Montana Moose 494-50
Moose License 494-50 — Antlered Bull in Hunting District 494 — East Big Belt-West Little Belt Mountains, rifle only, Sep 15 – Nov 29, 2026. 33% public land, mostly National Forest.
No nonresident draw results are on file for this hunt. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks publishes resident results only, or none by residency. The numbers below are the resident draw.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
0 of 36 applicants at 0 points drew
Years to draw on points: —
- Tags
- 4
- Applicants
- 559
- Success
- —
First-choice residents.
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.
Wait 7 years after drawing before applying again.
What It Costs · 2026 Resident Fees
Closes May 1 · 195 daysThe $10 application fee, Moose (nonrefundable, per species) is not refunded. The $10 base hunting license is not refunded. The $8 conservation license is not refunded. A bonus point bought with an application (per species) is $2. Drawing adds the $125 resident Moose license (drawing; bought on or before Aug. 1 if drawn).
Optional, not counted above: Bonus point only (no application) (July 1 - Sept 30, per species) $15.
- Opens
- Mar 1, 2027
- Closes
- May 1, 2027
- Results
- about May 15
Next application window: Open Mar 1 – May 1, 2027 (expected). Dates are last cycle's, rolled forward until Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks publishes 2027.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Application fee, Moose (nonrefundable, per species) · paid at application $10 Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-113 Application fees
- Base hunting license · paid at application $10 Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-116 Base hunting license…
- Conservation license · paid at application $8 Montana FWP 2026 Hunting Requirements
- Bonus point bought with an application (per species) · paid with the application, drawn or not; skip it and no point is added this year $2 Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-113 Application fees
- Resident Moose license (drawing; bought on or before Aug. 1 if drawn) · paid if drawn $125 Montana FWP 2026 Moose, Sheep, Goat Hunting Regulations
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2026 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ← you | <1% (small sample) | 36 | 0 |
| 1 | <1% (small sample) | 43 | 0 |
| 2 | <1% (small sample) | 36 | 0 |
| 3 | <1% (small sample) | 40 | 0 |
| 4 | <1% (small sample) | 65 | 0 |
| 5 | <1% (small sample) | 34 | 0 |
| 6 | <1% (small sample) | 31 | 0 |
| 7 | <1% (small sample) | 26 | 1 |
| 8 | <1% (small sample) | 41 | 0 |
| 9 | <1% (small sample) | 23 | 0 |
| 10 | <1% (small sample) | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | <1% (small sample) | 15 | 1 |
| 12 | <1% (small sample) | 17 | 0 |
| 13 | 1% (small sample) | 18 | 0 |
| 14 | 1% (small sample) | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | 1% (small sample) | 8 | 0 |
| 16 | 1% (small sample) | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | 2% (small sample) | 8 | 0 |
| 18 | 2% (small sample) | 13 | 0 |
| 19 | 2% (small sample) | 12 | 0 |
| 20 | 2% (small sample) | 7 | 1 |
| 21 | 3% (small sample) | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | 3% (small sample) | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | 3% (small sample) | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | 3% (small sample) | 9 | 0 |
| 25 | 4% (small sample) | 12 | 0 |
| 26 | 4% (small sample) | 11 | 0 |
Monte Carlo over published bonus-point pools. A dash means Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks did not publish a count for that level. As a lower choice, 494-50 drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: Montana FWP 2026 Moose Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
Seasons, 2026
- Sep 5–14, 2026 Archery only. Needs a $10 archery license on top. Montana FWP 2026 Moose, Sheep, Goat Hunting Regulations, p. 29
- Sep 15 – Nov 29, 2026 Moose License 494-50 — Antlered Bull, rifle only Montana FWP 2026 Moose, Sheep, Goat Hunting Regulations, p. 29
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of Hunting District 494 | 4 | 3 | — |
Across every license type in Hunting District 494, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks counted 4 hunters and 3 moose taken in 2025. 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 2005-2025 FWP Harvest Estimates export.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 4 draws
The standard draw for residents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 559 | 139.8 | — | Montana FWP 2026 Moose Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 565 | 141.3 | — | Montana FWP 2025 Moose Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 630 | 157.5 | — | Montana FWP 2024 Moose Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 549 | 137.3 | — | Montana FWP 2023 Moose Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunting District 494
- 494-00 Moose License 494-00 4 tags · 649 applied <1% (small sample)
- 494-20 Moose License 494-20 — Antlered Bull Sep 15 – Nov 27 · 4 tags · 567 applied <1% (small sample)
Odds at your points, resident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for Montana moose
23 cartridges on file are legal for moose with a rifle in Montana. Rules and sources: Montana hunting laws.
▸ Sources 12
- Montana FWP 2026 Moose Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2025 Moose Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2024 Moose Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2023 Moose Drawing Statistics Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-702 Restrictions on special… 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 Moose, Sheep, Goat Hunting Regulations fees, seasons, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2005-2025 FWP Harvest Estimates export harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Montana FWP 2026 Moose Hunting Districts boundary, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Montana FWP 2026-2027 Moose Hunting District Landcover… land ownership, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks' published results (monte Carlo over published bonus-point pools). 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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