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322-30 Antelope B License Draw Odds, Montana

Antelope b license, district 322-30, from FWP's 2023 to 2026 drawing statistics. Jump to resident odds or nonresident odds.

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Fact	Value
Drawing	Antelope b license, district 322-30
2026 total quota	500
2026 nonresident cap (FWP's NR quota column)	50
2026 landowner preference cap: resident / nonresident	75 / 50
2026 first-choice applicants: resident / nonresident	1,992 / 97
2026 drawn on first choice: resident / nonresident	468 / 27
2026 first-choice odds: resident / nonresident	23.5% / 27.8%
2026 total successful (all choices and pools)	500

Resident odds by bonus point (2026 drawing)

Share of first-choice resident applicants at each bonus-point level who drew, from FWP's 2026 bonus point report. Each applicant gets one chance plus their points squared, so the draw favors high point holders without a hard cutoff. How Montana bonus points work.

Bonus points	Chances in drawing	1st-choice applicants	Drawn	Odds at this level
0	1	258	8	3.1%
1	2	593	50	8.4%
2	5	411	82	20.0%
3	10	291	89	30.6%
4	17	264	127	48.1%
5	26	123	75	61.0%
6	37	47	34	72.3%
7	50	5	3	60.0%

Resident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (-44 applicants a year), about 1,948 residents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 24%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 2.4 (+0.23 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: medium.

Landowner preference (residents, 2026): 3 first-choice applicants, 3 drawn.

Nonresident odds by bonus point (2026 drawing)

Share of first-choice nonresident applicants at each bonus-point level who drew, from FWP's 2026 bonus point report. Each applicant gets one chance plus their points squared, so the draw favors high point holders without a hard cutoff. How Montana bonus points work.

Bonus points	Chances in drawing	1st-choice applicants	Drawn	Odds at this level
0	1	14	0	0.0%
1	2	30	5	16.7%
2	5	20	7	35.0%
3	10	12	5	41.7%
4	17	16	8	50.0%
5	26	4	1	25.0%
6	37	1	1	100.0%

Nonresident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+0 applicants a year), about 97 nonresidents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 28%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 2.3 (+0.26 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: medium.

Landowner preference (nonresidents, 2026): 2 first-choice applicants, 2 drawn.

First-choice odds by year

First-choice draws over first-choice applicants in the regular drawing (landowner preference excluded).

Draw year	Quota	Res applicants	Res odds	NR applicants	NR odds
2023	300	2,124	13.4%	97	11.3%
2024	300	1,877	15.2%	73	11.0%
2025	300	1,855	15.1%	80	17.5%
2026	500	1,992	23.5%	97	27.8%

Outlook method: see the top of the Montana points explainer and our forecast method. It is a trend line, not a promise.

Notes from TagCanyon

In 2026, 1,992 residents listed this drawing first for a quota of 500, about 4.0 resident applicants per license.
Residents: at 0 bonus points 3% drew; at 7 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 60% drew.
Nonresidents: at 0 bonus points 0% drew; at 4 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 50% drew.

Deadline

Elk B, deer B, antelope and antelope B licenses: FWP's 2026 window ran Mar 1 to Jun 1, 2026 (11:45 p.m. Mountain). FWP has not posted 2027 dates yet; the June 1 deadline has held in recent years. FWP application and drawing dates.

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP), 2026 Drawing Statistics reports (MyFWP drawing statistics, FWP application and drawing dates). Tables, outlooks and text are TagCanyon's own; FWP does not warrant or endorse them. Not affiliated with FWP. Retrieved Oct 17, 2026.