546-30 Antelope B License Draw Odds, Montana

Antelope b license, district 546-30, from FWP's 2024 to 2026 drawing statistics. Jump to resident odds or nonresident odds.

Fact	Value
Drawing	Antelope b license, district 546-30
2026 total quota	200
2026 nonresident cap (FWP's NR quota column)	20
2026 landowner preference cap: resident / nonresident	30 / 20
2026 first-choice applicants: resident / nonresident	302 / 10
2026 drawn on first choice: resident / nonresident	191 / 8
2026 first-choice odds: resident / nonresident	63.2% / 80.0%
2026 total successful (all choices and pools)	200

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	85	30	35.3%
1	2	164	113	68.9%
2	5	27	23	85.2%
3	10	14	13	92.9%
4	17	9	9	100.0%
5	26	3	3	100.0%

Resident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2024 to 2026 trend (+48 applicants a year), about 350 residents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 55%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 0.9 (-0.09 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: low.

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	2	0	0.0%
1	2	6	6	100.0%
2	5	2	2	100.0%

Nonresident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2024 to 2026 trend (+1 applicants a year), about 11 nonresidents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 73%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 0.9 (-0.06 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: medium.

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
2024	100	206	46.6%	8	50.0%
2025	200	228	82.9%	10	90.0%
2026	200	302	63.2%	10	80.0%

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, 302 residents listed this drawing first for a quota of 200, about 1.5 resident applicants per license.
Residents: at 0 bonus points 35% drew; at 4 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.