Montana Elk 396-00
Elk B License 396-00 — Antlerless Elk in Hunting District 396, rifle only, Sep 5 – Dec 20, 2026.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
1 of 9 applicants at 0 points drew
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 60
- Applicants
- 41
- Success
- —
First-choice nonresidents, standard draw; nonresidents capped at 10%.
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 NR Fees
Closes Jun 1 · 226 daysThe $5 application fee per species (deer, elk, antelope and mountain lion drawings) is not refunded. The $50 base hunting license (annual, assessed with first hunting license or application) is not refunded. The $10 conservation license (prerequisite for all licenses) is not refunded. The $7.50 Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Pass (16 and older) is not refunded. A bonus point bought with an application (per species; required for accumulated points to count) is $20. Drawing adds the $270 Elk B license (antlerless elk).
Optional, not counted above: Bonus point only (no application) (July 1 - Sept 30, per species) $25.
- Opens
- Mar 1, 2027
- Closes
- Jun 1, 2027
- Results
- about Jun 15
Next application window (B license): Open Mar 1 – Jun 1, 2027 (expected). Dates are last cycle's, rolled forward until Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks publishes 2027.
▸ 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 (annual, assessed with first hunting license or application) · paid at application $50 Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-116 Base hunting license…
- Conservation license (prerequisite for all licenses) · paid at application $10 Montana FWP 2026 Hunting Requirements
- Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Pass (16 and older) · paid at application $7.50 Montana FWP 2026 Nonresident License Fees
- Bonus point bought with an application (per species; required for accumulated points to count) · paid with the application, drawn or not; skip it and no point is added this year $20 Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-113 Application fees
- Elk B license (antlerless elk) · paid if drawn $270 Montana FWP 2026 Nonresident License Fees
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks publishes no mapped boundary for Hunting District 396.
Hunting District 396 in full →Details
Odds by Point Level · 2026 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ← you | 25% | 9 | 1 |
| 1 | 44% | 21 | 8 |
| 2 | 77% | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | 95% | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 100% | — | — |
| 5 | 70% | — | — |
| 6–10 | >99% same at every level | — | — |
Expected weighted draw over published bonus-point pools. A dash means Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks did not publish a count for that level. As a lower choice, 396-00 drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: Montana FWP 2026 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 10 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 41 | 0.7 | — | Montana FWP 2026 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
| 2025 | 60 | 37 | 0.6 | — | Montana FWP 2025 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 |
| 2024 | 60 | 30 | 0.5 | — | Montana FWP 2024 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
| 2023 | 60 | 34 | 0.6 | — | Montana FWP 2023 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
| 2022 | 60 | 28 | 0.5 | — | Montana FWP 2022 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report |
| 2021 | 60 | 22 | 0.4 | — | Montana FWP 2021 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 3 |
| 2020 | 60 | 12 | 0.2 | — | Montana FWP 2020 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 3 |
| 2019 | 60 | 7 | 0.1 | — | Montana FWP 2019 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Montana FWP 2017 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Montana FWP 2016 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
▸ 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 16
- Montana FWP 2026 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2025 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2024 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2023 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2022 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2021 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 3 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2020 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 3 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2019 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2017 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 3 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2016 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 Nonresident License Fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2026 Deer, Elk, Antelope Hunting Regulations, p. 79 · seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks' published results (expected weighted draw 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. How we compute these.
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