Montana Moose — Hunting District 515
Montana Hunting District 515 covers 41,276 acres and lies 24 miles south-west of Red Lodge and 46 miles south-west of Columbus. In 2009, hunters took 0 moose here.
Your chance of drawing here
Every moose license type on offer in Hunting District 515, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2009 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
— Not open to nonresidents
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 515-20 ↗ Moose License 515-20 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2009 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.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2009 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $110 | $110 | $110 |
Application window: opens Mar 1, closes May 1, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
How the hunting has gone
What Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. 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.
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | — |
Residents vs nonresidents (2009)
- Resident 0 taken
Boundary: ADMBND_HD_MOOSE_ALL - All Past Years (targeted per-district queries)
Harvest: FWP Harvest Estimates CSV export - moose, all districts, 2005-2025