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122-00 Deer B License Draw Odds, Montana

Deer b license, district 122-00 (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 122-00 (wt)
2026 total quota	100
2026 nonresident cap (FWP's NR quota column)	10
2026 landowner preference cap: resident / nonresident	15 / 10
2026 first-choice applicants: resident / nonresident	562 / 14
2026 drawn on first choice: resident / nonresident	97 / 0
2026 first-choice odds: resident / nonresident	17.3% / 0.0%
2026 total successful (all choices and pools)	100

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	105	3	2.9%
1	2	198	12	6.1%
2	5	126	29	23.0%
3	10	80	25	31.2%
4	17	41	19	46.3%
5	26	10	8	80.0%
6	37	1	1	100.0%
7	50	1	0	0.0%

Resident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+26 applicants a year), about 588 residents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 16%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.8 (+0.13 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: medium.

Landowner preference (residents, 2026): 3 first-choice applicants, 3 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	Odds at this level
0	1	4	0.0%
1	2	4	0.0%
2	5	5	0.0%
3	10	1	0.0%

Nonresident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+2 applicants a year), about 16 nonresidents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 0%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.3 (+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	100	483	19.7%	7	28.6%
2024	100	548	17.3%	13	7.7%
2025	100	532	17.9%	23	8.7%
2026	100	562	17.3%	14	0.0%

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, 562 residents listed this drawing first for a quota of 100, about 5.6 resident applicants per license.
Residents: at 0 bonus points 3% drew; at 5 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 80% 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.