Montana Elk 631-81 — Hunting District 631, B licence

Elk B License 631-81

What you may take: Elk B License 631-81
Weapon: Rifle
Where: 631
Season: —
Tags (2013): 2; for 1 first-choice applicants · nonresidents capped at 10%

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Odds by point level — 2013 draw

Prior-draw probability for a first-choice nonresident applicant. 2 tags, 1 first-choice applicants. Source: 2013 Elk B License Drawing... · p. 4.

Points	Your chance	Applicants	Drawn
0	35% (33%–36%)	1	0
1	70%	—	—
2–10	100% same chance at every one of these levels	—	—

Monte Carlo over published bonus-point pools. A dash means Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks did not publish a count for that level. How we compute these.

What it costs (2026 nonresident fees)

Cash to apply

$65

Out of pocket if unsuccessful

$65

Total if drawn

tag fee not on file

Refunded if unsuccessful

Application fee per species (deer, elk, antelope and mountain lion drawings) · paid at application $5 source

Base hunting license (annual, assessed with first hunting license or application) · paid at application $50 source

Conservation license (prerequisite for all licenses) · paid at application $10 source

Bonus point bought with an application (per species; required for accumulated points to count) · only for a point bought without applying — an unsuccessful applicant gets the point free $20 source

Optional, not counted above: Bonus point only (no application) (July 1 - Sept 30, per species) $25.

Not applying this year? A point-only purchase costs $20 (Jul 1 – Sep 30, expected) and adds a point for next year's draw.

Next application window (B license): opens Mar 1, closes Jun 1, 2027 (expected) · results ~June 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.

Year by year

The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.

Year	Tags	Applicants	Applicants per tag	Points needed	Source
2013	2	1	0.5	—	2013 Elk B License Drawing... · p. 4
2012	2	1	0.5	—	2012 Elk B License Drawing... · p. 4
2011	2	0	0.0	—	2011 Elk B License Drawing... · p. 4
2010	2	0	0.0	—	2010 Elk B License Drawing... · p. 4

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.

.22-250 Remington

.223 Remington from $0.42/rd

.243 Winchester from $1.11/rd

.25-06 Remington

6.5 Creedmoor

6.5 Grendel

.270 Winchester from $0.16/rd

7mm-08 Remington

7mm Remington Magnum

.30-06 Springfield

.300 AAC Blackout from $0.56/rd

.300 Winchester Magnum from $1.25/rd

.30-30 Winchester

.308 Winchester

.338 Winchester Magnum

.350 Legend from $1.07/rd

.35 Whelen

.360 Buckhammer

.400 Legend

.444 Marlin

.450 Bushmaster from $2.00/rd

.45-70 Government from $1.97/rd

.50 Beowulf

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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.

Not an application service

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.