Montana Antelope (Pronghorn) 900-20 — Hunting District 900

Antelope License (archery only) 900-20 — Either-sex

What you may take
Antelope License (archery only) 900-20 — Either-sex (any)
Weapon
Archery
Archery gear only — no rifle season on this license.
Season (2024)
Aug 15 – Nov 10, 2024
Tags (2026)
560
for 1,236 first-choice applicants · nonresidents capped at 10%

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Odds by point level — 2026 draw

Prior-draw probability for a first-choice nonresident applicant. 560 tags, 1,236 first-choice applicants. Source: 2026 Antelope 900-20 /... · p. 1.

Points Your chance Applicants Drawn
0 16% 161 86
1 30% 540 356
2 59% 340 319
3 83% 125 123
4 95% 45 45
5 >99% 17 17
6 >99% 6 6
7 >99% 2 2
8–10 100% same chance at every one of these levels

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. How we compute these.

What it costs (2026 nonresident fees)

Cash to apply
$65
Out of pocket if unsuccessful
$65
Total if drawn
tag fee not on file
Refunded if unsuccessful
$0
Application fee per species (deer, elk, antelope and mountain lion drawings) · paid at application $5 source
Bow and arrow license (Class A-2; required for archery-only seasons/districts) · paid if drawn $10 source
Base hunting license (annual, assessed with first hunting license or application) · paid at application $50 source
Conservation license (prerequisite for all licenses) · paid at application $10 source
Bonus point bought with an application (per species; required for accumulated points to count) · only for a point bought without applying — an unsuccessful applicant gets the point free $20 source

Optional, not counted above: Bonus point only (no application) (July 1 - Sept 30, per species) $25.

Not applying this year? A point-only purchase costs $20 (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 (2024)

Split 1: Aug 15 – Nov 10, 2024 p. 136

Year by year

The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.

Year Tags Applicants Applicants per tag Points needed Source
2026 560 1,236 2.2 2026 Antelope 900-20 /... · p. 1
2025 560 1,303 2.3 2025 Antelope 900-20 /... · p. 1
2024 560 1,354 2.4 2024 Antelope 900-20 /... · p. 1
2023 560 1,325 2.4 2023 Antelope 900-20 /... · p. 1
2022 560 1,398 2.5 2022 Antelope 900-20 /... · sheet1
2021 560 1,609 2.9 2021 Antelope 900 /... · p. 1
2020 5,600 1,078 0.2 2020 Antelope 900 /... · p. 1
2019 5,600 876 0.2 2019 Antelope 900 /... · p. 1
2018 5,600 894 0.2 2018 Antelope 900 /... · p. 1
2017 5,600 665 0.1 2017 Antelope License Drawing... · p. 3

Earlier years, when this number was a different hunt

Montana reassigns hunt numbers between years. In these years 900-20 stood for another hunting district or weapon, so they are listed here rather than counted as this hunt's history or in its point-creep trend.

Year · what it was Tags Applicants Applicants per tag Points needed Source
2016 · Hunting District 900, rifle 5,600 579 0.1 2016 Antelope License Drawing... · p. 3
2015 · Hunting District 900, rifle 5,600 574 0.1 2015 Antelope License Drawing... · p. 2
2014 · Hunting District 900, rifle 560 472 0.8 2014 Antelope License Drawing... · p. 2

Other licenses valid in Hunting District 900

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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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