Montana Deer 290-51
Deer B License 290-51 — Antlered Buck White in Hunting District 290, rifle only, Sep 4 – Jan 1, 2022. 18% public land, mostly National Wildlife Refuge.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2021.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks held its 2026 deer draw without 290-51. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2021 draw
1 of 7 applicants at 0 points drew
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 5
- Applicants
- 24
- Success
- 28%
First-choice nonresidents, standard draw; nonresidents capped at 10%. Success: all hunters in Hunting District 290, 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 · 2021 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ← you | 12% | 7 | 1 |
| 1 | 24% | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | 51% | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 75% | 1 | 1 |
| 4–10 | 100% 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: it prints exact counts around the cut and folds the rest into a band. As a lower choice, 290-51 drew no one in 2021, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: Montana FWP 2021 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of Hunting District 290 | 317 | 88 | 28% |
Across every license type in Hunting District 290, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks counted 317 hunters and 88 deer taken in 2025, and 28% 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 7 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | — | Montana FWP 2021 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 |
| 2020 | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | — | Montana FWP 2020 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 |
| 2019 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | — | Montana FWP 2019 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | — | Montana FWP 2018 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 |
| 2016 | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | — | Montana FWP 2016 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 |
| 2015 | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | — | Montana FWP 2015 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 |
| 2014 | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | — | Montana FWP 2014 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 1 |
Earlier Years, When This Number Was a Different Hunt
Montana reassigns hunt numbers between years. In these years 290-51 stood for another hunting district or weapon, so they are listed here rather than counted as this hunt's history or in its point-creep trend.
| Year · What It Was | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 · Hunting District 290, archery | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | — | Montana FWP 2017 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunting District 290
- 290-00 Deer B License 290-00 5 tags · 11 applied 25%
- 290-01 Deer B License 290-01 — Antlerless White-tailed Deer Oct 24 – Dec 20 · 2 tags · 3 applied 67% (small sample)
- 290-02 Deer B License 290-02 — Either-sex White-tailed Deer Sep 5 – Jan 1 · 5 tags · 14 applied 10%
- 290-20 Deer B License 290-20 5 tags · 9 applied 17%
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 19
- Montana FWP 2021 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 · draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2020 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2019 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2018 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2016 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2015 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2014 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 1 · 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 2021 Deer, Elk and Antelope Hunting…, p. 67 · seasons, retrieved Sep 1, 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 2021 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.
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