Montana Antelope (Pronghorn) 526-20
Antelope License 526-20 — Either-sex in Hunting District 526, rifle only, Sep 5 – Nov 8, 2026. 4% public land, mostly State trust land.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
1 of 5 applicants at 0 points drew
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 10
- Applicants
- 26
- Success
- —
First-choice nonresidents, standard draw; nonresidents capped at 10%.
Points Needed to Draw
No cut was published in enough years to chart one.
Bonus points (squared) — no cut to track: each point adds entries to the draw rather than a place in line.
What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees
Closes Jun 1 · 226 daysThe $5 application fee per species (deer, elk, antelope and mountain lion drawings) is not refunded. The $50 base hunting license (annual, assessed with first hunting license or application) is not refunded. The $10 conservation license (prerequisite for all licenses) is not refunded. The $7.50 Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Pass (16 and older) is not refunded. A bonus point bought with an application (per species; required for accumulated points to count) is $20. Drawing adds the $200 Antelope license (either-sex, special drawing).
Optional, not counted above: Bonus point only (no application) (July 1 - Sept 30, per species) $25.
- Opens
- Mar 1, 2027
- Closes
- Jun 1, 2027
- Results
- about Aug 5
Next application window: Open Mar 1 – Jun 1, 2027 (expected). Dates are last cycle's, rolled forward until Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks publishes 2027.
▸ 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 (annual, assessed with first hunting license or application) · paid at application $50 Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-116 Base hunting license…
- Conservation license (prerequisite for all licenses) · paid at application $10 Montana FWP 2026 Hunting Requirements
- Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Pass (16 and older) · paid at application $7.50 Montana FWP 2026 Nonresident License Fees
- Bonus point bought with an application (per species; required for accumulated points to count) · paid with the application, drawn or not; skip it and no point is added this year $20 Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-113 Application fees
- Antelope license (either-sex, special drawing) · paid if drawn $200 Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-701 Special licenses
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2026 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ← you | 18% | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | 33% | 14 | 4 |
| 2 | 64% | 7 | 2 |
| 3–10 | 100% same at every level | — | — |
Expected weighted draw over the common pool, scaled to the nonresident cap. A dash means Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks did not publish a count for that level. As a lower choice, 526-20 drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: Montana FWP 2026 Antelope License Drawing Statistics…, p. 1, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of Hunting District 526 | — | 104 | — |
Across every license type in Hunting District 526, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks counted 104 pronghorn 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 Antelope Harvest Estimates; Montana FWP 2024 Antelope Harvest Estimates.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 5 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | — | Montana FWP 2026 Antelope License Drawing Statistics…, p. 1 |
| 2025 | 25 | 38 | 1.5 | — | Montana FWP 2025 Antelope License Drawing Statistics…, p. 1 |
| 2024 | 25 | 43 | 1.7 | — | Montana FWP 2024 Antelope License Drawing Statistics…, p. 1 |
| 2023 | 25 | 34 | 1.4 | — | Montana FWP 2023 Antelope License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 |
| 2022 | 25 | 31 | 1.2 | — | Montana FWP 2022 Antelope License Drawing Statistics… |
▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for Montana pronghorn
23 cartridges on file are legal for pronghorn with a rifle in Montana. Rules and sources: Montana hunting laws.
▸ Sources 18
- Montana FWP 2026 Antelope License Drawing Statistics…, p. 1 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2025 Antelope License Drawing Statistics…, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2024 Antelope License Drawing Statistics…, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2023 Antelope License Drawing Statistics…, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2022 Antelope License Drawing Statistics… earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-117 License bonus point system draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 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 Nonresident License Fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana Legislature 2026 MCA 87-2-701 Special licenses fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2026 Deer, Elk, Antelope Hunting Regulations, p. 136 · seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2025 Antelope Harvest Estimates harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2024 Antelope Harvest Estimates harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2023 Antelope Harvest Estimates harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2022 Antelope Harvest Estimates harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2026 Antelope Hunting Districts boundary, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Montana FWP 2026-2027 Antelope Hunting District… land ownership, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks' published results (expected weighted draw over the common pool, scaled to the nonresident cap). 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 pronghorn hunts