Montana Bighorn Sheep 283-30
Bighorn Sheep License 283-30 in Hunting District 283, rifle only.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2009.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks held its 2026 bighorn sheep draw without 283-30. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2009 draw
0 of 1 applicant at 0 points drew
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 1
- Applicants
- 2
- Success
- —
First-choice nonresidents; nonresidents capped at 10%.
Points Needed to Draw
No cut was published in enough years to chart one.
Bonus points (squared) — no cut to track: each point adds entries to the draw rather than a place in line.
Wait 7 years after drawing before applying again.
What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees
The $50 application fee, Bighorn Sheep (nonrefundable, per species) is not refunded. The $50 base hunting license (annual, assessed with first hunting license or application) is not refunded. The $10 conservation license (prerequisite for all licenses) is not refunded. The $7.50 Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Pass (16 and older) is not refunded. A bonus point bought with a Bighorn Sheep application (per species; required for accumulated points to count) is $20. Drawing adds the $1,250 nonresident Bighorn Sheep license (drawing; bought on or before Aug. 1 if drawn).
Optional, not counted above: Bonus point only (no application), Bighorn Sheep (July 1 - Sept 30) $75 and Bonus point only (no application) (July 1 - Sept 30, per species) $25.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Application fee, Bighorn Sheep (nonrefundable, per species) · paid at application $50 Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-113 Application fees
- Base hunting license (annual, assessed with first hunting license or application) · paid at application $50 Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-116 Base hunting license…
- Conservation license (prerequisite for all licenses) · paid at application $10 Montana FWP 2026 Hunting Requirements
- Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Pass (16 and older) · paid at application $7.50 Montana FWP 2026 Nonresident License Fees
- Bonus point bought with a Bighorn Sheep application (per species; required for accumulated points to count) · paid with the application, drawn or not; skip it and no point is added this year $20 Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-113 Application fees
- Nonresident Bighorn Sheep license (drawing; bought on or before Aug. 1 if drawn) · paid if drawn $1,250 Montana FWP 2026 Moose, Sheep, Goat Hunting Regulations
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2009 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ← you | 4% (small sample) | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 7% (small sample) | — | — |
| 2 | 18% (small sample) | — | — |
| 3 | 33% (small sample) | — | — |
| 4 | 56% (small sample) | — | — |
| 5 | 85% (small sample) | 1 | 0 |
| 6–10 | 100% (small sample) same at every level | — | — |
Monte Carlo over the common pool, scaled to the nonresident cap. A dash means Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks did not publish a count for that level. As a lower choice, 283-30 drew no one in 2009, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: Montana FWP 2009 Bighorn Sheep Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2009
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of Hunting District 283 | 8 | 5 | — |
Across every license type in Hunting District 283, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks counted 8 hunters and 5 bighorn sheep taken in 2009. Montana's figures blend mandatory reporting with a phone and mail survey. FWP does not publish district-level hunter counts for elk or antelope, so success rates are missing for those. Source: Montana FWP 2005-2025 FWP Harvest Estimates export.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 4 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | Montana FWP 2009 Bighorn Sheep Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | Montana FWP 2008 Bighorn Sheep Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | — | Montana FWP 2007 Bighorn Sheep Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | — | — | — | Montana FWP 2006 Bighorn Sheep Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunting District 283
- 283-00 Bighorn Sheep License 283-00 0 tags · not open to nonresidents in 2009 —
Odds at your points, nonresident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for Montana bighorn sheep
23 cartridges on file are legal for bighorn sheep with a rifle in Montana. Rules and sources: Montana hunting laws.
▸ Sources 12
- Montana FWP 2009 Bighorn Sheep Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 · draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2008 Bighorn Sheep Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2007 Bighorn Sheep Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2006 Bighorn Sheep Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-702 Restrictions on special… draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-113 Application fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-116 Base hunting license… fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2026 Hunting Requirements fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2026 Nonresident License Fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2026 Moose, Sheep, Goat Hunting Regulations fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2005-2025 FWP Harvest Estimates export harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Montana FWP 2026 ADMBND_HD_SHEEP_ALL boundary, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2009 draw, the latest on file, computed from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks' published results (monte Carlo over the common pool, scaled to the nonresident cap). They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward. How we compute these.
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