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690-30 Antelope B License Draw Odds, Montana

Antelope b license, district 690-30, 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 690-30
2026 total quota	200
2026 nonresident cap (FWP's NR quota column)	20
2026 landowner preference cap: resident / nonresident	30 / 20
2026 first-choice applicants: resident / nonresident	660 / 24
2026 drawn on first choice: resident / nonresident	174 / 7
2026 first-choice odds: resident / nonresident	26.4% / 29.2%
2026 total successful (all choices and pools)	200

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	120	8	6.7%
1	2	245	33	13.5%
2	5	125	33	26.4%
3	10	65	33	50.8%
4	17	65	34	52.3%
5	26	26	22	84.6%
6	37	13	10	76.9%
7	50	1	1	100.0%

Resident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+1 applicants a year), about 661 residents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 26%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.9 (+0.10 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: medium.

Landowner preference (residents, 2026): 18 first-choice applicants, 18 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	3	0	0.0%
1	2	11	0	0.0%
2	5	6	3	50.0%
3	10	1	1	100.0%
4	17	2	2	100.0%
5	26	1	1	100.0%

Nonresident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (-5 applicants a year), about 19 nonresidents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 36%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.7 (+0.06 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: low.

Landowner preference (nonresidents, 2026): 1 first-choice applicants, 1 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	100	657	13.5%	38	7.9%
2024	100	611	13.4%	23	13.0%
2025	200	578	29.8%	28	42.9%
2026	200	660	26.4%	24	29.2%

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, 660 residents listed this drawing first for a quota of 200, about 3.3 resident applicants per license.
Residents: at 0 bonus points 7% drew; at 6 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 77% drew.
Nonresidents: at 1 bonus points 0% drew; at 2 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.