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Montana · Elk · District 426

Montana elk permit 426-20

(First & Only). 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 60 on 426-20 in 2026 and drew 60 — the quota filled. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, 3 nonresident landowner applicants put it first and 1 drew, 33.33%; 15 resident landowner applicants put it first and 8 drew, 53.33%; 51 nonresident applicants put it first and 5 drew, 9.80%; 396 resident applicants put it first and 46 drew, 11.62%.

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
2026Nonresident65159.80%00
2026Resident603964611.62%00
2026Nonresident landowner63133.33%——
2026Resident landowner915853.33%——
2025Nonresident63438.82%00
2025Resident603934812.21%00
2025Nonresident landowner64375.00%——
2025Resident landowner918633.33%——
2024Nonresident649510.20%00
2024Resident603684612.50%00
2024Nonresident landowner611100.00%——
2024Resident landowner916850.00%——
2023Nonresident645511.11%00
2023Resident603074614.98%00
2023Nonresident landowner611100.00%——
2023Resident landowner914857.14%——
2022Nonresident640512.50%00
2022Resident602244620.54%00
2022Nonresident landowner611100.00%——
2022Resident landowner99888.89%——
2021Nonresident642614.29%370
2021Resident603024514.90%2460
2021Nonresident landowner6100.00%——
2021Resident landowner915960.00%——
2020Nonresident638615.79%500
2020Resident602854816.84%2330
2020Nonresident landowner600———
2020Resident landowner966100.00%——
2019Nonresident65147.84%270
2019Resident602874716.38%2020
2019Nonresident landowner611100.00%——
2019Resident landowner919842.11%——
2018Nonresident536513.89%350
2018Resident502963712.50%2190
2018Nonresident landowner5200.00%——
2018Resident landowner821838.10%——
2017Nonresident57222.78%310
2017Resident502844014.08%2500
2017Nonresident landowner52150.00%——
2017Resident landowner818738.89%——
2016Nonresident45048.00%300
2016Resident402823010.64%2570
2016Nonresident landowner400———
2016Resident landowner619631.58%——
2015Nonresident45147.84%130
2015Resident40321309.35%2560
2015Nonresident landowner400———
2015Resident landowner618633.33%——
2013Nonresident23000.00%140
2013Resident20255176.67%2580
2013Nonresident landowner200———
2013Resident landowner310330.00%——
2012Nonresident23512.86%200
2012Resident20236166.78%2450
2012Nonresident landowner200———
2012Resident landowner317317.65%——
2011Nonresident29222.22%220
2011Resident20152159.87%1760
2011Nonresident landowner200———
2011Resident landowner313323.08%——
2010Nonresident1900.00%200
2010Resident1013485.97%1780
2010Nonresident landowner1100.00%——
2010Resident landowner213215.38%——
2009Nonresident1300.00%50
2009Resident1011387.08%960
2009Nonresident landowner111100.00%——
2009Resident landowner21218.33%——
2008Nonresident1600.00%100
2008Resident109888.16%1030
2008Nonresident landowner1100.00%——
2008Resident landowner28225.00%——
2007Nonresident1200.00%20
2007Resident109188.79%1150
2007Nonresident landowner100———
2007Resident landowner29222.22%——
2006Nonresident1600.00%60
2006Resident1062812.90%1210
2006Nonresident landowner1100.00%——
2006Resident landowner23266.67%——

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
2026Nonresident0400.00%
2026Nonresident1400.00%
2026Nonresident218211.11%
2026Nonresident31000.00%
2026Nonresident411100.00%
2026Nonresident58225.00%
2026Nonresident6100.00%
2026Nonresident7100.00%
2026Nonresident8200.00%
2026Resident04025.00%
2026Resident19533.16%
2026Resident27145.63%
2026Resident35159.80%
2026Resident441512.20%
2026Resident5381128.95%
2026Resident621314.29%
2026Resident711327.27%
2026Resident811436.36%
2026Resident93266.67%
2026Resident113133.33%
2026Resident1411100.00%
2026Resident1711100.00%
2026Resident19100.00%
2026Resident2411100.00%
2026Nonresident landowner13133.33%
2026Resident landowner0300.00%
2026Resident landowner16466.67%
2026Resident landowner23133.33%
2026Resident landowner311100.00%
2026Resident landowner522100.00%
2025Nonresident0200.00%
2025Nonresident1400.00%
2025Nonresident2100.00%
2025Nonresident3100.00%
2025Nonresident4500.00%
2025Nonresident57114.29%
2025Nonresident64125.00%
2025Nonresident7400.00%
2025Nonresident83133.33%
2025Nonresident10100.00%
2025Nonresident12100.00%
2025Resident04512.22%
2025Resident18033.75%
2025Resident273912.33%
2025Resident365812.31%
2025Resident448510.42%
2025Resident527829.63%
2025Resident618633.33%
2025Resident713323.08%
2025Resident85120.00%
2025Resident106350.00%
2025Resident1511100.00%
2025Nonresident landowner1100.00%
2025Nonresident landowner333100.00%
2025Resident landowner04125.00%
2025Resident landowner1400.00%
2025Resident landowner25240.00%
2025Resident landowner32150.00%
2025Resident landowner42150.00%
2025Resident landowner711100.00%
2024Nonresident0300.00%
2024Nonresident1900.00%
2024Nonresident2800.00%
2024Nonresident3600.00%
2024Nonresident41100.00%
2024Nonresident55240.00%
2024Nonresident6100.00%
2024Nonresident72150.00%
2024Nonresident82150.00%
2024Nonresident92150.00%
2024Resident05511.82%
2024Resident17445.41%
2024Resident27568.00%
2024Resident3651015.38%
2024Resident438513.16%
2024Resident526623.08%
2024Resident68225.00%
2024Resident79444.44%
2024Resident822100.00%
2024Resident9100.00%
2024Resident103266.67%
2024Resident1111100.00%
2024Resident1511100.00%
2024Resident1611100.00%
2024Resident1811100.00%
2024Nonresident landowner211100.00%
2024Resident landowner06116.67%
2024Resident landowner16350.00%
2024Resident landowner222100.00%
2024Resident landowner311100.00%
2024Resident landowner711100.00%
2023Nonresident1500.00%
2023Nonresident21119.09%
2023Nonresident310220.00%
2023Nonresident41119.09%
2023Nonresident911100.00%
2023Nonresidentnot stated700.00%
2023Resident16757.46%
2023Resident26023.33%
2023Resident338615.79%
2023Resident4261038.46%
2023Resident5171058.82%
2023Resident613538.46%
2023Resident76350.00%
2023Resident83266.67%
2023Resident911100.00%
2023Resident10100.00%
2023Residentnot stated6922.90%
2023Nonresident landowner711100.00%
2023Resident landowner15360.00%
2023Resident landowner24375.00%
2023Resident landowner311100.00%
2023Resident landownernot stated4125.00%
2022Nonresident01218.33%
2022Nonresident11300.00%
2022Nonresident2500.00%
2022Nonresident3200.00%
2022Nonresident42150.00%
2022Nonresident5100.00%
2022Nonresident6100.00%
2022Nonresident711100.00%
2022Nonresident811100.00%
2022Nonresident1011100.00%
2022Nonresidentnot stated100.00%
2022Resident06845.88%
2022Resident14149.76%
2022Resident222627.27%
2022Resident323939.13%
2022Resident49333.33%
2022Resident57685.71%
2022Resident633100.00%
2022Resident77571.43%
2022Resident933100.00%
2022Resident1211100.00%
2022Residentnot stated3925.13%
2022Nonresident landowner211100.00%
2022Resident landowner03266.67%
2022Resident landowner111100.00%
2022Resident landowner211100.00%
2022Resident landownernot stated44100.00%
2021Nonresident01500.00%
2021Nonresident11100.00%
2021Nonresident2200.00%
2021Nonresident33133.33%
2021Nonresident422100.00%
2021Nonresident53133.33%
2021Nonresident811100.00%
2021Nonresidentnot stated4125.00%
2021Resident08156.17%
2021Resident148510.42%
2021Resident244511.36%
2021Resident318633.33%
2021Resident416743.75%
2021Resident511545.45%
2021Resident611100.00%
2021Resident722100.00%
2021Resident811100.00%
2021Resident9100.00%
2021Resident1311100.00%
2021Resident1611100.00%
2021Resident1811100.00%
2021Residentnot stated7057.14%
2021Nonresident landowner1100.00%
2021Resident landowner04125.00%
2021Resident landowner111100.00%
2021Resident landowner222100.00%
2021Resident landowner411100.00%
2021Resident landownernot stated7457.14%
2020Nonresident01516.67%
2020Nonresident1500.00%
2020Nonresident25120.00%
2020Nonresident33133.33%
2020Nonresident44125.00%
2020Nonresident53266.67%
2020Nonresident8100.00%
2020Nonresidentnot stated200.00%
2020Resident07034.29%
2020Resident148612.50%
2020Resident2441227.27%
2020Resident329827.59%
2020Resident48112.50%
2020Resident533100.00%
2020Resident66466.67%
2020Resident733100.00%
2020Resident911100.00%
2020Resident1022100.00%
2020Resident1111100.00%
2020Resident122150.00%
2020Resident1711100.00%
2020Residentnot stated6722.99%
2020Resident landowner022100.00%
2020Resident landowner311100.00%
2020Resident landownernot stated33100.00%
2019Nonresident01100.00%
2019Nonresident1200.00%
2019Nonresident2300.00%
2019Nonresident36116.67%
2019Nonresident4100.00%
2019Nonresident52150.00%
2019Nonresident6100.00%
2019Nonresident722100.00%
2019Nonresidentnot stated2300.00%
2019Resident06945.80%
2019Resident15846.90%
2019Resident233515.15%
2019Resident318316.67%
2019Resident415746.67%
2019Resident513538.46%
2019Resident66583.33%
2019Resident74375.00%
2019Resident822100.00%
2019Resident911100.00%
2019Resident1044100.00%
2019Resident1511100.00%
2019Resident1611100.00%
2019Residentnot stated5123.92%
2019Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2019Resident landowner011100.00%
2019Resident landowner111100.00%
2019Resident landowner2100.00%
2019Resident landowner322100.00%
2019Resident landowner422100.00%
2019Resident landownernot stated12216.67%
2018Nonresident09111.11%
2018Nonresident1500.00%
2018Nonresident2400.00%
2018Nonresident35240.00%
2018Nonresident42150.00%
2018Nonresident52150.00%
2018Nonresident6100.00%
2018Nonresidentnot stated600.00%
2018Resident07034.29%
2018Resident14349.30%
2018Resident22414.17%
2018Resident327518.52%
2018Resident417211.76%
2018Resident512325.00%
2018Resident69777.78%
2018Resident73266.67%
2018Resident8100.00%
2018Resident9200.00%
2018Resident1033100.00%
2018Resident1122100.00%
2018Resident1322100.00%
2018Resident1422100.00%
2018Residentnot stated6611.52%
2018Nonresident landowner0100.00%
2018Nonresident landowner1100.00%
2018Resident landowner0300.00%
2018Resident landowner111100.00%
2018Resident landowner22150.00%
2018Resident landowner33266.67%
2018Resident landowner622100.00%
2018Resident landownernot stated10220.00%
2017Nonresident02300.00%
2017Nonresident19111.11%
2017Nonresident2400.00%
2017Nonresident36116.67%
2017Nonresident4400.00%
2017Nonresident5200.00%
2017Nonresidentnot stated2300.00%
2017Resident05535.45%
2017Resident137410.81%
2017Resident234720.59%
2017Resident32229.09%
2017Resident417529.41%
2017Resident510330.00%
2017Resident62150.00%
2017Resident73266.67%
2017Resident84250.00%
2017Resident93133.33%
2017Resident1022100.00%
2017Resident12100.00%
2017Resident142150.00%
2017Residentnot stated8178.64%
2017Nonresident landowner0100.00%
2017Nonresident landowner111100.00%
2017Resident landowner0300.00%
2017Resident landowner111100.00%
2017Resident landowner22150.00%
2017Resident landowner32150.00%
2017Resident landowner5100.00%
2017Resident landowner711100.00%
2017Resident landownernot stated8337.50%
2016Nonresident010110.00%
2016Nonresident1400.00%
2016Nonresident210220.00%
2016Nonresident3300.00%
2016Nonresident4200.00%
2016Nonresidentnot stated2114.76%
2016Resident06446.25%
2016Resident14736.38%
2016Resident224312.50%
2016Resident32000.00%
2016Resident412216.67%
2016Resident58225.00%
2016Resident610660.00%
2016Resident74125.00%
2016Resident810330.00%
2016Resident103133.33%
2016Resident113133.33%
2016Resident123266.67%
2016Resident132150.00%
2016Residentnot stated5911.69%
2016Resident landowner0200.00%
2016Resident landowner13133.33%
2016Resident landowner211100.00%
2016Resident landowner422100.00%
2016Resident landownernot stated11218.18%
2015Nonresident01516.67%
2015Nonresident11317.69%
2015Nonresident2200.00%
2015Nonresident3300.00%
2015Nonresident1011100.00%
2015Nonresidentnot stated1715.88%
2015Resident08022.50%
2015Resident15135.88%
2015Resident23438.82%
2015Resident32627.69%
2015Resident412216.67%
2015Resident511436.36%
2015Resident69222.22%
2015Resident79222.22%
2015Resident811100.00%
2015Resident94375.00%
2015Resident10100.00%
2015Resident123133.33%
2015Residentnot stated6857.35%
2015Resident landowner0100.00%
2015Resident landowner1400.00%
2015Resident landowner23133.33%
2015Resident landowner311100.00%
2015Resident landowner411100.00%
2015Resident landowner5100.00%
2015Resident landownernot stated7342.86%
2014Nonresident018211.11%
2014Nonresident1700.00%
2014Nonresident2300.00%
2014Nonresident3100.00%
2014Nonresident722100.00%
2014Nonresident9100.00%
2014Nonresidentnot stated1800.00%
2014Resident06023.33%
2014Resident12827.14%
2014Resident23226.25%
2014Resident317529.41%
2014Resident41218.33%
2014Resident58112.50%
2014Resident616425.00%
2014Resident77571.43%
2014Resident85240.00%
2014Resident92150.00%
2014Resident1011100.00%
2014Resident115240.00%
2014Residentnot stated7822.56%
2014Resident landowner03266.67%
2014Resident landowner13133.33%
2014Resident landowner211100.00%
2014Resident landowner3100.00%
2014Resident landowner811100.00%
2014Resident landownernot stated6116.67%
2013Nonresident0500.00%
2013Nonresident1400.00%
2013Nonresident2200.00%
2013Nonresident6200.00%
2013Nonresident8100.00%
2013Nonresidentnot stated1600.00%
2013Resident05247.69%
2013Resident14124.88%
2013Resident22514.00%
2013Resident31516.67%
2013Resident49333.33%
2013Resident51500.00%
2013Resident68225.00%
2013Resident75120.00%
2013Resident86116.67%
2013Resident9300.00%
2013Resident1010110.00%
2013Residentnot stated5911.69%
2013Resident landowner0300.00%
2013Resident landowner12150.00%
2013Resident landowner211100.00%
2013Resident landowner711100.00%
2013Resident landownernot stated300.00%
2012Nonresident01500.00%
2012Nonresident1300.00%
2012Nonresident22150.00%
2012Nonresident5100.00%
2012Nonresident7100.00%
2012Nonresidentnot stated1300.00%
2012Resident06134.92%
2012Resident13412.94%
2012Resident21815.56%
2012Resident31218.33%
2012Resident420420.00%
2012Resident55120.00%
2012Resident610110.00%
2012Resident76233.33%
2012Resident84125.00%
2012Resident96116.67%
2012Residentnot stated4600.00%
2012Resident landowner0300.00%
2012Resident landowner1100.00%
2012Resident landowner22150.00%
2012Resident landowner411100.00%
2012Resident landowner6100.00%
2012Resident landownernot stated9111.11%
2011Nonresident05120.00%
2011Nonresident111100.00%
2011Nonresident4100.00%
2011Nonresidentnot stated200.00%
2011Resident02414.17%
2011Resident110110.00%
2011Resident216212.50%
2011Resident315320.00%
2011Resident410440.00%
2011Resident58112.50%
2011Resident63133.33%
2011Resident7100.00%
2011Resident84125.00%
2011Residentnot stated5100.00%
2011Resident landowner0100.00%
2011Resident landowner1100.00%
2011Resident landowner311100.00%
2011Resident landowner611100.00%
2011Resident landowner711100.00%
2011Resident landownernot stated8112.50%
2010Nonresident0400.00%
2010Nonresident3100.00%
2010Nonresident5100.00%
2010Nonresidentnot stated200.00%
2010Resident02600.00%
2010Resident115213.33%
2010Resident21500.00%
2010Resident39111.11%
2010Resident49444.44%
2010Resident5800.00%
2010Resident7500.00%
2010Residentnot stated3612.78%
2010Nonresident landowner0100.00%
2010Resident landowner0300.00%
2010Resident landowner1100.00%
2010Resident landowner311100.00%
2010Resident landowner52150.00%
2010Resident landowner6100.00%
2010Resident landownernot stated500.00%
2009Nonresidentnot stated300.00%
2009Resident017211.76%
2009Resident11200.00%
2009Resident21000.00%
2009Resident39222.22%
2009Resident47114.29%
2009Resident53133.33%
2009Resident68112.50%
2009Residentnot stated3612.78%
2009Nonresident landowner511100.00%
2009Resident landowner0200.00%
2009Resident landowner22150.00%
2009Resident landowner4100.00%
2009Resident landowner5100.00%
2009Resident landownernot stated600.00%
2008Nonresident1100.00%
2008Nonresidentnot stated400.00%
2008Resident01616.25%
2008Resident11000.00%
2008Resident211218.18%
2008Resident310110.00%
2008Resident43133.33%
2008Resident59222.22%
2008Residentnot stated3313.03%
2008Nonresident landowner2100.00%
2008Resident landowner1200.00%
2008Resident landowner211100.00%
2008Resident landowner4100.00%
2008Resident landownernot stated4125.00%
2007Nonresident0100.00%
2007Nonresident3100.00%
2007Resident02229.09%
2007Resident11317.69%
2007Resident2900.00%
2007Resident3200.00%
2007Resident410440.00%
2007Residentnot stated2813.57%
2007Resident landowner0200.00%
2007Resident landowner1100.00%
2007Resident landowner2100.00%
2007Resident landowner3100.00%
2007Resident landowner411100.00%
2007Resident landownernot stated3133.33%
2006Nonresident0100.00%
2006Nonresident3100.00%
2006Nonresidentnot stated300.00%
2006Resident017211.76%
2006Resident1900.00%
2006Resident29333.33%
2006Resident312325.00%
2006Residentnot stated1400.00%
2006Nonresident landowner1100.00%
2006Resident landowner0100.00%
2006Resident landowner311100.00%
2006Resident landownernot stated11100.00%

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 nonresident pool every applicant at 4 points drew, and 6 of 8 at 5, 1 of 1 at 6, 1 of 1 at 7, 2 of 2 at 8 did notin the resident pool every applicant at 14 points drew, and 1 of 1 at 19 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.

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.