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101-00 Deer B License Draw Odds, Montana

Deer b license, district 101-00 (wt), from FWP's 2023 to 2026 drawing statistics. Jump to resident odds or nonresident odds.

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Fact	Value
Drawing	Deer b license, district 101-00 (wt)
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	423 / 26
2026 drawn on first choice: resident / nonresident	182 / 16
2026 first-choice odds: resident / nonresident	43.0% / 61.5%
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	153	33	21.6%
1	2	189	87	46.0%
2	5	58	40	69.0%
3	10	19	18	94.7%
4	17	3	3	100.0%
5	26	1	1	100.0%

Resident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+22 applicants a year), about 445 residents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 41%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.0 (+0.06 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: medium.

Landowner preference (residents, 2026): 2 first-choice applicants, 2 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	9	2	22.2%
1	2	8	7	87.5%
2	5	5	3	60.0%
3	10	3	3	100.0%
4	17	1	1	100.0%

Nonresident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+0 applicants a year), about 26 nonresidents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 62%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.3 (+0.10 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	450	358	100.0%	26	100.0%
2024	100	465	20.6%	29	10.3%
2025	200	400	47.0%	12	83.3%
2026	200	423	43.0%	26	61.5%

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, 423 residents listed this drawing first for a quota of 200, about 2.1 resident applicants per license.
Residents: at 0 bonus points 22% drew; at 3 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 95% drew.
Nonresidents: at 0 bonus points 22% drew; at 2 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 60% 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.