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329-20 Antelope License Draw Odds, Montana

Antelope license, district 329-20, from FWP's 2023 to 2026 drawing statistics. Jump to resident odds or nonresident odds.

Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS Mountain-Prairie), public domain. Photo credits

Fact	Value
Drawing	Antelope license, district 329-20
2026 total quota	75
2026 nonresident cap (FWP's NR quota column)	7
2026 landowner preference cap: resident / nonresident	12 / 7
2026 first-choice applicants: resident / nonresident	511 / 56
2026 drawn on first choice: resident / nonresident	68 / 7
2026 first-choice odds: resident / nonresident	13.3% / 12.5%
2026 total successful (all choices and pools)	75

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	110	2	1.8%
1	2	144	8	5.6%
2	5	123	18	14.6%
3	10	84	12	14.3%
4	17	36	17	47.2%
5	26	10	7	70.0%
6	37	2	2	100.0%
7	50	2	2	100.0%

Resident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+32 applicants a year), about 543 residents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 13%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.7 (+0.05 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: medium.

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	4	0	0.0%
1	2	13	0	0.0%
2	5	15	1	6.7%
3	10	12	2	16.7%
4	17	3	3	100.0%
5	26	3	0	0.0%
6	37	3	0	0.0%
7	50	2	1	50.0%
8	65	1	0	0.0%

Nonresident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+4 applicants a year), about 60 nonresidents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 12%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 2.8 (+0.19 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: low.

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	100	414	22.2%	43	18.6%
2024	100	424	21.2%	37	27.0%
2025	100	447	20.6%	59	13.6%
2026	75	511	13.3%	56	12.5%

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, 511 residents listed this drawing first for a quota of 75, about 6.8 resident applicants per license.
Residents: at 0 bonus points 2% drew; at 5 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 70% drew.
Nonresidents: at 1 bonus points 0% drew; at 3 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 17% 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.