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331-00 Elk B License Draw Odds, Montana

Elk b license, district 331-00, 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 331-00
2026 total quota	500
2026 nonresident cap (FWP's NR quota column)	50
2026 landowner preference cap: resident / nonresident	75 / 50
2026 first-choice applicants: resident / nonresident	1,308 / 172
2026 drawn on first choice: resident / nonresident	451 / 46
2026 first-choice odds: resident / nonresident	34.5% / 26.7%
2026 total successful (all choices and pools)	500

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	297	42	14.1%
1	2	550	125	22.7%
2	5	286	145	50.7%
3	10	142	111	78.2%
4	17	23	18	78.3%
5	26	5	5	100.0%
6	37	2	2	100.0%
7	50	2	2	100.0%
9	82	1	1	100.0%

Resident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+86 applicants a year), about 1,394 residents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 32%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.4 (+0.06 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: medium.

Landowner preference (residents, 2026): 1 first-choice applicants, 1 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	39	7	17.9%
1	2	82	14	17.1%
2	5	28	10	35.7%
3	10	16	10	62.5%
4	17	7	5	71.4%

Nonresident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+9 applicants a year), about 181 nonresidents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 25%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.3 (+0.04 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: medium.

Landowner preference (nonresidents, 2026): 2 first-choice applicants, 2 drawn.

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	400	1,049	34.4%	146	24.7%
2024	400	1,067	33.6%	147	26.5%
2025	500	1,068	41.9%	144	34.0%
2026	500	1,308	34.5%	172	26.7%

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, 1,308 residents listed this drawing first for a quota of 500, about 2.6 resident applicants per license.
Residents: at 0 bonus points 14% drew; at 5 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 100% drew.
Nonresidents: at 0 bonus points 18% drew; at 4 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 71% 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.