Montana Mountain Lion Draw Odds
Enter your points, see your chance of drawing every mountain lion tag in Montana — straight from the 2025 draw results.
Next application:opens Jun 30, closes Jul 22, 2027 (expected)
Cost to apply:$65 ($65 if you miss)
Tags (2025):3
Nonresident share:capped at 10%
Applicants:25
* Projected from this year's calendar; the agency sets next year's exact dates.
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.
Chances are from the 2025 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
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| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
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| 100-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 100-00 Hunting District 100 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 101-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 101-00 Hunting District 101 | — No data | — | 1 / 13 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 102-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 102-00 Hunting District 102 | — No data | — | 1 / 5 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 103-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 103-00 Hunting District 103 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 104-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 104-00 Hunting District 104 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 120-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 120-00 Hunting District 120 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 121-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 121-00 Hunting District 121 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 122-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 122-00 Hunting District 122 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 123-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 123-00 Hunting District 123 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 130-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 130-00 Hunting District 130 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 140-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 140-00 Hunting District 140 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 201-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 201-00 Hunting District 201 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 202-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 202-00 Hunting District 202 | — No data | — | 1 / 7 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 204-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 204-00 Hunting District 204 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 240-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 240-00 Hunting District 240 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 270-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 270-00 Hunting District 270 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 280-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 280-00 Hunting District 280 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 285-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 285-00 Hunting District 285 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 290-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 290-00 Hunting District 290 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 301-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 301-00 Hunting District 301 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 304-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 304-00 Hunting District 304 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 312-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 312-00 Hunting District 312 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 318-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 318-00 Hunting District 318 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 322-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 322-00 Hunting District 322 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 339-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 339-00 Hunting District 339 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 380-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 380-00 Hunting District 380 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 391-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 391-00 Hunting District 391 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 410-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 410-00 Hunting District 410 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 411-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 411-00 Hunting District 411 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 413-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 413-00 Hunting District 413 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 416-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 416-00 Hunting District 416 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 422-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 422-00 Hunting District 422 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 445-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 445-00 Hunting District 445 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 447-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 447-00 Hunting District 447 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 448-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 448-00 Hunting District 448 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 502-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 502-00 Hunting District 502 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 525-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 525-00 Hunting District 525 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 580-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 580-00 Hunting District 580 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
| 690-00 ↗ Limited Mountain Lion License 690-00 Hunting District 690 | Not open to nonresidents | — | 0 / 0 | Dec 1 – Apr 14, 2026 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2025 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 2025 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.
37 hunts not offered in 2025 are hidden — show discontinued hunts.
Browse by hunt area
Each area 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.
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89% public
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78% public
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82% public
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54% public
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66% public
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89% public
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78% public
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97% public
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85% public
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88% public
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87% public
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8% public
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20% public
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67% public
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78% public
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49% public
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42% public
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12% public
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34% public
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22% public
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Spot a data error on this page? Tell us.
How to read these numbers
Every percentage on this page is a prior-draw probability: the chance an applicant with that many points would have drawn in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results. It is not a forecast — quotas, applicant numbers, and point creep change every year. Every figure links to the agency document it came from. Where a state does not publish a number, we show a dash, never a zero. Hunts with fewer than five tags show counts instead of percentages. Fees show the fee year used. Read the methodology for the engine details.
Not an application service
This page is informational only. Draw rules, quotas, fees, and deadlines are set by the state agency and change by commission action — confirm everything on the agency's own site before you apply, and apply through the agency, not here. We disclaim all liability for reliance on this page.