Montana Elk 540-00
Elk B License 540-00 in Hunting District 540, Sep 4 – Oct 17, 2021, Oct 23 – Feb 15, 2022. 34% public land, mostly National Forest.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2021.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks held its 2026 elk draw without 540-00. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2021 draw · no nonresident tags in 2022 — showing 2021
5 of 30 applicants at 0 points drew
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 10
- Applicants
- 45
- 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
The $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.
▸ 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
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2021 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ← you | 21% | 30 | 5 |
| 1 | 38% | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | 94% | — | — |
| 3–10 | 100% same at every level | — | — |
Monte Carlo over the common pool, scaled to the nonresident cap. 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, 540-00 drew no one in 2021, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: Montana FWP 2021 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
Seasons, 2021
- Sep 4 – Oct 17, 2021 Elk B License 540-00 Montana FWP 2021 Deer, Elk and Antelope Hunting…, p. 103
- Oct 23 – Feb 15, 2022 Elk B License 540-00 Montana FWP 2021 Deer, Elk and Antelope Hunting…, p. 103
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of Hunting District 540 | — | 205 | — |
Across every license type in Hunting District 540, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks counted 205 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 9 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | — | — | Montana FWP 2022 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report |
| 2021 | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | — | Montana FWP 2021 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
| 2020 | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | — | Montana FWP 2020 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 3 |
| 2019 | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | — | Montana FWP 2019 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
| 2018 | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | — | Montana FWP 2018 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
| 2017 | 10 | 4 | 0.4 | — | Montana FWP 2017 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 3 |
| 2016 | 10 | 4 | 0.4 | — | Montana FWP 2016 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
| 2007 | 17 | 13 | 0.8 | — | Montana FWP 2007 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 4 |
| 2006 | 17 | 8 | 0.5 | — | Montana FWP 2006 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 4 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunting District 540
- 540-80 Elk B License 540-80 5 tags · 1 applied 82%
Odds at your points, nonresident, standard class where offered. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Sources 20
- Montana FWP 2021 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · draw results, earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2020 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 3 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2019 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2018 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2017 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 3 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2016 Elk B License Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2007 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 4 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2006 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 4 · 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 2021 Deer, Elk and Antelope Hunting…, p. 103 · seasons, retrieved Sep 1, 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 2021 draw, the latest on file, computed from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks' published results (monte Carlo over the common pool, scaled to the nonresident cap). 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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