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293-01 Elk B License Draw Odds, Montana

Elk b license, district 293-01, 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 293-01
2026 total quota	300
2026 nonresident cap (FWP's NR quota column)	30
2026 landowner preference cap: resident / nonresident	45 / 30
2026 first-choice applicants: resident / nonresident	223 / 8
2026 drawn on first choice: resident / nonresident	223 / 8
2026 first-choice odds: resident / nonresident	100.0% / 100.0%
2026 total successful (all choices and pools)	300

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	52	52	100.0%
1	2	125	125	100.0%
2	5	34	34	100.0%
3	10	9	9	100.0%
4	17	3	3	100.0%

Resident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+13 applicants a year), about 236 residents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 94%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.1 (+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	2	2	100.0%
1	2	2	2	100.0%
2	5	4	4	100.0%

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 100%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.4 (+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	150	183	76.0%	9	88.9%
2024	150	210	67.1%	6	100.0%
2025	150	214	67.8%	11	36.4%
2026	300	223	100.0%	8	100.0%

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, 223 residents listed this drawing first for a quota of 300, about 0.7 resident applicants per license.
Licenses still went to second or third choices in 2026, so the drawing did not fill on first choice.
Residents: at 0 bonus points 100% drew; at 3 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 100% 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.