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371-20 Antelope License Draw Odds, Montana

Antelope license, district 371-20, from FWP's 2023 to 2026 drawing statistics. Jump to resident odds or nonresident odds.

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Fact	Value
Drawing	Antelope license, district 371-20
2026 total quota	50
2026 nonresident cap (FWP's NR quota column)	5
2026 landowner preference cap: resident / nonresident	8 / 5
2026 first-choice applicants: resident / nonresident	456 / 9
2026 drawn on first choice: resident / nonresident	41 / 1
2026 first-choice odds: resident / nonresident	9.0% / 11.1%
2026 total successful (all choices and pools)	50

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	85	1	1.2%
1	2	122	3	2.5%
2	5	77	5	6.5%
3	10	58	9	15.5%
4	17	59	8	13.6%
5	26	24	7	29.2%
6	37	16	6	37.5%
7	50	9	2	22.2%
8	65	2	0	0.0%

Resident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+33 applicants a year), about 489 residents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 8%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 2.3 (+0.15 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: medium.

Landowner preference (residents, 2026): 12 first-choice applicants, 8 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	2	0	0.0%
1	2	2	0	0.0%
2	5	1	0	0.0%
4	17	3	1	33.3%
7	50	1	0	0.0%

Nonresident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (-1 applicants a year), about 8 nonresidents 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 2.9 (+0.31 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	25	358	5.6%	13	7.7%
2024	25	378	5.6%	15	0.0%
2025	50	375	10.7%	8	25.0%
2026	50	456	9.0%	9	11.1%

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, 456 residents listed this drawing first for a quota of 50, about 9.1 resident applicants per license.
Residents: at 0 bonus points 1% drew; at 7 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 22% 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.