700-00 Elk B License Draw Odds, Montana

Elk b license, district 700-00, from FWP's 2023 to 2026 drawing statistics. Jump to resident odds or nonresident odds.

Fact	Value
Drawing	Elk b license, district 700-00
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	1,367 / 295
2026 drawn on first choice: resident / nonresident	259 / 28
2026 first-choice odds: resident / nonresident	18.9% / 9.5%
2026 total successful (all choices and pools)	300

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	354	21	5.9%
1	2	613	92	15.0%
2	5	282	84	29.8%
3	10	88	41	46.6%
4	17	19	13	68.4%
5	26	8	7	87.5%
6	37	1	0	0.0%
7	50	2	1	50.0%

Resident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+44 applicants a year), about 1,411 residents would apply in 2027; with the same number of first-choice licenses, overall first-choice odds would be about 18%. Average bonus points among first-choice applicants are trending to about 1.2 (+0.05 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: medium.

Landowner preference (residents, 2026): 11 first-choice applicants, 11 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	109	5	4.6%
2	5	74	9	12.2%
3	10	36	6	16.7%
4	17	20	8	40.0%
5	26	3	0	0.0%
6	37	2	0	0.0%

Nonresident outlook for 2027

If first-choice demand keeps its 2023 to 2026 trend (+18 applicants a year), about 313 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 1.7 (+0.14 a year), a measure of point creep in a weighted draw. Confidence: medium.

Landowner preference (nonresidents, 2026): 2 first-choice applicants, 2 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	700	1,235	50.4%	240	28.3%
2024	700	1,258	49.7%	270	23.0%
2025	700	1,277	48.5%	245	28.6%
2026	300	1,367	18.9%	295	9.5%

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, 1,367 residents listed this drawing first for a quota of 300, about 4.6 resident applicants per license.
Residents: at 0 bonus points 6% drew; at 5 points (the highest level with at least 5 applicants) 88% drew.
Nonresidents: at 0 bonus points 0% drew; at 4 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.