Montana Antelope (Pronghorn) 455-20 — Hunting District 455

Antelope License 455-20 — Either-sex

What you may take
Antelope License 455-20 — Either-sex (any)
Weapon
Rifle
Where
Hunting District 455
42% public of 81,682 acres
Season (2026)
Sep 5 – Nov 8, 2026
Tags (2026)
2
for 61 first-choice applicants

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Odds by point level — 2026 draw

Prior-draw probability for a first-choice resident applicant. 2 tags, 61 first-choice applicants. Source: 2026 Antelope License Drawing... · p. 1.

Points Your chance Applicants Drawn
0 <1% (<1%–<1%) 10 0
1 <1% (<1%–<1%) 14 0
2 <1% (<1%–1%) 5 0
3 2% (2%–2%) 9 0
4 3% (3%–4%) 7 0
5 4% (4%–5%) 5 0
6 7% (7%–8%) 4 0
7 10% (9%–10%) 2 0
8 12% (11%–12%) 2 1
9 14% (13%–15%) 1 0
10 18% (17%–19%) 1 0
11 22% (21%–23%) 1 1

Monte Carlo over published bonus-point pools. A dash means Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks did not publish a count for that level. How we compute these.

What it costs (2026 resident fees)

Cash to apply
$23
Out of pocket if unsuccessful
$23
Total if drawn
$37
Refunded if unsuccessful
$0

At the 2026 odds, expected cost per hunt-year ranges from $119.38 (enough points to draw) to $12,971.75 (lowest published odds).

Application fee per species (deer, elk, antelope and mountain lion drawings) · paid at application $5 source
Base hunting license · paid at application $10 source
Conservation license · paid at application $8 source
Bonus point bought with an application (per species) · only for a point bought without applying — an unsuccessful applicant gets the point free $2 source
Antelope or Antelope B license (special drawing; the chart's '$19.00' is this $14 plus the $5 application fee) · paid if drawn $14 source

Optional, not counted above: Bonus point only (no application) (July 1 - Sept 30, per species) $15.

Not applying this year? A point-only purchase costs $2 (Jul 1 – Sep 30, expected) and adds a point for next year's draw.

Next application window: opens Mar 1, closes Jun 1, 2027 (expected) · results ~August 5. Last cycle's schedule rolled forward — confirm when the agency publishes.

Point creep & years to draw

Insufficient history (0 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years with a published drew-out level.

Seasons (2026)

Split 1: Sep 5 – Nov 8, 2026 p. 136

How this tag has hunted

Across every license type in Hunting District 455, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks counted 6 pronghorn taken in 2025. Full Hunting District 455 profile: maps, public land, five years of harvest →

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: 2025 Antelope (Pronghorn) Harvest Estimates (MyFWP Harvest Estimates Search, District=ALL) 2024 Antelope (Pronghorn) Harvest Estimates (MyFWP Harvest Estimates Search, District=ALL)

As a lower choice

2nd choice
0%

Drawn at this choice ÷ applicants listing it at this choice, as published. Points do not help a lower choice.

3rd choice
0%

Drawn at this choice ÷ applicants listing it at this choice, as published. Points do not help a lower choice.

Year by year

The standard draw for residents, one row per year.

Year Tags Applicants Applicants per tag Points needed Source
2026 2 61 30.5 2026 Antelope License Drawing... · p. 1
2025 2 60 30.0 2025 Antelope License Drawing... · p. 1
2024 2 55 27.5 2024 Antelope License Drawing... · p. 1
2023 2 42 21.0 2023 Antelope License Drawing... · p. 2
2022 2 52 26.0 2022 Antelope License Drawing... · sheet1
2021 2 54 27.0 2021 Antelope License Drawing... · p. 2
2020 2 64 32.0 2020 Antelope License Drawing... · p. 2
2019 2 82 41.0 2019 Antelope License Drawing... · p. 2
2018 10 77 7.7 2018 Antelope License Drawing... · p. 2
2017 8 93 11.6 2017 Antelope License Drawing... · p. 2
2016 8 100 12.5 2016 Antelope License Drawing... · p. 2
2015 8 84 10.5 2015 Antelope License Drawing... · p. 2
2014 8 87 10.9 2014 Antelope License Drawing... · p. 2

Other licenses valid in Hunting District 455

Legal cartridges for pronghorn in Montana

From the Montana hunting laws rules on file for a rifle. "Depends" means the rule turns on your specific load — check the state page.

.22-250 Remington
.223 Remington from $0.42/rd
.243 Winchester from $1.11/rd
.25-06 Remington
6.5 Creedmoor
6.5 Grendel
.270 Winchester from $0.16/rd
7mm-08 Remington
7mm Remington Magnum
.30-06 Springfield
.300 AAC Blackout from $0.56/rd
.300 Winchester Magnum from $1.25/rd
.30-30 Winchester
.308 Winchester
.338 Winchester Magnum
.350 Legend from $1.07/rd
.35 Whelen
.360 Buckhammer
.400 Legend
.444 Marlin
.450 Bushmaster from $2.00/rd
.45-70 Government from $1.97/rd
.50 Beowulf
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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.

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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.