Montana Deer 455-70
Deer Permit 455-70 in Hunting District 455, rifle only. 99% public land, mostly State land.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2013.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks held its 2026 deer draw without 455-70. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2013 draw
0 of 22 applicants at 0 points drew
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 3
- Applicants
- 85
- Success
- 33%
First-choice nonresidents, standard draw; nonresidents capped at 10%. Success: all hunters in Hunting District 455, 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. 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.
▸ 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 · 2013 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ← you | <1% (small sample) | 22 | 0 |
| 1 | <1% (small sample) | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | <1% (small sample) | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | 2% (small sample) | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | 3% (small sample) | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | 4% (small sample) | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 6% (small sample) | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | 8% (small sample) | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | 11% (small sample) | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | 13% (small sample) | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 16% (small sample) | 1 | 1 |
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, 455-70 drew no one in 2013, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: Montana FWP 2013 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of Hunting District 455 | 107 | 35 | 33% |
Across every license type in Hunting District 455, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks counted 107 hunters and 35 deer taken in 2025, and 33% 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 8 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | — | Montana FWP 2013 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 54 | 18 | — | Montana FWP 2012 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | — | Montana FWP 2011 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | — | Montana FWP 2010 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 |
| 2009 | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | — | Montana FWP 2009 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 |
| 2008 | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | — | Montana FWP 2008 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 |
| 2007 | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | — | Montana FWP 2007 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
| 2006 | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | — | Montana FWP 2006 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunting District 455
- 455-00 Deer B License 455-00 — Antlerless White-tailed Deer Sep 5 – Dec 20 · 2 tags · 2 applied 17% (small sample)
- 455-20 Deer Permit 455-20 3 tags · 65 applied <1% (small sample)
- 455-60 Deer Permit 455-60 Sep 5 – Dec 20 · 1 tag · 45 applied <1% (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 2013 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2012 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2011 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2010 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2009 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2008 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2007 Deer Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2006 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 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 2013 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. How we compute these.
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