Montana Mountain Lion 123-02
Limited Mountain Lion License 123-02 in Hunting District 123, rifle only. 91% 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.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2021.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks held its 2025 mountain lion draw without 123-02. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2021 draw
6 first-choice applicants (all residencies) for 7 tags (all residencies)
6 first-choice applicants for 7 tags (all residencies) in 2021, so every first-choice applicant drew and 1 tag went to the leftover draw. The 100% reflects low demand that year, and a code like this can flip the year demand catches up.
Years to draw on points: —
- Tags
- 7
- Applicants
- 6
- Success
- —
First-choice residents.
Points Needed to Draw
Undersubscribed every year on file: 6 first-choice applicants for 7 tags, 2020–2021.
Bonus points (squared) — no cut to track: each point adds entries to the draw rather than a place in line.
What It Costs · 2026 Resident Fees
The $5 application fee per species (deer, elk, antelope and mountain lion drawings) 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 $19 resident Mountain Lion License (Limited Mountain Lion License drawing; the same licence is the OTC / Unlimited licence).
Optional, not counted above: Bonus point only (no application) (July 1 - Sept 30, per species) $15.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Application fee per species (deer, elk, antelope and mountain lion drawings) · paid at application $5 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 Mountain Lion License (Limited Mountain Lion License drawing; the same licence is the OTC / Unlimited licence) · paid if drawn $19 Montana FWP 2026 Mountain Lion Hunting Regulations
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2021 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–10 ← you | 100% same at every level | — | — |
Computed from the agency's published draw results. A dash means Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks did not publish a count for that level. As a lower choice, 123-02 drew no one in 2021, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: Montana FWP 2021 Limited Mountain Lion Drawing…, p. 1, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of Hunting District 123 | — | 6 | — |
Across every license type in Hunting District 123, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks counted 6 mountain lion taken in 2025 (hunter counts not published). 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 2025 Reported Mountain Lion Harvest; Montana FWP 2024 Reported Mountain Lion Harvest.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 2 draws
The standard draw for residents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | — | Montana FWP 2021 Limited Mountain Lion Drawing…, p. 1 |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | — | Montana FWP 2020 Limited Mountain Lion Drawing…, p. 1 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunting District 123
- 123-00 Limited Mountain Lion License 123-00 Dec 1 – Apr 14 · 1 tag · no first-choice applicants 100% (small sample)
- 123-01 Limited Mountain Lion License 123-01 4 tags · 8 applied 13% (small sample)
Odds at your points, resident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for Montana mountain lion
23 cartridges on file are legal for mountain lion with a rifle in Montana. Rules and sources: Montana hunting laws.
▸ Sources 21
- Montana FWP 2021 Limited Mountain Lion Drawing…, p. 1 · draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2020 Limited Mountain Lion Drawing…, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2025 Mountain Lion Hunting Regulations draw rules, retrieved Sep 1, 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 Mountain Lion Hunting Regulations fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Montana FWP 2025 Reported Mountain Lion Harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Montana FWP 2024 Reported Mountain Lion Harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Montana FWP 2023 Reported Mountain Lion Harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Montana FWP 2022 Reported Mountain Lion Harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Montana FWP 2021 Reported Mountain Lion Harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Montana FWP 2020 Reported Mountain Lion Harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Montana FWP 2019 Reported Mountain Lion Harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Montana FWP 2018 Reported Mountain Lion Harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Montana FWP 2017 Reported Mountain Lion Harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Montana FWP 2016 Reported Mountain Lion Harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Montana FWP 2015 Reported Mountain Lion Harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Montana FWP 2014 Reported Mountain Lion Harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Montana FWP 2026 Mountain Lion Management Units boundary, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Montana FWP 2026-2027 Deer Elk Lion Hunting District… land ownership, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2021 draw, the latest on file, computed from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks' published results (computed from the agency's published draw results). 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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Prior-draw odds from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks' results, not a forecast · Methodology · All Montana mountain lion hunts