340-20 Antelope License Draw Odds, Montana

Antelope license, district 340-20, from FWP's 2023 to 2026 drawing statistics. Jump to resident odds or nonresident odds.

Fact	Value
Drawing	Antelope license, district 340-20
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	1,332 / 103
2026 drawn on first choice: resident / nonresident	267 / 23
2026 first-choice odds: resident / nonresident	20.0% / 22.3%
2026 total successful (all choices and pools)	299

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	236	8	3.4%
1	2	445	45	10.1%
2	5	312	65	20.8%
3	10	200	75	37.5%
4	17	92	44	47.8%
5	26	38	24	63.2%
6	37	9	6	66.7%
7	50	1	1	100.0%

Resident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+74 applicants a year), about 1,406 residents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 19%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.8 (+0.08 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: medium.

Landowner preference (residents, 2026): 8 first-choice applicants, 8 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	14	0	0.0%
1	2	27	2	7.4%
2	5	21	6	28.6%
3	10	25	8	32.0%
4	17	7	3	42.9%
5	26	7	3	42.9%
6	37	2	1	50.0%

Nonresident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (-3 applicants a year), about 100 nonresidents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 23%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 2.3 (+0.14 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: medium.

Landowner preference (nonresidents, 2026): 1 first-choice applicants, 1 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	350	1,109	28.5%	112	23.2%
2024	350	1,198	25.8%	116	30.2%
2025	350	1,158	26.9%	130	23.1%
2026	300	1,332	20.0%	103	22.3%

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, 1,332 residents listed this drawing first for a quota of 300, about 4.4 resident applicants per license.
Residents: at 0 bonus points 3% drew; at 6 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 67% drew.
Nonresidents: at 0 bonus points 0% drew; at 5 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 43% 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.