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Montana Mountain Goat Draw Odds

In the 2026 draw Montana offered 31 mountain goat hunts to residents and nonresidents in one shared draw, drawn by a lottery weighted by bonus points. At 0 points a nonresident had at least an even chance in 0 hunts open to every hunter.

Applications Close
196 days
May 1

Open Mar 1 – May 1, 2027 (expected)

Cost to Apply
$138

Kept if you miss

Tags
16

2026 draw · nonresidents capped at 10%

Nonresident Applicants
3,871

2026 draw, first choice

Point only: $75 · Jul 1 – Sep 30 · Closed, reopens Jul 1, 2027 (expected) → Buying Points in Montana

How the Montana Draw Works (30-Second Version)

Bonus points (squared).

Every applicant gets points² + 1 entries in a random draw, so more points mean more chances, but never a guarantee.

Who can apply, fees and deadlines in Montana

Before You Apply

A Waiting Period, Not Once In A Lifetime

Draw one and you wait 7 years before applying again.

Receiving a mountain goat licence starts a seven-year wait, whatever happens on the hunt.

Source: mca.legmt.gov

Limit
7-year wait
Nonresident Share
Up to 10%
Nonresidents may take up to a tenth of a district's licences but are not guaranteed any, and many districts are open to residents only.
Tag Fee
Due only if drawn
You pay the tag only if you draw.
Your Points
Bought, not earned
Missing the draw earns no point unless you buy one.

Every Hunt at 0 Points

31 hunt codes drawn in 2026 · 0 at 50% or better · first choice · nonresident

90–100% 50–89% 10–49% 1–9% under 1% fewer than 5 tags: one applicant swings it
One Line per Hunt Odds at Every Point Level
100-20 Hunting district 100 · Rifle · Mountain Goat License · Any Ram — —
101-20 Hunting district 101 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex — —
133-20 Hunting district 133 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex — —
140-20 Hunting district 140 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex — —
142-20 Hunting district 142 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex — —
150-20 Hunting district 150 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex — —
240-20 Hunting district 240 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex — —
313-20 Hunting district 313 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex 0% (small sample) —
314-20 Hunting district 314 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex 0% (small sample) —
316-20 Hunting district 316 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex 0% (small sample) —
320-20 Hunting district 320 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex 0% (small sample) —
323-20 Hunting district 323 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex 0% (small sample) —
324-20 Hunting district 324 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex 0% (small sample) —
325-20 Hunting district 325 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex 0% (small sample) —
326-20 Hunting district 326 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex 0% (small sample) —
329-20 Hunting district 329 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex 0% (small sample) —
330-20 Hunting district 330 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex 0% (small sample) —
331-20 Hunting district 331 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex — —
350-20 Hunting district 350 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex — —
361-20 Hunting district 361 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex — —
362-20 Hunting district 362 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex — —
393-20 Hunting district 393 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex 0% (small sample) —
415-20 Hunting district 415 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex — —
442-20 Hunting district 442 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex — —
447-20 Hunting district 447 · Either-sex rifle · Mountain Goat License · Either-sex — —

Showing 1–25 of 31 · sorted by hunting district · 65 hunts not offered in 2026 hidden — show discontinued hunts

Show all 31 hunts
What These Columns Mean
Odds at your points
—
the share of first-choice applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year. A badge marked * had under five tags, so one applicant either way swings it.
Pts needed
—
the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2026 draw; the ▲ or ▼ is how far that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold. A 0 marks a hunt that went Undersubscribed: fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
Tags / apps
—
tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them.
Success
—
the share of hunters in the hunting district who killed an animal, from the latest harvest report on file. It is the whole hunting district's figure, not the hunt's.
All 48 Hunting Districts

Each hunting district has its own page: where it is on the map, how much of it is public land, what the hunters who went there killed last season, and every license type you can apply for inside it.

100 Cabinet Mountains 87% public 101 West Cabinet Mountains 81% public 131 88% public 132 96% public 133 Swan-Clearwater 98% public 134 96% public 140 Great Northern 93% public 141 100% public 142 Upper Middle Fork 100% public 150 Continental Divide 100% public 151 100% public 212 223 240 West Bitterroot 77% public 250 280 312 Pioneer 81% public 313 Crazy Mountains 100% success · 21% public 314 Gallatin Range 57% success · 58% public 316 Cooke City 82% success · 98% public 320 Tobacco Root Mountains 46% public 321 322 323 South Absaroka 95% success · 88% public 324 Spanish Peaks 43% public 325 Jack Creek-Indian Creek 40% public 326 Taylor-Hilgards 76% public 327 Wolf Creek-Quake Lake 328 329 Hellroaring-Slough Creek 100% success · 99% public 330 North Absaroka 53% public 331 Snowcrest Mountains 50% public 350 North Big Belt Mountains 81% public 361 Hebgen-Upper Madison 80% public 362 Cabin Creek 97% public 393 Bridgers 29% public 414 415 Birch Creek 99% public 442 South Teton 81% public 447 Square Butte 17% public 451 453 South Big Belt Mountains 32% public 460 514 Line Creek 61% public 517 Rock Creek 82% public 518 Froze-to-Death 98% public 519 Fishtail 80% public 521 Two Sisters 100% public
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About These Numbers

Every percentage here is the chance an applicant with that many points had in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results; quotas, applicant numbers and point levels change every year. A dash means the agency did not publish the number. Under five tags the percentage is flagged: one applicant either way swings it. Check the agency's site and apply there; we don't take applications. How we compute these.