350-20 Antelope License Draw Odds, Montana

Antelope license, district 350-20, from FWP's 2023 to 2026 drawing statistics. Jump to resident odds or nonresident odds.

Fact	Value
Drawing	Antelope license, district 350-20
2026 total quota	55
2026 nonresident cap (FWP's NR quota column)	5
2026 landowner preference cap: resident / nonresident	9 / 5
2026 first-choice applicants: resident / nonresident	375 / 25
2026 drawn on first choice: resident / nonresident	48 / 2
2026 first-choice odds: resident / nonresident	12.8% / 8.0%
2026 total successful (all choices and pools)	54

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	39	0	0.0%
1	2	112	5	4.5%
2	5	100	11	11.0%
3	10	54	9	16.7%
4	17	44	12	27.3%
5	26	20	9	45.0%
6	37	3	1	33.3%
7	50	2	1	50.0%
8	65	1	1	100.0%
10	101	1	0	0.0%

Resident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+27 applicants a year), about 402 residents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 12%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 2.2 (+0.12 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: medium.

Landowner preference (residents, 2026): 4 first-choice applicants, 4 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	1	0	0.0%
1	2	10	0	0.0%
2	5	5	0	0.0%
3	10	2	0	0.0%
4	17	3	2	66.7%
5	26	3	0	0.0%
6	37	1	0	0.0%

Nonresident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (-2 applicants a year), about 23 nonresidents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 9%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 2.6 (+0.24 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	55	294	17.7%	32	6.2%
2024	55	291	16.8%	17	17.6%
2025	55	334	14.4%	24	20.8%
2026	55	375	12.8%	25	8.0%

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, 375 residents listed this drawing first for a quota of 55, about 6.8 resident applicants per license.
Residents: at 0 bonus points 0% drew; at 5 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 45% drew.
Nonresidents: at 1 bonus points 0% drew; at 2 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 0% 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.