Montana Deer — Hunting District 432
Montana Hunting District 432 covers 314,998 acres and lies 41 miles south-east of Great Falls. 47% of it is public land, mostly national forest (39%) and state trust land (7%). The 2026 draw put up 5 tags here for 0 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Hunting District 432, 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-
100% No first-choice applicants 100% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 432-00 ↗ Deer B License 432-00 — Antlerless Mule Deer [MULE] | 100% No first-choice applicants | 100% | — | 5 / 0 | Standard | Sep 5 – Dec 20, 2026 |
| 432-00 ↗ Deer B License 432-00 — Antlerless Mule Deer [MULE] | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 5 / 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
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- Private 167,547 ac · 53%
- National Forest 122,314 ac · 39%
- State trust land 21,293 ac · 7%
- BLM 3,685 ac · 1%
- State land 31 ac · 0%
- Bureau of Reclamation 0 ac · 0%
- Department of Defense 0 ac · 0%
- National Park Service 0 ac · 0%
- County or city land 0 ac · 0%
- National Wildlife Refuge 0 ac · 0%
- Tribal 0 ac · 0%
- Other public 0 ac · 0%
Source: Deer Elk Lion 2026-2027 Hunting District Landcover and Land Ownership Calculations
What the agency says about the area
Elk Management Unit: Otter Creek
Source: Deer and Elk Hunting Districts (2026 and 2027 Seasons)
Boundary: Deer and Elk Hunting Districts (2026 and 2027 Seasons)