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Montana · Elk · District 570

Montana elk permit 570-20

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 2021 drawing did

Montana set a quota of 100 on 570-20 in 2021 and drew 100 — the quota filled. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, 3 nonresident landowner applicants put it first and 3 drew, 100.00%; 7 resident landowner applicants put it first and 7 drew, 100.00%; 48 nonresident applicants put it first and 7 drew, 14.58%; 343 resident applicants put it first and 83 drew, 24.20%.

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 16 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.
YearPoolPool capPut it firstDrew on first choiceFirst-choice success ratePut it 2nd or 3rdDrew on 2nd or 3rd
2021Nonresident1048714.58%200
2021Resident1003438324.20%1780
2021Nonresident landowner1033100.00%——
2021Resident landowner1577100.00%——
2020Nonresident86369.52%190
2020Resident852916823.37%1730
2020Nonresident landowner822100.00%——
2020Resident landowner1399100.00%——
2019Nonresident65235.77%250
2019Resident652515220.72%1860
2019Nonresident landowner633100.00%——
2019Resident landowner1010770.00%——
2018Nonresident65758.77%230
2018Resident651915026.18%1690
2018Nonresident landowner611100.00%——
2018Resident landowner1099100.00%——
2017Nonresident67356.85%200
2017Resident651845027.17%1730
2017Nonresident landowner611100.00%——
2017Resident landowner1010990.00%——
2016Nonresident66169.84%160
2016Resident652054923.90%1730
2016Nonresident landowner600———
2016Resident landowner10121083.33%——
2015Nonresident648510.42%190
2015Resident652515120.32%1530
2015Nonresident landowner600———
2015Resident landowner1099100.00%——
2013Nonresident64824.17%70
2013Resident652165324.54%1490
2013Nonresident landowner600———
2013Resident landowner101010100.00%——
2012Nonresident547510.64%70
2012Resident502133717.37%1500
2012Nonresident landowner500———
2012Resident landowner810880.00%——
2011Nonresident33400.00%100
2011Resident352313012.99%1270
2011Nonresident landowner300———
2011Resident landowner513538.46%——
2010Nonresident32114.76%70
2010Resident352312912.55%940
2010Nonresident landowner300———
2010Resident landowner511545.45%——
2009Nonresident310220.00%60
2009Resident351692816.57%1080
2009Nonresident landowner300———
2009Resident landowner511545.45%——
2008Nonresident21616.25%110
2008Resident251462013.70%940
2008Nonresident landowner200———
2008Resident landowner411436.36%——
2007Nonresident2300.00%20
2007Resident251012120.79%970
2007Nonresident landowner200———
2007Resident landowner46466.67%——
2006Nonresident1200.00%10
2006Resident1071811.27%800
2006Nonresident landowner100———
2006Resident landowner26233.33%——

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
2021Nonresident01200.00%
2021Nonresident118316.67%
2021Nonresident2800.00%
2021Nonresident36350.00%
2021Nonresident411100.00%
2021Nonresidentnot stated300.00%
2021Resident0901213.33%
2021Resident1661624.24%
2021Resident2311445.16%
2021Resident3211257.14%
2021Resident410880.00%
2021Resident53133.33%
2021Resident62150.00%
2021Resident811100.00%
2021Resident922100.00%
2021Resident1111100.00%
2021Resident1411100.00%
2021Resident1811100.00%
2021Residentnot stated1141311.40%
2021Nonresident landowner022100.00%
2021Nonresident landownernot stated11100.00%
2021Resident landowner211100.00%
2021Resident landowner311100.00%
2021Resident landownernot stated55100.00%
2020Nonresident03113.23%
2020Nonresident1800.00%
2020Nonresident29222.22%
2020Nonresident3500.00%
2020Nonresident4200.00%
2020Nonresident511100.00%
2020Nonresident1011100.00%
2020Nonresidentnot stated6116.67%
2020Resident084910.71%
2020Resident1501020.00%
2020Resident2351234.29%
2020Resident317952.94%
2020Resident433100.00%
2020Resident53266.67%
2020Resident711100.00%
2020Resident844100.00%
2020Resident911100.00%
2020Resident1111100.00%
2020Resident1211100.00%
2020Resident1322100.00%
2020Residentnot stated891314.61%
2020Nonresident landowner011100.00%
2020Nonresident landownernot stated11100.00%
2020Resident landowner055100.00%
2020Resident landownernot stated44100.00%
2019Nonresident02700.00%
2019Nonresident11300.00%
2019Nonresident2400.00%
2019Nonresident322100.00%
2019Nonresident411100.00%
2019Nonresidentnot stated500.00%
2019Resident076810.53%
2019Resident1501020.00%
2019Resident228621.43%
2019Resident31212100.00%
2019Resident433100.00%
2019Resident544100.00%
2019Resident611100.00%
2019Resident822100.00%
2019Residentnot stated7268.33%
2019Nonresident landowner022100.00%
2019Nonresident landownernot stated11100.00%
2019Resident landowner011100.00%
2019Resident landowner1100.00%
2019Resident landowner211100.00%
2019Resident landownernot stated7571.43%
2018Nonresident02713.70%
2018Nonresident11100.00%
2018Nonresident25120.00%
2018Nonresident3300.00%
2018Nonresident411100.00%
2018Nonresident511100.00%
2018Nonresident611100.00%
2018Nonresidentnot stated800.00%
2018Resident063914.29%
2018Resident138821.05%
2018Resident219736.84%
2018Resident36583.33%
2018Resident444100.00%
2018Resident522100.00%
2018Resident622100.00%
2018Resident811100.00%
2018Resident1011100.00%
2018Resident1111100.00%
2018Residentnot stated541018.52%
2018Nonresident landowner011100.00%
2018Resident landowner033100.00%
2018Resident landownernot stated66100.00%
2017Nonresident03213.13%
2017Nonresident18225.00%
2017Nonresident2300.00%
2017Nonresident35120.00%
2017Nonresident42150.00%
2017Nonresident5200.00%
2017Nonresidentnot stated2100.00%
2017Resident0611422.95%
2017Resident1381026.32%
2017Resident216637.50%
2017Resident35120.00%
2017Resident46466.67%
2017Resident5200.00%
2017Resident722100.00%
2017Resident811100.00%
2017Resident1122100.00%
2017Residentnot stated501020.00%
2017Nonresident landowner511100.00%
2017Resident landowner03266.67%
2017Resident landowner111100.00%
2017Resident landowner211100.00%
2017Resident landowner511100.00%
2017Resident landownernot stated44100.00%
2016Nonresident02414.17%
2016Nonresident16116.67%
2016Nonresident2400.00%
2016Nonresident33133.33%
2016Nonresident44125.00%
2016Nonresident611100.00%
2016Nonresidentnot stated1915.26%
2016Resident0741520.27%
2016Resident131619.35%
2016Resident210440.00%
2016Resident38225.00%
2016Resident46583.33%
2016Resident5100.00%
2016Resident622100.00%
2016Resident9100.00%
2016Resident1011100.00%
2016Resident1211100.00%
2016Residentnot stated681319.12%
2016Resident landowner04375.00%
2016Resident landowner211100.00%
2016Resident landownernot stated7685.71%
2015Nonresident010110.00%
2015Nonresident1300.00%
2015Nonresident2500.00%
2015Nonresident34250.00%
2015Nonresident511100.00%
2015Nonresidentnot stated2514.00%
2015Resident07379.59%
2015Resident125520.00%
2015Resident223730.43%
2015Resident310550.00%
2015Resident49555.56%
2015Resident54375.00%
2015Resident633100.00%
2015Resident113266.67%
2015Resident1211100.00%
2015Residentnot stated1001313.00%
2015Resident landowner044100.00%
2015Resident landowner111100.00%
2015Resident landownernot stated44100.00%
2014Nonresident0500.00%
2014Nonresident1500.00%
2014Nonresident27342.86%
2014Nonresident311100.00%
2014Nonresident4100.00%
2014Nonresident5100.00%
2014Nonresidentnot stated2414.17%
2014Resident0471021.28%
2014Resident135720.00%
2014Resident212433.33%
2014Resident314750.00%
2014Resident410550.00%
2014Resident54250.00%
2014Resident73266.67%
2014Resident83266.67%
2014Resident105360.00%
2014Residentnot stated711014.08%
2014Nonresident landownernot stated11100.00%
2014Resident landowner033100.00%
2014Resident landowner511100.00%
2014Resident landownernot stated33100.00%
2013Nonresident0700.00%
2013Nonresident1700.00%
2013Nonresident2100.00%
2013Nonresident3200.00%
2013Nonresident4100.00%
2013Nonresident511100.00%
2013Nonresidentnot stated2913.45%
2013Resident06469.38%
2013Resident1291137.93%
2013Resident222522.73%
2013Resident320945.00%
2013Resident412433.33%
2013Resident55480.00%
2013Resident62150.00%
2013Resident74375.00%
2013Resident811100.00%
2013Resident9100.00%
2013Resident1011100.00%
2013Residentnot stated55814.55%
2013Resident landowner044100.00%
2013Resident landowner211100.00%
2013Resident landownernot stated55100.00%
2012Nonresident010330.00%
2012Nonresident1200.00%
2012Nonresident2100.00%
2012Nonresidentnot stated3425.88%
2012Resident050714.00%
2012Resident137616.22%
2012Resident227414.81%
2012Resident317741.18%
2012Resident45480.00%
2012Resident54125.00%
2012Resident62150.00%
2012Resident75360.00%
2012Resident84375.00%
2012Resident92150.00%
2012Residentnot stated5800.00%
2012Resident landowner022100.00%
2012Resident landowner13266.67%
2012Resident landowner411100.00%
2012Resident landowner711100.00%
2012Resident landownernot stated3266.67%
2011Nonresident0400.00%
2011Nonresident1400.00%
2011Nonresident2200.00%
2011Nonresident3100.00%
2011Nonresidentnot stated2300.00%
2011Resident04424.55%
2011Resident132515.63%
2011Resident225416.00%
2011Resident310220.00%
2011Resident413323.08%
2011Resident53266.67%
2011Resident64125.00%
2011Resident74250.00%
2011Resident82150.00%
2011Residentnot stated8689.30%
2011Resident landowner0300.00%
2011Resident landowner111100.00%
2011Resident landowner211100.00%
2011Resident landowner3100.00%
2011Resident landowner511100.00%
2011Resident landownernot stated6233.33%
2010Nonresident0300.00%
2010Nonresidentnot stated1815.56%
2010Resident050714.00%
2010Resident144613.64%
2010Resident21700.00%
2010Resident315426.67%
2010Resident45240.00%
2010Resident57457.14%
2010Resident65120.00%
2010Resident7200.00%
2010Residentnot stated8056.25%
2010Resident landowner02150.00%
2010Resident landowner13133.33%
2010Resident landownernot stated6350.00%
2009Nonresident0200.00%
2009Nonresident111100.00%
2009Nonresidentnot stated7114.29%
2009Resident04224.76%
2009Resident122313.64%
2009Resident215533.33%
2009Resident310660.00%
2009Resident42150.00%
2009Resident5400.00%
2009Resident65360.00%
2009Residentnot stated63812.70%
2009Resident landowner02150.00%
2009Resident landowner13133.33%
2009Resident landownernot stated6350.00%
2008Nonresident0500.00%
2008Nonresident12150.00%
2008Nonresident2100.00%
2008Nonresident3100.00%
2008Nonresidentnot stated700.00%
2008Resident04037.50%
2008Resident114214.29%
2008Resident211436.36%
2008Resident35360.00%
2008Resident43133.33%
2008Resident57457.14%
2008Residentnot stated5935.08%
2008Resident landowner0200.00%
2008Resident landowner111100.00%
2008Resident landowner22150.00%
2008Resident landownernot stated6233.33%
2007Nonresidentnot stated300.00%
2007Resident029310.34%
2007Resident110220.00%
2007Resident212650.00%
2007Resident35240.00%
2007Resident49444.44%
2007Residentnot stated34411.76%
2007Resident landowner0100.00%
2007Resident landowner122100.00%
2007Resident landowner411100.00%
2007Resident landownernot stated2150.00%
2006Nonresidentnot stated200.00%
2006Resident01700.00%
2006Resident111218.18%
2006Resident27228.57%
2006Resident310440.00%
2006Residentnot stated2200.00%
2006Resident landowner0200.00%
2006Resident landowner211100.00%
2006Resident landowner311100.00%
2006Resident landownernot stated200.00%

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.