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799-00 Elk B License Draw Odds, Montana

Elk b license, district 799-00, 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 799-00
2026 total quota	600
2026 nonresident cap (FWP's NR quota column)	60
2026 landowner preference cap: resident / nonresident	90 / 60
2026 first-choice applicants: resident / nonresident	1,584 / 250
2026 drawn on first choice: resident / nonresident	527 / 56
2026 first-choice odds: resident / nonresident	33.3% / 22.4%
2026 total successful (all choices and pools)	600

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	334	49	14.7%
1	2	664	151	22.7%
2	5	395	188	47.6%
3	10	147	100	68.0%
4	17	37	32	86.5%
5	26	3	3	100.0%
6	37	2	2	100.0%
7	50	1	1	100.0%
9	82	1	1	100.0%

Resident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+89 applicants a year), about 1,673 residents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 31%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.4 (+0.09 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: medium.

Landowner preference (residents, 2026): 13 first-choice applicants, 13 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	57	1	1.8%
1	2	95	12	12.6%
2	5	61	24	39.3%
3	10	25	12	48.0%
4	17	10	5	50.0%
5	26	2	2	100.0%

Nonresident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+5 applicants a year), about 255 nonresidents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 22%. 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: low.

Landowner preference (nonresidents, 2026): 4 first-choice applicants, 4 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	600	1,316	40.6%	234	23.9%
2024	600	1,353	39.2%	196	28.1%
2025	600	1,474	35.6%	267	21.7%
2026	600	1,584	33.3%	250	22.4%

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, 1,584 residents listed this drawing first for a quota of 600, about 2.6 resident applicants per license.
Residents: at 0 bonus points 15% drew; at 4 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 86% drew.
Nonresidents: at 0 bonus points 2% drew; at 4 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 50% 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.