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Montana Elk 799-21

Elk Permit 799-21 — Either-sex Elk in Hunting District 799, archery only, Sep 5 – Oct 18, 2026.

Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw

<1% Point builder

0 of 14 applicants at 0 points drew

Years to draw on points: —

NR Tags
100
Applicants
562
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 Apr 1 · 165 days
Cost to Apply
$1,208.50
If You Miss
$96.50
If You Draw
$1,218.50

The $5 application fee per species (deer, elk, antelope and mountain lion drawings) is not refunded. Drawing adds the $10 Bow and arrow license (Class A-2; required for archery-only seasons/districts). 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. The $1,112 general Elk Combination license (elk tag + fishing + upland bird); alternative to the Big Game Combination is refunded if you miss. A bonus point bought with an application (per species; required for accumulated points to count) is $20. The $4 special elk permit (statutory fee, MCA 87-2-704(4); used with a valid elk license) is not refunded.

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

Opens
Mar 1, 2027
Closes
Apr 1, 2027
Results
about Apr 15

Next application window: Open Mar 1 – Apr 1, 2027 (expected). Dates are last cycle's, rolled forward until Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks publishes 2027.

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Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks publishes no mapped boundary for Hunting District 799.

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Details

Odds by Point Level · 2026 Draw

Points Chance Applied Drew
0 ← you <1% 14 0
1 2% 52 0
2 4% 81 3
3 7% 64 7
4 12% 85 10
5 18% 60 5
6 25% 79 15
7 32% 50 11
8 39% 37 11
9 47% 27 14
10 54% 9 1
11 61% 1 0
12 72% — —
13 67% — —
14 78% 1 0
15 89% — —
16 86% 1 1
17 97% — —
18 100% — —
19 86% — —
20 95% 1 1

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. As a lower choice, 799-21 drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.

Draw results: Montana FWP 2026 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.

▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 3 draws

The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.

Year Tags Applicants Per Tag Points Needed Source
2026 100 562 5.6 — Montana FWP 2026 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1
2025 100 535 5.4 — Montana FWP 2025 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1
2024 100 464 4.6 — Montana FWP 2024 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1

Earlier Years, When This Number Was a Different Hunt

Montana reassigns hunt numbers between years. In these years 799-21 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 Per Tag Points Needed Source
2023 · Hunting District 799, rifle 100 433 4.3 — Montana FWP 2023 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1
2022 · Hunting District 799, rifle 100 372 3.7 — Montana FWP 2022 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report

Other Licenses Valid in Hunting District 799

  • 799-00 Elk B License 799-00 — Antlerless Elk Nov 30 – Feb 15 · 60 tags · 250 applied 7%
  • 799-15 Elk Permit 799-15 86 tags · 164 applied 47%
  • 799-20 Elk Permit 799-20 — Either-sex Elk Sep 5 – Dec 20 · 32 tags · 523 applied <1%
  • 799-80 Elk B License 799-80 40 tags · 30 applied 62%

Odds at your points, nonresident, standard class where offered. * fewer than 5 tags.

▸ Sources 11
  1. Montana FWP 2026 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  2. Montana FWP 2025 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  3. Montana FWP 2024 Elk Permit Drawing Statistics Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  4. Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-117 License bonus point system draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  5. Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-113 Application fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  6. Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-708 Class A-2 fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  7. Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-116 Base hunting license… fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  8. Montana FWP 2026 Hunting Requirements fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  9. Montana FWP 2026 Nonresident License Fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  10. Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-704 Regulation of special elk… fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  11. Montana FWP 2026 Deer, Elk, Antelope Hunting Regulations, p. 116 · 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 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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We don't take applications: check Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks's site and apply there.

Prior-draw odds from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks' results, not a forecast · Methodology · All Montana elk hunts