Montana Bighorn Sheep 300-20 — Hunting District 300
Bighorn Sheep License 300-20 (unlimited quota) · Gallatin-Yellowstone
- What you may take
- Bighorn Sheep License 300-20 (unlimited quota)
- Weapon
- Rifle
- Season
- —
- Hunter success here (2025)
- 13%
- of everyone who hunted the area
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Odds by point level — 2013 draw
Undersubscribed: 12 of 12 tags claimed by first-choice nonresident applicants in 2013. Everyone who applied drew and the rest went to the leftover draw — the 100% reflects low demand, not a great tag. A code like this can flip the year demand catches up.
Prior-draw probability for a first-choice nonresident applicant. tags, 12 first-choice applicants. Source: 2013 Bighorn Sheep Drawing... · p. 1.
| Points | Your chance | Applicants | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 100% | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 100% | 1 | 1 |
| 2–3 | 100% same chance at every one of these levels | — | — |
| 4 | 100% | 1 | 1 |
| 5–10 | 100% same chance at every one of these levels | — | — |
Computed from the agency's published draw results. A dash means Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks did not publish a count for that level — it prints exact counts around the cut and folds the rest into a band. How we compute these.
What it costs (2026 nonresident fees)
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.
Not applying this year? A point-only purchase costs $20 (Jul 1 – Sep 30, expected) and adds a point for next year's draw.
Next application window: opens Mar 1, closes May 1, 2027 (expected) · results ~May 15. Last cycle's schedule rolled forward — confirm when the agency publishes.
Point creep & years to draw
Insufficient history (0 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years with a published drew-out level.
How this tag has hunted
Across every license type in Hunting District 300, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks counted 31 hunters and 4 bighorn sheep taken in 2025 — 13% of them killed something. Full Hunting District 300 profile: maps, public land, five years of harvest →
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: FWP Harvest Estimates CSV export - bighorn sheep, all districts, 2005-2025
Year by year
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Applicants per tag | Points needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | — | 12 | — | — | 2013 Bighorn Sheep Drawing... · p. 1 |
| 2012 | — | 12 | — | — | 2012 Bighorn Sheep Drawing... · p. 1 |
| 2011 | — | 5 | — | — | 2011 Bighorn Sheep Drawing... · p. 1 |
| 2010 | — | 5 | — | — | 2010 Bighorn Sheep Drawing... · p. 1 |
| 2009 | — | 9 | — | — | 2009 Bighorn Sheep Drawing... · p. 1 |
| 2008 | — | 6 | — | — | 2008 Bighorn Sheep Drawing... · p. 1 |
| 2007 | — | 9 | — | — | 2007 Bighorn Sheep Drawing... · p. 1 |
| 2006 | — | 2 | — | — | 2006 Bighorn Sheep Drawing... · p. 1 |
Other licenses valid in Hunting District 300
Legal cartridges for bighorn sheep in Montana
From the Montana hunting laws rules on file for a rifle. "Depends" means the rule turns on your specific load — check the state page.
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How to read these numbers
Every percentage on this page is a prior-draw probability: the chance an applicant with that many points would have drawn in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results. It is not a forecast — quotas, applicant numbers, and point creep change every year. Every figure links to the agency document it came from. Where a state does not publish a number, we show a dash, never a zero. Hunts with fewer than five tags show counts instead of percentages. Fees show the fee year used. Read the methodology for the engine details.
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This page is informational only. Draw rules, quotas, fees, and deadlines are set by the state agency and change by commission action — confirm everything on the agency's own site before you apply, and apply through the agency, not here. We disclaim all liability for reliance on this page.