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Montana · Elk · District 339

Montana elk permit 339-20

How many people put this elk 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 40 on 339-20 in 2026 and drew 40 — the quota filled. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, 1 nonresident landowner applicant put it first and 1 drew, 100.00%; 6 resident landowner applicants put it first and 5 drew, 83.33%; 38 nonresident applicants put it first and 1 drew, 2.63%; 1,172 resident applicants put it first and 33 drew, 2.82%.

Published in 21 of the drawing years FWP has posted, 2006 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
2026Nonresident43812.63%550
2026Resident401,172332.82%1,1460
2026Nonresident landowner411100.00%——
2026Resident landowner66583.33%——
2025Nonresident42200.00%490
2025Resident40972343.50%1,0720
2025Nonresident landowner411100.00%——
2025Resident landowner66583.33%——
2024Nonresident43000.00%480
2024Resident40971353.60%9780
2024Nonresident landowner411100.00%——
2024Resident landowner644100.00%——
2023Nonresident42300.00%390
2023Resident40926353.78%9740
2023Nonresident landowner411100.00%——
2023Resident landowner644100.00%——
2022Nonresident42100.00%430
2022Resident40699344.86%7710
2022Nonresident landowner411100.00%——
2022Resident landowner655100.00%——
2021Nonresident42428.33%250
2021Resident40609345.58%6140
2021Nonresident landowner400———
2021Resident landowner644100.00%——
2020Nonresident42613.85%330
2020Resident40512336.45%5440
2020Nonresident landowner422100.00%——
2020Resident landowner644100.00%——
2019Nonresident44700.00%490
2019Resident40615345.53%5870
2019Nonresident landowner400———
2019Resident landowner666100.00%——
2018Nonresident45024.00%490
2018Resident40591325.41%7730
2018Nonresident landowner411100.00%——
2018Resident landowner67571.43%——
2017Nonresident45911.69%700
2017Resident40752344.52%9540
2017Nonresident landowner422100.00%——
2017Resident landowner633100.00%——
2016Nonresident649510.20%380
2016Resident60778506.43%1,0380
2016Nonresident landowner611100.00%——
2016Resident landowner944100.00%——
2015Nonresident67422.70%760
2015Resident60926515.51%1,5080
2015Nonresident landowner600———
2015Resident landowner977100.00%——
2013Nonresident68444.76%530
2013Resident601,328483.61%1,2780
2013Nonresident landowner600———
2013Resident landowner988100.00%——
2012Nonresident610000.00%740
2012Resident601,461533.63%1,2330
2012Nonresident landowner600———
2012Resident landowner977100.00%——
2011Nonresident65911.69%920
2011Resident601,103534.81%9250
2011Nonresident landowner600———
2011Resident landowner966100.00%——
2010Nonresident48611.16%720
2010Resident401,015333.25%7400
2010Nonresident landowner400———
2010Resident landowner67685.71%——
2009Nonresident44812.08%160
2009Resident40766344.44%2950
2009Nonresident landowner400———
2009Resident landowner655100.00%——
2008Nonresident43313.03%130
2008Resident40779334.24%2700
2008Nonresident landowner400———
2008Resident landowner666100.00%——
2007Nonresident43313.03%170
2007Resident40708334.66%2850
2007Nonresident landowner400———
2007Resident landowner67685.71%——
2006Nonresident42229.09%130
2006Resident40618345.50%3160
2006Nonresident landowner400———
2006Resident landowner644100.00%——

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
2026Nonresident0800.00%
2026Nonresident1500.00%
2026Nonresident2700.00%
2026Nonresident33133.33%
2026Nonresident4100.00%
2026Nonresident5200.00%
2026Nonresident6200.00%
2026Nonresident7400.00%
2026Nonresident8300.00%
2026Nonresident11300.00%
2026Resident08300.00%
2026Resident116100.00%
2026Resident213510.74%
2026Resident311910.84%
2026Resident413521.48%
2026Resident513632.21%
2026Resident68533.53%
2026Resident75823.45%
2026Resident85024.00%
2026Resident95623.57%
2026Resident104424.55%
2026Resident1122313.64%
2026Resident122300.00%
2026Resident131300.00%
2026Resident141317.69%
2026Resident158225.00%
2026Resident16700.00%
2026Resident176233.33%
2026Resident185120.00%
2026Resident192150.00%
2026Resident20200.00%
2026Resident213133.33%
2026Resident223266.67%
2026Resident2311100.00%
2026Resident2411100.00%
2026Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2026Resident landowner022100.00%
2026Resident landowner12150.00%
2026Resident landowner611100.00%
2026Resident landowner811100.00%
2025Nonresident0300.00%
2025Nonresident1600.00%
2025Nonresident2300.00%
2025Nonresident4100.00%
2025Nonresident5300.00%
2025Nonresident6100.00%
2025Nonresident7100.00%
2025Nonresident8100.00%
2025Nonresident10100.00%
2025Nonresident11100.00%
2025Nonresident13100.00%
2025Resident07800.00%
2025Resident113400.00%
2025Resident210900.00%
2025Resident313842.90%
2025Resident413043.08%
2025Resident58622.33%
2025Resident65423.70%
2025Resident75335.66%
2025Resident85223.85%
2025Resident93126.45%
2025Resident102328.70%
2025Resident112200.00%
2025Resident12700.00%
2025Resident1310110.00%
2025Resident1410110.00%
2025Resident157342.86%
2025Resident16700.00%
2025Resident179444.44%
2025Resident18100.00%
2025Resident19100.00%
2025Resident20200.00%
2025Resident215360.00%
2025Resident22100.00%
2025Resident2311100.00%
2025Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2025Resident landowner02150.00%
2025Resident landowner122100.00%
2025Resident landowner311100.00%
2025Resident landowner611100.00%
2024Nonresident0700.00%
2024Nonresident1300.00%
2024Nonresident2600.00%
2024Nonresident3300.00%
2024Nonresident4200.00%
2024Nonresident5400.00%
2024Nonresident6200.00%
2024Nonresident7200.00%
2024Nonresident9100.00%
2024Resident09700.00%
2024Resident112300.00%
2024Resident216921.18%
2024Resident313110.76%
2024Resident410011.00%
2024Resident56811.47%
2024Resident66346.35%
2024Resident74724.26%
2024Resident84237.14%
2024Resident92926.90%
2024Resident102129.52%
2024Resident111119.09%
2024Resident1216318.75%
2024Resident1313323.08%
2024Resident1410110.00%
2024Resident1510110.00%
2024Resident168225.00%
2024Resident172150.00%
2024Resident183266.67%
2024Resident192150.00%
2024Resident20300.00%
2024Resident213266.67%
2024Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2024Resident landowner011100.00%
2024Resident landowner122100.00%
2024Resident landowner311100.00%
2023Nonresident1200.00%
2023Nonresident2300.00%
2023Nonresident3400.00%
2023Nonresident4300.00%
2023Nonresident6100.00%
2023Nonresident8200.00%
2023Nonresident9100.00%
2023Nonresidentnot stated700.00%
2023Resident118600.00%
2023Resident214610.68%
2023Resident310132.97%
2023Resident47234.17%
2023Resident56911.45%
2023Resident64200.00%
2023Resident73925.13%
2023Resident832412.50%
2023Resident932515.63%
2023Resident1017423.53%
2023Resident111600.00%
2023Resident121516.67%
2023Resident13700.00%
2023Resident141119.09%
2023Resident1511218.18%
2023Resident16400.00%
2023Resident175240.00%
2023Resident184250.00%
2023Resident192150.00%
2023Resident204125.00%
2023Resident2122100.00%
2023Residentnot stated10900.00%
2023Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2023Resident landowner133100.00%
2023Resident landowner211100.00%
2022Nonresident0600.00%
2022Nonresident2100.00%
2022Nonresident3100.00%
2022Nonresident4100.00%
2022Nonresident6100.00%
2022Nonresident7100.00%
2022Nonresident8100.00%
2022Nonresident11100.00%
2022Nonresident12100.00%
2022Nonresidentnot stated700.00%
2022Resident017721.13%
2022Resident18700.00%
2022Resident24912.04%
2022Resident34912.04%
2022Resident45658.93%
2022Resident53538.57%
2022Resident63738.11%
2022Resident723313.04%
2022Resident81516.67%
2022Resident91500.00%
2022Resident1014321.43%
2022Resident1111218.18%
2022Resident129111.11%
2022Resident1311218.18%
2022Resident143266.67%
2022Resident15300.00%
2022Resident163266.67%
2022Resident186233.33%
2022Resident19400.00%
2022Residentnot stated9211.09%
2022Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2022Resident landowner011100.00%
2022Resident landowner211100.00%
2022Resident landowner1011100.00%
2022Resident landownernot stated22100.00%
2021Nonresident0300.00%
2021Nonresident1200.00%
2021Nonresident2400.00%
2021Nonresident3400.00%
2021Nonresident5100.00%
2021Nonresident6100.00%
2021Nonresident8100.00%
2021Nonresident9200.00%
2021Nonresident102150.00%
2021Nonresident11100.00%
2021Nonresident1311100.00%
2021Nonresidentnot stated200.00%
2021Resident013910.72%
2021Resident17211.39%
2021Resident25800.00%
2021Resident36211.61%
2021Resident44124.88%
2021Resident53438.82%
2021Resident62314.35%
2021Resident71516.67%
2021Resident818316.67%
2021Resident919526.32%
2021Resident109222.22%
2021Resident119222.22%
2021Resident1211327.27%
2021Resident13300.00%
2021Resident146116.67%
2021Resident156350.00%
2021Resident1622100.00%
2021Resident176233.33%
2021Resident183133.33%
2021Residentnot stated7300.00%
2021Resident landowner011100.00%
2021Resident landowner111100.00%
2021Resident landowner311100.00%
2021Resident landownernot stated11100.00%
2020Nonresident0700.00%
2020Nonresident1700.00%
2020Nonresident2400.00%
2020Nonresident5100.00%
2020Nonresident11100.00%
2020Nonresident12100.00%
2020Nonresident1511100.00%
2020Nonresidentnot stated400.00%
2020Resident09200.00%
2020Resident17311.37%
2020Resident25711.75%
2020Resident34237.14%
2020Resident43600.00%
2020Resident52700.00%
2020Resident62114.76%
2020Resident72229.09%
2020Resident82428.33%
2020Resident913215.38%
2020Resident107114.29%
2020Resident1116212.50%
2020Resident127342.86%
2020Resident136350.00%
2020Resident148225.00%
2020Resident1511654.55%
2020Resident167114.29%
2020Resident174250.00%
2020Residentnot stated3912.56%
2020Nonresident landowner011100.00%
2020Nonresident landowner211100.00%
2020Resident landowner011100.00%
2020Resident landownernot stated33100.00%
2019Nonresident01600.00%
2019Nonresident1500.00%
2019Nonresident2600.00%
2019Nonresident4600.00%
2019Nonresident5200.00%
2019Nonresident6200.00%
2019Nonresident7100.00%
2019Nonresident8200.00%
2019Nonresident10100.00%
2019Nonresident11100.00%
2019Nonresidentnot stated500.00%
2019Resident010710.93%
2019Resident18911.12%
2019Resident27034.29%
2019Resident34648.70%
2019Resident43912.56%
2019Resident53612.78%
2019Resident62328.70%
2019Resident734617.65%
2019Resident82015.00%
2019Resident914214.29%
2019Resident1020210.00%
2019Resident11700.00%
2019Resident126233.33%
2019Resident1311436.36%
2019Resident141200.00%
2019Resident159333.33%
2019Resident16300.00%
2019Residentnot stated6911.45%
2019Resident landowner011100.00%
2019Resident landowner711100.00%
2019Resident landownernot stated44100.00%
2018Nonresident01600.00%
2018Nonresident1400.00%
2018Nonresident2100.00%
2018Nonresident3400.00%
2018Nonresident4100.00%
2018Nonresident5300.00%
2018Nonresident62150.00%
2018Nonresident9100.00%
2018Nonresident102150.00%
2018Nonresidentnot stated1600.00%
2018Resident010800.00%
2018Resident17711.30%
2018Resident25723.51%
2018Resident33700.00%
2018Resident43500.00%
2018Resident53213.13%
2018Resident63600.00%
2018Resident725312.00%
2018Resident820420.00%
2018Resident922313.64%
2018Resident1014321.43%
2018Resident116116.67%
2018Resident1218316.67%
2018Resident1311436.36%
2018Resident1410220.00%
2018Resident159555.56%
2018Residentnot stated7200.00%
2018Nonresident landownernot stated11100.00%
2018Resident landowner111100.00%
2018Resident landowner511100.00%
2018Resident landownernot stated5360.00%
2017Nonresident01500.00%
2017Nonresident1200.00%
2017Nonresident2900.00%
2017Nonresident3400.00%
2017Nonresident4300.00%
2017Nonresident54125.00%
2017Nonresident6200.00%
2017Nonresident8100.00%
2017Nonresident9300.00%
2017Nonresident13100.00%
2017Nonresidentnot stated1500.00%
2017Resident014121.42%
2017Resident19811.02%
2017Resident25923.39%
2017Resident35858.62%
2017Resident46011.67%
2017Resident55658.93%
2017Resident63825.26%
2017Resident727518.52%
2017Resident82528.00%
2017Resident921314.29%
2017Resident101317.69%
2017Resident111815.56%
2017Resident121218.33%
2017Resident1315213.33%
2017Resident1410110.00%
2017Residentnot stated10100.00%
2017Nonresident landownernot stated22100.00%
2017Resident landowner111100.00%
2017Resident landownernot stated22100.00%
2016Nonresident0900.00%
2016Nonresident1500.00%
2016Nonresident2200.00%
2016Nonresident35240.00%
2016Nonresident46116.67%
2016Nonresident53133.33%
2016Nonresident6100.00%
2016Nonresident7100.00%
2016Nonresident8100.00%
2016Nonresident1111100.00%
2016Nonresidentnot stated1500.00%
2016Resident014332.10%
2016Resident19122.20%
2016Resident26657.58%
2016Resident36534.62%
2016Resident4661015.15%
2016Resident54712.13%
2016Resident63013.33%
2016Resident735617.14%
2016Resident824312.50%
2016Resident919631.58%
2016Resident1020210.00%
2016Resident1111218.18%
2016Resident121915.26%
2016Resident1313430.77%
2016Residentnot stated12910.78%
2016Nonresident landownernot stated11100.00%
2016Resident landowner011100.00%
2016Resident landownernot stated33100.00%
2015Nonresident01900.00%
2015Nonresident1700.00%
2015Nonresident28112.50%
2015Nonresident3700.00%
2015Nonresident4200.00%
2015Nonresident5200.00%
2015Nonresident7200.00%
2015Nonresident84125.00%
2015Nonresident10200.00%
2015Nonresident11200.00%
2015Nonresidentnot stated1900.00%
2015Resident015342.61%
2015Resident19344.30%
2015Resident26945.80%
2015Resident39422.13%
2015Resident46669.09%
2015Resident55547.27%
2015Resident651611.76%
2015Resident73113.23%
2015Resident826415.38%
2015Resident927311.11%
2015Resident1022418.18%
2015Resident1137410.81%
2015Resident1224312.50%
2015Residentnot stated17821.12%
2015Resident landowner011100.00%
2015Resident landowner511100.00%
2015Resident landownernot stated55100.00%
2014Nonresident01800.00%
2014Nonresident1900.00%
2014Nonresident2800.00%
2014Nonresident3400.00%
2014Nonresident5100.00%
2014Nonresident6400.00%
2014Nonresident7500.00%
2014Nonresident811100.00%
2014Nonresident9100.00%
2014Nonresident10100.00%
2014Nonresidentnot stated2015.00%
2014Resident019621.02%
2014Resident111210.89%
2014Resident213321.50%
2014Resident39322.15%
2014Resident49155.49%
2014Resident57779.09%
2014Resident65135.88%
2014Resident74836.25%
2014Resident848510.42%
2014Resident93625.56%
2014Resident1052815.38%
2014Resident11601016.67%
2014Residentnot stated14410.69%
2014Resident landowner011100.00%
2014Resident landownernot stated66100.00%
2013Nonresident01800.00%
2013Nonresident11317.69%
2013Nonresident2700.00%
2013Nonresident3300.00%
2013Nonresident4500.00%
2013Nonresident5400.00%
2013Nonresident6300.00%
2013Nonresident73133.33%
2013Nonresident8200.00%
2013Nonresident93266.67%
2013Nonresidentnot stated2300.00%
2013Resident020420.98%
2013Resident119052.63%
2013Resident212321.63%
2013Resident314464.17%
2013Resident49333.23%
2013Resident56035.00%
2013Resident65523.64%
2013Resident76134.92%
2013Resident860813.33%
2013Resident96845.88%
2013Resident108289.76%
2013Residentnot stated18821.06%
2013Resident landowner022100.00%
2013Resident landowner111100.00%
2013Resident landownernot stated55100.00%
2012Nonresident02800.00%
2012Nonresident11500.00%
2012Nonresident2600.00%
2012Nonresident3500.00%
2012Nonresident4500.00%
2012Nonresident5300.00%
2012Nonresident6500.00%
2012Nonresident7100.00%
2012Nonresident8400.00%
2012Nonresidentnot stated2800.00%
2012Resident031120.64%
2012Resident118621.08%
2012Resident219442.06%
2012Resident314432.08%
2012Resident47468.11%
2012Resident57034.29%
2012Resident66058.33%
2012Resident7721013.89%
2012Resident88189.88%
2012Resident9107109.35%
2012Residentnot stated16200.00%
2012Resident landowner011100.00%
2012Resident landowner111100.00%
2012Resident landownernot stated55100.00%
2011Nonresident01200.00%
2011Nonresident18112.50%
2011Nonresident2500.00%
2011Nonresident3400.00%
2011Nonresident4200.00%
2011Nonresident5200.00%
2011Nonresident6100.00%
2011Nonresident7100.00%
2011Nonresident8100.00%
2011Nonresidentnot stated2300.00%
2011Resident019442.06%
2011Resident118731.60%
2011Resident211943.36%
2011Resident36357.94%
2011Resident457712.28%
2011Resident54836.25%
2011Resident66745.97%
2011Resident77256.94%
2011Resident81161613.79%
2011Residentnot stated18021.11%
2011Resident landowner011100.00%
2011Resident landowner211100.00%
2011Resident landownernot stated44100.00%
2010Nonresident02200.00%
2010Nonresident11715.88%
2010Nonresident2600.00%
2010Nonresident3100.00%
2010Nonresident4200.00%
2010Nonresident5200.00%
2010Nonresident6100.00%
2010Nonresidentnot stated3500.00%
2010Resident023741.69%
2010Resident113432.24%
2010Resident27511.33%
2010Resident37368.22%
2010Resident45846.90%
2010Resident55300.00%
2010Resident66945.80%
2010Resident711797.69%
2010Residentnot stated19821.01%
2010Resident landowner011100.00%
2010Resident landownernot stated6583.33%
2009Nonresident01200.00%
2009Nonresident1600.00%
2009Nonresident2300.00%
2009Nonresident34125.00%
2009Nonresident4100.00%
2009Nonresident5300.00%
2009Nonresidentnot stated1900.00%
2009Resident014021.43%
2009Resident19955.05%
2009Resident28666.98%
2009Resident36646.06%
2009Resident47322.74%
2009Resident57534.00%
2009Resident6118119.32%
2009Residentnot stated10910.92%
2009Resident landowner022100.00%
2009Resident landownernot stated33100.00%
2008Nonresident01100.00%
2008Nonresident1400.00%
2008Nonresident2200.00%
2008Nonresident3200.00%
2008Nonresident4100.00%
2008Nonresidentnot stated1317.69%
2008Resident014932.01%
2008Resident110044.00%
2008Resident29244.35%
2008Resident38333.61%
2008Resident49488.51%
2008Resident513696.62%
2008Residentnot stated12521.60%
2008Resident landowner022100.00%
2008Resident landowner411100.00%
2008Resident landownernot stated33100.00%
2007Nonresident01516.67%
2007Nonresident1300.00%
2007Nonresident2100.00%
2007Nonresidentnot stated1400.00%
2007Resident015521.29%
2007Resident111932.52%
2007Resident29144.40%
2007Resident39188.79%
2007Resident41441611.11%
2007Residentnot stated10700.00%
2007Resident landowner011100.00%
2007Resident landowner111100.00%
2007Resident landowner411100.00%
2007Resident landownernot stated4375.00%
2006Nonresident06116.67%
2006Nonresident15120.00%
2006Nonresident2100.00%
2006Nonresident3100.00%
2006Nonresidentnot stated900.00%
2006Resident015253.29%
2006Resident19322.15%
2006Resident29677.29%
2006Resident31791810.06%
2006Residentnot stated9822.04%
2006Resident landowner011100.00%
2006Resident landowner311100.00%
2006Resident landownernot stated22100.00%

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. This hunt shows it in 2026: in the resident landowner pool every applicant at 0 points drew, and 1 of 2 at 1 did not.

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.

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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.