Montana Elk 123-01 — Hunting District 123, Permit
Elk Permit 123-01 — Antlerless Elk
- What you may take
- Elk Permit 123-01 — Antlerless Elk
- Weapon
- Rifle
- Seasons (2021)
- Oct 23 – Nov 28, 2021 · Dec 11–19, 2021
- Tags (2021)
- 5
- for 2 first-choice applicants
Showing resident results (Standard class). Switch to nonresident · Standard Landowner
Odds by point level — 2021 draw
Undersubscribed: 2 of 5 tags claimed by first-choice resident applicants in 2021. Everyone who applied drew and the rest went to the leftover draw — the 100% reflects low demand, not a great tag. A code like this can flip the year demand catches up.
Prior-draw probability for a first-choice resident applicant. 5 tags, 2 first-choice applicants. Source: 2021 Elk Permit Drawing... · p. 1.
| Points | Your chance | Applicants | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 100% | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 100% | — | — |
| 2 | 100% | 1 | 1 |
| 3–10 | 100% same chance at every one of these levels | — | — |
Computed from the agency's published draw results. A dash means Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks did not publish a count for that level. How we compute these.
What it costs (2026 resident fees)
Optional, not counted above: Bonus point only (no application) (July 1 - Sept 30, per species) $15.
Not applying this year? A point-only purchase costs $2 (Jul 1 – Sep 30, expected) and adds a point for next year's draw.
Next application window: opens Mar 1, closes Apr 1, 2027 (expected) · results ~April 15. Last cycle's schedule rolled forward — confirm when the agency publishes.
Point creep & years to draw
Insufficient history (0 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years with a published drew-out level.
Seasons (2021)
How this tag has hunted
Across every license type in Hunting District 123, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks counted 34 elk taken in 2025. Full Hunting District 123 profile: maps, public land, five years of harvest →
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: 2025 Elk Harvest Estimates (MyFWP Harvest Estimates Search, District=ALL) 2024 Elk Harvest Estimates (MyFWP Harvest Estimates Search, District=ALL)
As a lower choice
Drawn at this choice ÷ applicants listing it at this choice, as published. Points do not help a lower choice.
Drawn at this choice ÷ applicants listing it at this choice, as published. Points do not help a lower choice.
Year by year
The standard draw for residents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Applicants per tag | Points needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | — | 2021 Elk Permit Drawing... · p. 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | — | 2020 Elk Permit Drawing... · p. 1 |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | — | 2019 Elk Permit Drawing... · p. 1 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | — | 2018 Elk Permit Drawing... · p. 1 |
Other licenses valid in Hunting District 123
Legal cartridges for elk in Montana
From the Montana hunting laws rules on file for a rifle. "Depends" means the rule turns on your specific load — check the state page.
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How to read these numbers
Every percentage on this page is a prior-draw probability: the chance an applicant with that many points would have drawn in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results. It is not a forecast — quotas, applicant numbers, and point creep change every year. Every figure links to the agency document it came from. Where a state does not publish a number, we show a dash, never a zero. Hunts with fewer than five tags show counts instead of percentages. Fees show the fee year used. Read the methodology for the engine details.
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This page is informational only. Draw rules, quotas, fees, and deadlines are set by the state agency and change by commission action — confirm everything on the agency's own site before you apply, and apply through the agency, not here. We disclaim all liability for reliance on this page.