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216-00 Elk B License Draw Odds, Montana

Elk b license, district 216-00, from FWP's 2023 to 2026 drawing statistics. Jump to resident odds or nonresident odds.

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Fact	Value
Drawing	Elk b license, district 216-00
2026 total quota	75
2026 nonresident cap (FWP's NR quota column)	7
2026 landowner preference cap: resident / nonresident	12 / 7
2026 first-choice applicants: resident / nonresident	133 / 13
2026 drawn on first choice: resident / nonresident	68 / 7
2026 first-choice odds: resident / nonresident	51.1% / 53.8%
2026 total successful (all choices and pools)	75

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	36	9	25.0%
1	2	59	27	45.8%
2	5	32	27	84.4%
3	10	6	5	83.3%

Resident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (-11 applicants a year), about 122 residents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 56%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.1 (+0.03 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	Drawn	Odds at this level
0	1	5	1	20.0%
1	2	1	0	0.0%
2	5	5	4	80.0%
3	10	2	2	100.0%

Nonresident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+1 applicants a year), about 14 nonresidents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 50%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.5 (+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	75	167	43.1%	10	30.0%
2024	75	152	44.7%	19	36.8%
2025	75	148	49.3%	4	50.0%
2026	75	133	51.1%	13	53.8%

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, 133 residents listed this drawing first for a quota of 75, about 1.8 resident applicants per license.
Residents: at 0 bonus points 25% drew; at 3 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 83% drew.
Nonresidents: at 0 bonus points 20% drew; at 2 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.