Montana Elk 700-21 — Hunting District 700, Permit
Elk Permit 700-21 — Either-sex Elk [ARCHERY ONLY]
- What you may take
- Elk Permit 700-21 — Either-sex Elk [ARCHERY ONLY] (any)
- Weapon
- Archery
- Archery gear only — no rifle season on this license.
- Season (2026)
- Sep 5 – Oct 18, 2026
- Tags (2026)
- 80
- for 286 first-choice applicants · nonresidents capped at 10%
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Odds by point level — 2026 draw
Prior-draw probability for a first-choice nonresident applicant. 80 tags, 286 first-choice applicants. Source: 2026 Elk Permit Drawing... · p. 1.
| Points | Your chance | Applicants | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2% | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | 3% | 38 | 4 |
| 2 | 8% | 49 | 5 |
| 3 | 16% | 49 | 8 |
| 4 | 25% | 32 | 9 |
| 5 | 36% | 32 | 12 |
| 6 | 47% | 35 | 17 |
| 7 | 58% | 14 | 7 |
| 8 | 67% | 16 | 12 |
| 9 | 76% | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | 83% | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | 88% | 1 | 0 |
| 12–14 | 100% same chance at every one of these levels | — | — |
| 15 | 69% | — | — |
| 16 | 79% | — | — |
| 17 | 89% | — | — |
| 18 | >99% | 1 | 0 |
Expected weighted draw over the common pool, scaled to the nonresident cap. 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)
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: 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 (2026)
How this tag has hunted
Across every license type in Hunting District 700, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks counted 588 elk taken in 2025. Full Hunting District 700 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.
No tags are drawn at random for lower choices. Points do not help a lower choice.
Year by year
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Applicants per tag | Points needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 286 | 3.6 | — | 2026 Elk Permit Drawing... · p. 1 |
| 2025 | 80 | 315 | 3.9 | — | 2025 Elk Permit Drawing... · p. 1 |
| 2024 | 80 | 349 | 4.4 | — | 2024 Elk Permit Drawing... · p. 1 |
Earlier years, when this number was a different hunt
Montana reassigns hunt numbers between years. In these years 700-21 stood for another hunting district or weapon, so they are listed here rather than counted as this hunt's history or in its point-creep trend.
| Year · what it was | Tags | Applicants | Applicants per tag | Points needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · Hunting District 700, rifle | 66 | 329 | 5.0 | — | 2023 Elk Permit Drawing... · p. 1 |
| 2022 · Hunting District 700, rifle | 80 | 300 | 3.8 | — | 2022 Elk Permit Drawing... · sheet1 |
| 2021 · Hunting District 700, rifle | 70 | 274 | 3.9 | — | 2021 Elk Permit Drawing... · p. 4 |
| 2020 · Hunting District 700, rifle | 70 | 314 | 4.5 | — | 2020 Elk Permit Drawing... · p. 4 |
| 2019 · Hunting District 700, rifle | 70 | 241 | 3.4 | — | 2019 Elk Permit Drawing... · p. 4 |
| 2018 · Hunting District 700, rifle | 70 | 271 | 3.9 | — | 2018 Elk Permit Drawing... · p. 4 |
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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.