Montana Deer 401-50
Deer Permit 401-50 — Antlered Buck Mule Deer in Hunting District 401, rifle only, Nov 16 – Dec 20, 2026. 9% public land, mostly State trust land.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
1 of 9 applicants at 0 points drew
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 13
- Applicants
- 32
- Success
- 63%
First-choice nonresidents, standard draw; nonresidents capped at 10%. Success: all hunters in Hunting District 401, 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
Closes Apr 1 · 164 daysThe $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. The $760 general Deer Combination license (Class B-11: deer tag + fishing + upland bird); alternative to the Big Game Combination is refunded if you miss. A bonus point bought with an application (per species; required for accumulated points to count) is $20.
Optional, not counted above: Bonus point only (no application) (July 1 - Sept 30, per species) $25.
- Opens
- Mar 1, 2027
- Closes
- Apr 1, 2027
- Results
- about Apr 15
Next application window: Open Mar 1 – Apr 1, 2027 (expected). Dates are last cycle's, rolled forward until Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks publishes 2027.
▸ 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
- General Deer Combination license (Class B-11: deer tag + fishing + upland bird); alternative to the Big Game Combination · paid at application, refundable $760 Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-510 Class B-11
- 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
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2026 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ← you | 12% | 9 | 1 |
| 1 | 22% | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | 47% | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | 72% | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | 89% | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | 96% | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | >99% | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 100% | — | — |
| 8 | 79% | — | — |
| 9–10 | >99% same at every level | — | — |
Expected weighted draw 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, 401-50 drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: Montana FWP 2026 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of Hunting District 401 | 1,204 | 758 | 63% |
Across every license type in Hunting District 401, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks counted 1,204 hunters and 758 deer taken in 2025, and 63% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | — | Montana FWP 2026 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 |
| 2025 | 13 | 22 | 1.7 | — | Montana FWP 2025 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 18 | 2 | — | Montana FWP 2024 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | — | Montana FWP 2023 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 |
| 2022 | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | — | Montana FWP 2022 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report |
| 2021 | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | — | Montana FWP 2021 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
| 2020 | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | — | Montana FWP 2020 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunting District 401
- 401-00 Deer B License 401-00 — Antlerless Mule Deer Sep 5 – Nov 15 · 10 tags · 20 applied 25%
- 401-51 Deer Permit 401-51 — Antlered Buck White-tailed Deer Nov 16 – Dec 20 · 4 tags · 13 applied 3% (small sample)
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 20
- Montana FWP 2026 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2025 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2024 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2023 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2022 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2021 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2020 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, 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 Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-510 Class B-11 fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2026 Deer, Elk, Antelope Hunting Regulations, p. 86 · seasons, 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 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks' published results (expected weighted draw 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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