Montana Elk — Hunting District 399
The 2026 draw put up 50 tags here for 296 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in Hunting District 399, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
4% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 399-00 ↗ Elk B License 399-00 — Antlerless Elk | 4% Point builder | 0% | — | 50 / 296 | Standard | Sep 5 – Dec 20, 2026 |
| 399-00 ↗ Elk B License 399-00 — Antlerless Elk | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 50 / 0 | Landowner | Sep 5 – Dec 20, 2026 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- As 2nd choice —
- Montana lets you name more than one hunt on the application. Miss on your first choice and you go into the pot for whatever tags are left, alongside everyone else's second choices. Points never help a lower choice, so this number is the same whatever you have banked — it is usually worth naming a hunt that goes undersubscribed.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2026 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard license | $65 | $65 | $65 |
| Landowner license | $65 | $65 | $65 |
Application window: opens Mar 1, closes Apr 1, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
Other licenses valid in Hunting District 399
Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2026 draw.
The country
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks does not publish a mapped boundary for Hunting District 399, so there is no map to draw.
What the agency says about the area
Elk B License 399-00 (Antlerless Elk): valid in HDs 302, 303, 320, 322, 323, 324, 329, 331 (list continues in source); also valid on Wall Creek WMA and adjacent posted land. Multi-district license, not a single hunting district.
Source: 2025 Montana Deer, Elk, Antelope Hunting Regulations