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123-00 Deer B License Draw Odds, Montana

Deer b license, district 123-00 (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 123-00 (wt)
2026 total quota	25
2026 nonresident cap (FWP's NR quota column)	2
2026 landowner preference cap: resident / nonresident	4 / 2
2026 first-choice applicants: resident / nonresident	92 / 8
2026 drawn on first choice: resident / nonresident	25 / 0
2026 first-choice odds: resident / nonresident	27.2% / 0.0%
2026 total successful (all choices and pools)	25

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	27	3	11.1%
1	2	28	6	21.4%
2	5	22	5	22.7%
3	10	11	7	63.6%
4	17	4	4	100.0%

Resident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (-1 applicants a year), about 91 residents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 27%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.3 (+0.02 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: medium.

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	3	0.0%
1	2	1	0.0%
2	5	3	0.0%
3	10	1	0.0%

Nonresident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+0 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 0%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.4 (+0.17 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	94	24.5%	8	25.0%
2024	25	85	28.2%	5	20.0%
2025	25	90	25.6%	7	28.6%
2026	25	92	27.2%	8	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, 92 residents listed this drawing first for a quota of 25, about 3.7 resident applicants per license.
Residents: at 0 bonus points 11% drew; at 3 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 64% 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.