Montana Deer — Hunting District 005
The 2026 draw put up 450 tags here for 122 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Hunting District 005, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
005-00 Deer B License 005-00 — Antlerless White-tailed Deer [WT] 450 tags · 122 applicants · Standard100% Undersubscribed 100% as 2nd choice
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005-00 Deer B License 005-00 — Antlerless White-tailed Deer [WT] 450 tags · 0 applicants · Landowner100% No first-choice applicants
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 005-00 ↗ Deer B License 005-00 — Antlerless White-tailed Deer [WT] | 100% Undersubscribed | 100% | — | 450 / 122 undersubscribed | Standard | Sep 5 – Dec 20, 2026 |
| 005-00 ↗ Deer B License 005-00 — Antlerless White-tailed Deer [WT] | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 450 / 0 | Landowner | Sep 5 – Dec 20, 2026 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- As 2nd choice —
- Montana lets you name more than one hunt on the application. Miss on your first choice and you go into the pot for whatever tags are left, alongside everyone else's second choices. Points never help a lower choice, so this number is the same whatever you have banked — it is usually worth naming a hunt that goes undersubscribed.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2026 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard license | $65 | $65 | $65 |
| Landowner license | $65 | $65 | $65 |
Application window: opens Mar 1, closes Apr 1, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks does not publish a mapped boundary for Hunting District 005, so there is no map to draw.
What the agency says about the area
Deer B License 005: valid in all Region 5 HDs. Multi-district license, not a single hunting district.
Source: 2025 Montana Deer, Elk, Antelope Hunting Regulations