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Montana Deer 318-01

Deer B License 318-01 — Antlerless Mule Deer in Hunting District 318, rifle only, Sep 4 – Oct 17, 2021, Oct 23 – Nov 28, 2021, Dec 11–19, 2021. 82% public land, mostly National Forest.

No longer drawn. The last draw was 2021.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks held its 2026 deer draw without 318-01. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.

Your odds at 0 points · 2021 draw

17% (small sample) Long shot

1 of 1 applicant at 0 points drew

Years to draw on points: —

NR Tags
2
Applicants
1
Success
14%

First-choice nonresidents, standard draw; nonresidents capped at 10%. Success: all hunters in Hunting District 318, 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

Cost to Apply
$92.50
If You Miss
$92.50
If You Draw
$167.50

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
Boulder Deer Lodge Whitehall Butte Helena 318
14%hunter success 2025 · 696 hunters, 99 deer
Hunting District 318 in full →

Details

Odds by Point Level · 2021 Draw

Points Chance Applied Drew
0 ← you 17% (small sample) 1 1
1 34% (small sample) — —
2 84% (small sample) — —
3–10 100% (small sample) — —

Monte Carlo over published bonus-point pools. A dash means Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks did not publish a count for that level. As a lower choice, 318-01 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.

Seasons, 2021

How It Hunted, 2025

WhoHuntersHarvestSuccess
All of Hunting District 318 696 99 14%

Across every license type in Hunting District 318, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks counted 696 hunters and 99 deer taken in 2025, and 14% 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 6 draws

Other Licenses Valid in Hunting District 318

  • 318-00 Deer B License 318-00 — Antlerless Mule Deer Sep 5 – Dec 20 · 2 tags · 7 applied 8% (small sample)
  • 318-40 Deer Permit 318-40 (unlimited quota) 13 applied 100%
  • 318-50 Deer Permit 318-50 (unlimited quota) 10 applied 100%

Odds at your points, nonresident, standard class where offered. * fewer than 5 tags.

▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for Montana deer
▸ Sources 18
  1. Montana FWP 2021 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 · draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  2. Montana FWP 2020 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 3 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  3. Montana FWP 2019 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 3 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  4. Montana FWP 2018 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 3 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  5. Montana FWP 2017 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 3 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  6. Montana FWP 2016 Deer B License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  7. Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-117 License bonus point system draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  8. Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-113 Application fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  9. Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-116 Base hunting license… fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  10. Montana FWP 2026 Hunting Requirements fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  11. Montana FWP 2026 Nonresident License Fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  12. Montana FWP 2021 Deer, Elk and Antelope Hunting…, p. 74 · seasons, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  13. Montana FWP 2025 Deer Harvest Estimates harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  14. Montana FWP 2024 Deer Harvest Estimates harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  15. Montana FWP 2023 Deer Harvest Estimates harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  16. Montana FWP 2022 Deer Harvest Estimates harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  17. Montana FWP 2026 Deer and Elk Hunting Districts boundary, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  18. 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 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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Prior-draw odds from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks' results, not a forecast · All Montana deer hunts