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650-30 Antelope B License Draw Odds, Montana

Antelope b license, district 650-30, 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 650-30
2026 total quota	250
2026 nonresident cap (FWP's NR quota column)	25
2026 landowner preference cap: resident / nonresident	38 / 25
2026 first-choice applicants: resident / nonresident	516 / 44
2026 drawn on first choice: resident / nonresident	224 / 20
2026 first-choice odds: resident / nonresident	43.4% / 45.5%
2026 total successful (all choices and pools)	250

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	126	25	19.8%
1	2	220	73	33.2%
2	5	88	56	63.6%
3	10	54	44	81.5%
4	17	23	21	91.3%
5	26	2	2	100.0%
6	37	1	1	100.0%
7	50	1	1	100.0%
8	65	1	1	100.0%

Resident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (-17 applicants a year), about 499 residents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 45%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.4 (+0.10 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: medium.

Landowner preference (residents, 2026): 6 first-choice applicants, 6 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	11	1	9.1%
1	2	17	5	29.4%
2	5	6	5	83.3%
3	10	7	6	85.7%
4	17	2	2	100.0%
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 44 nonresidents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 45%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.6 (+0.12 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	250	568	40.1%	43	39.5%
2024	150	606	21.9%	57	22.8%
2025	250	524	42.4%	43	51.2%
2026	250	516	43.4%	44	45.5%

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, 516 residents listed this drawing first for a quota of 250, about 2.1 resident applicants per license.
Residents: at 0 bonus points 20% drew; at 4 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 91% drew.
Nonresidents: at 0 bonus points 9% drew; at 3 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 86% 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.