Montana Deer 281-01
Deer B License 281-01 in Hunting District 281, rifle only. 75% public land, mostly National Forest.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2011.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks held its 2026 deer draw without 281-01. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2011 draw
0 of 1 applicant at 0 points drew
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 2
- Applicants
- 2
- Success
- 30%
First-choice nonresidents, standard draw; nonresidents capped at 10%. Success: all hunters in Hunting District 281, 2025.
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.
What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees
The $5 application fee per species (deer, elk, antelope and mountain lion drawings) 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 an application (per species; required for accumulated points to count) is $20. Drawing adds the $75 Deer B license (antlerless deer).
Optional, not counted above: Bonus point only (no application) (July 1 - Sept 30, per species) $25.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Application fee per species (deer, elk, antelope and mountain lion drawings) · paid at application $5 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 an 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
- Deer B license (antlerless deer) · paid if drawn $75 Montana FWP 2026 Nonresident License Fees
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2011 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ← you | 45% (small sample) | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 89% (small sample) | — | — |
| 2–10 | 100% (small sample) same at every level | — | — |
Monte Carlo over published bonus-point pools. 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. As a lower choice, 281-01 drew no one in 2011, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: Montana FWP 2011 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of Hunting District 281 | 1,229 | 373 | 30% |
Across every license type in Hunting District 281, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks counted 1,229 hunters and 373 deer taken in 2025, and 30% of them took a deer. 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 2025 Deer Harvest Estimates; Montana FWP 2024 Deer Harvest Estimates.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 5 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | Montana FWP 2011 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | — | Montana FWP 2010 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 |
| 2009 | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | — | Montana FWP 2009 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 |
| 2008 | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | — | Montana FWP 2008 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 |
| 2006 | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | — | Montana FWP 2006 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunting District 281
- 281-00 Deer B License 281-00 — Antlerless White-tailed Deer Sep 5 – Dec 20 · 2 tags · 6 applied 2% (small sample)
- 281-40 Deer Permit 281-40 (unlimited quota) 23 applied 100%
- 281-50 Deer Permit 281-50 — Antlered Buck Mule Deer (unlimited quota) Sep 4 – Dec 19 · 15 applied 100%
Odds at your points, nonresident, standard class where offered. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for Montana deer
23 cartridges on file are legal for deer with a rifle in Montana. Rules and sources: Montana hunting laws.
▸ Sources 16
- Montana FWP 2011 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 · draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2010 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2009 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2008 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2006 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-117 License bonus point system 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 2025 Deer Harvest Estimates harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2024 Deer Harvest Estimates harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2023 Deer Harvest Estimates harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2022 Deer Harvest Estimates harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2026 Deer and Elk Hunting Districts boundary, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2026-2027 Deer Elk Lion Hunting District… land ownership, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2011 draw, the latest on file, computed from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks' published results (monte Carlo over published bonus-point pools). 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.
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