00%
2022Nonresident12700.00%
2022Nonresident210110.00%
2022Nonresident3200.00%
2022Nonresident43266.67%
2022Nonresident53266.67%
2022Nonresidentnot stated1400.00%
2022Resident135541.13%
2022Resident2263134.94%
2022Resident315895.70%
2022Resident41031716.50%
2022Resident5421126.19%
2022Resident625520.00%
2022Resident75240.00%
2022Resident811100.00%
2022Resident9100.00%
2022Residentnot stated33810.30%
2022Resident landowner133100.00%
2022Resident landowner222100.00%
2022Resident landownernot stated22100.00%
2021Nonresident02000.00%
2021Nonresident1400.00%
2021Nonresident27228.57%
2021Nonresident35120.00%
2021Nonresident4100.00%
2021Nonresident55480.00%
2021Nonresidentnot stated1500.00%
2021Resident0487142.87%
2021Resident1309206.47%
2021Resident21842513.59%
2021Resident3892528.09%
2021Resident4521936.54%
2021Resident517847.06%
2021Resident67571.43%
2021Resident72150.00%
2021Resident82150.00%
2021Resident9100.00%
2021Residentnot stated416174.09%
2021Nonresident landownernot stated11100.00%
2021Resident landowner033100.00%
2021Resident landowner211100.00%
2021Resident landownernot stated33100.00%
2020Nonresident01715.88%
2020Nonresident11119.09%
2020Nonresident2600.00%
2020Nonresident32150.00%
2020Nonresident4600.00%
2020Nonresidentnot stated1300.00%
2020Resident0439122.73%
2020Resident1272228.09%
2020Resident21863619.35%
2020Resident31163731.90%
2020Resident4371437.84%
2020Resident518950.00%
2020Resident66466.67%
2020Resident7200.00%
2020Resident82150.00%
2020Residentnot stated36371.93%
2020Resident landowner044100.00%
2020Resident landownernot stated11100.00%
2019Nonresident02414.17%
2019Nonresident17114.29%
2019Nonresident2200.00%
2019Nonresident3600.00%
2019Nonresidentnot stated1715.88%
2019Resident0358174.75%
2019Resident1260218.08%
2019Resident21433020.98%
2019Resident3642437.50%
2019Resident4401845.00%
2019Resident512866.67%
2019Resident655100.00%
2019Resident78675.00%
2019Resident911100.00%
2019Residentnot stated254124.72%
2019Resident landowner044100.00%
2019Resident landowner111100.00%
2018Nonresident01100.00%
2018Nonresident1600.00%
2018Nonresident27114.29%
2018Nonresident333100.00%
2018Nonresident411100.00%
2018Nonresidentnot stated1300.00%
2018Resident0377153.98%
2018Resident1222219.46%
2018Resident21182420.34%
2018Resident3672131.34%
2018Resident4311961.29%
2018Resident5211571.43%
2018Resident611545.45%
2018Resident744100.00%
2018Resident811100.00%
2018Residentnot stated302134.30%
2018Resident landowner033100.00%
2018Resident landowner111100.00%
2018Resident landowner511100.00%
2018Resident landownernot stated22100.00%
2017Nonresident01000.00%
2017Nonresident1900.00%
2017Nonresident26116.67%
2017Nonresident3100.00%
2017Nonresident511100.00%
2017Nonresidentnot stated8225.00%
2017Resident0327175.20%
2017Resident11922110.94%
2017Resident21132421.24%
2017Resident3621524.19%
2017Resident441819.51%
2017Resident515533.33%
2017Resident614642.86%
2017Resident74375.00%
2017Residentnot stated246114.47%
2017Resident landowner033100.00%
2017Resident landownernot stated88100.00%
2016Nonresident01300.00%
2016Nonresident18112.50%
2016Nonresident2100.00%
2016Nonresident322100.00%
2016Nonresidentnot stated800.00%
2016Resident0287248.36%
2016Resident11882412.77%
2016Resident21081412.96%
2016Resident3691623.19%
2016Resident4391435.90%
2016Resident520420.00%
2016Resident68337.50%
2016Residentnot stated265166.04%
2016Resident landowner044100.00%
2016Resident landownernot stated33100.00%
2015Nonresident013215.38%
2015Nonresident1500.00%
2015Nonresident2200.00%
2015Nonresident311100.00%
2015Nonresident42150.00%
2015Nonresident511100.00%
2015Nonresidentnot stated2314.35%
2015Resident0454204.41%
2015Resident1243239.47%
2015Resident21812513.81%
2015Resident3791215.19%
2015Resident4421023.81%
2015Resident516425.00%
2015Residentnot stated414174.11%
2015Resident landowner022100.00%
2015Resident landowner111100.00%
2015Resident landownernot stated55100.00%
2014Nonresident010330.00%
2014Nonresident111100.00%
2014Nonresident2100.00%
2014Nonresident3100.00%
2014Nonresident4100.00%
2014Nonresidentnot stated900.00%
2014Resident0397399.82%
2014Resident12696022.30%
2014Resident21404532.14%
2014Resident3843136.90%
2014Resident4341544.12%
2014Residentnot stated463449.50%
2014Resident landowner055100.00%
2014Resident landowner111100.00%
2014Resident landownernot stated66100.00%

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

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.