Montana Elk 282-20
Elk Permit 282-20 in Hunting District 282, rifle only. 88% public land, mostly State land.
No nonresident draw results are on file for this hunt. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks publishes resident results only, or none by residency. The numbers below are the resident draw.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2013.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks held its 2026 elk draw without 282-20. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2013 draw
0 of 43 applicants at 0 points drew
Years to draw on points: —
- Tags
- 1
- Applicants
- 91
- Success
- —
First-choice residents, standard draw.
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 Resident Fees
The $5 application fee per species (deer, elk, antelope and mountain lion drawings) is not refunded. The $10 base hunting license is not refunded. The $8 conservation license is not refunded. The $20 resident General Elk License (prerequisite: 'Residents must have current year General Elk License to apply' for an elk permit; not needed for an Elk B licence) is not refunded. A bonus point bought with an application (per species) is $2. Drawing adds the $4 special elk permit (statutory fee, MCA 87-2-704(4); the chart's 'Elk Permit - Drawing only $9.00' is this $4 plus the $5 application fee).
Optional, not counted above: Bonus point only (no application) (July 1 - Sept 30, per species) $15.
▸ 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 · paid at application $10 Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-116 Base hunting license…
- Conservation license · paid at application $8 Montana FWP 2026 Hunting Requirements
- Resident General Elk License (prerequisite: 'Residents must have current year General Elk License to apply' for an elk permit; not needed for an Elk B licence) · paid at application $20 Montana FWP 2026 Deer, Elk, Antelope Hunting Regulations
- Bonus point bought with an application (per species) · paid with the application, drawn or not; skip it and no point is added this year $2 Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-113 Application fees
- Special elk permit (statutory fee, MCA 87-2-704(4); the chart's 'Elk Permit - Drawing only $9.00' is this $4 plus the $5 application fee) · paid if drawn $4 Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-704 Regulation of special elk…
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2013 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ← you | <1% (small sample) | 43 | 0 |
| 1 | <1% (small sample) | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | 2% (small sample) | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | 4% (small sample) | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | 7% (small sample) | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 11% (small sample) | — | — |
| 6 | 16% (small sample) | — | — |
| 7 | 21% (small sample) | — | — |
| 8 | 27% (small sample) | — | — |
| 9 | 34% (small sample) | — | — |
| 10 | 42% (small sample) | — | — |
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, 282-20 drew no one in 2013, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: Montana FWP 2013 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of Hunting District 282 | — | 31 | — |
Across every license type in Hunting District 282, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks counted 31 elk taken in 2025 (hunter counts not published). 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 Elk Harvest Estimates; Montana FWP 2024 Elk Harvest Estimates.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 8 draws
The standard draw for residents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 91 | 91 | — | Montana FWP 2013 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 83 | 83 | — | Montana FWP 2012 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 89 | 89 | — | Montana FWP 2011 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 90 | 90 | — | Montana FWP 2010 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 67 | 67 | — | Montana FWP 2009 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 61 | 63 | — | Montana FWP 2008 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 71 | 71 | — | Montana FWP 2007 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 62 | 62 | — | Montana FWP 2006 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunting District 282
- 282-00 Elk B License 282-00 — Antlerless Elk Sep 5 – Dec 20 · 25 tags · 794 applied <1%
- 282-10 Elk Permit 282-10 — Brow-tined Bull or Antlerless Elk Sep 5 – Dec 20 · 1 tag · 196 applied <1% (small sample)
- 282-70 Elk Permit 282-70 75 tags · 511 applied 8%
- 282-80 Elk B License 282-80 25 tags · 565 applied 2%
Odds at your points, resident, standard class where offered. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for Montana elk
23 cartridges on file are legal for elk with a rifle in Montana. Rules and sources: Montana hunting laws.
▸ Sources 20
- Montana FWP 2013 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 · draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2012 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2011 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2010 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2009 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2008 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2007 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2006 Elk 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 Deer, Elk, Antelope Hunting Regulations fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-704 Regulation of special elk… fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2025 Elk Harvest Estimates harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2024 Elk Harvest Estimates harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2023 Elk Harvest Estimates harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2022 Elk 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.
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