670-20 Antelope License Draw Odds, Montana

Antelope license, district 670-20, from FWP's 2023 to 2026 drawing statistics. Jump to resident odds or nonresident odds.

Fact	Value
Drawing	Antelope license, district 670-20
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	1,084 / 262
2026 drawn on first choice: resident / nonresident	433 / 49
2026 first-choice odds: resident / nonresident	39.9% / 18.7%
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	170	24	14.1%
1	2	451	118	26.2%
2	5	262	121	46.2%
3	10	116	91	78.4%
4	17	63	58	92.1%
5	26	15	14	93.3%
6	37	4	4	100.0%
7	50	1	1	100.0%
8	65	1	1	100.0%
9	82	1	1	100.0%

Resident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+10 applicants a year), about 1,094 residents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 40%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.7 (+0.09 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: medium.

Landowner preference (residents, 2026): 17 first-choice applicants, 17 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	51	0	0.0%
1	2	75	7	9.3%
2	5	42	8	19.0%
3	10	47	12	25.5%
4	17	27	9	33.3%
5	26	10	7	70.0%
6	37	5	2	40.0%
7	50	4	3	75.0%
9	82	1	1	100.0%

Nonresident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (-32 applicants a year), about 230 nonresidents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 21%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 2.1 (+0.13 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: low.

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	300	1,053	24.9%	357	8.4%
2024	300	958	26.7%	244	11.9%
2025	400	984	35.0%	247	14.2%
2026	500	1,084	39.9%	262	18.7%

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, 1,084 residents listed this drawing first for a quota of 500, about 2.2 resident applicants per license.
Residents: at 0 bonus points 14% drew; at 5 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 93% drew.
Nonresidents: at 0 bonus points 0% drew; at 6 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 40% 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.