Montana Antelope (Pronghorn) — Hunting District 480
Montana Hunting District 480 covers 488,582 acres and lies 13 miles north-east of Lewistown and 58 miles north-east of Harlowton. 14% of it is public land, mostly BLM (9%) and state trust land (4%). In 2025, hunters took 206 pronghorn here. The 2026 draw put up 20 tags here for 7 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every pronghorn license type on offer in Hunting District 480, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2026 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 | License | Season |
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| 480-20 ↗ Antelope License 480-20 — Either-sex | — No data | — | 15 / 87 | Standard | Sep 5 – Nov 8, 2026 |
| 480-20 ↗ Antelope License 480-20 — Either-sex | — No data | — | 15 / 4 undersubscribed | Landowner | Sep 5 – Nov 8, 2026 |
| 480-30 ↗ Antelope B License 480-30 — Doe/Fawn | — No data | — | 20 / 7 undersubscribed | Standard | Sep 5 – Nov 8, 2026 |
| 480-30 ↗ Antelope B License 480-30 — Doe/Fawn | — No data | — | 20 / 0 | Landowner | Sep 5 – Nov 8, 2026 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 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 2026 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.
What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard license | $65 | $65 | $65 |
| Landowner license | $65 | $65 | $65 |
Application window: opens Mar 1, closes Jun 1, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
Other licenses valid in Hunting District 480
Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2026 draw.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- Private 420,962 ac · 86%
- BLM 46,073 ac · 9%
- State trust land 20,764 ac · 4%
- County or city land 390 ac · 0%
- State land 146 ac · 0%
- Bureau of Reclamation 0 ac · 0%
- Department of Defense 0 ac · 0%
- National Park Service 0 ac · 0%
- National Forest 0 ac · 0%
- National Wildlife Refuge 0 ac · 0%
- Tribal 0 ac · 0%
- Other public 0 ac · 0%
Source: Antelope 2026-2027 Hunting District Landcover and Land Ownership Calculations
How the hunting has gone
What Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. 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.
| Season | Harvest |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 206 |
| 2024 | 118 |
| 2023 | 85 |
| 2022 | 94 |
Residents vs nonresidents (2025)
- Nonresident 18 taken
- Resident 188 taken
Boundary: Antelope Hunting Districts (2026 and 2027 Seasons)
Harvest: 2025 Antelope (Pronghorn) Harvest Estimates (MyFWP Harvest Estimates Search, District=ALL)
Harvest: 2024 Antelope (Pronghorn) Harvest Estimates (MyFWP Harvest Estimates Search, District=ALL)
Harvest: 2023 Antelope (Pronghorn) Harvest Estimates (MyFWP Harvest Estimates Search, District=ALL)