Montana Deer — Hunting District 396
The 2026 draw put up 2 tags here for 4 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Hunting District 396, 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-
2% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 396-01 ↗ Deer B License 396-01 — Antlerless Mule Deer [MULE] | 2% Point builder | 0% | — | 2 / 4 | Standard | Sep 5 – Dec 20, 2026 |
| 396-01 ↗ Deer B License 396-01 — Antlerless Mule Deer [MULE] | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 2 / 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 396, so there is no map to draw.
What the agency says about the area
Deer B License 396-01 (Antlerless Mule Deer): valid in HD 339, also valid in HD 343. Multi-district license, not a single hunting district.
Source: 2025 Montana Deer, Elk, Antelope Hunting Regulations