State of the Western Draw 2006

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Nonresident view of the 2006 draws across 1 state: 675 hunt codes, 12,022 nonresident tags, 27,243 first-choice applications. Every figure is from the agency's published draw report; odds are prior-draw probabilities.

Demand at a glance

State · speciesCodesNR tags 1st-choice appsApps / tag Drawable at 0 pts UndersubscribedMedian cut Cut shift Odds error
Montana · White-tailed / Mule Deer 197 6,924 6,115 0.9 79% 116
Montana · Elk 161 2,157 4,328 2.0 47% 41
Montana · Moose 116 57 2,102 36.9 0% 0
Montana · Pronghorn 95 2,824 7,724 2.7 67% 23
Montana · Bighorn Sheep 53 33 4,847 146.9 15% 4
Montana · Mountain Goat 53 27 2,127 78.8 0% 0

"Drawable at 0 pts" = share of codes where a first-year applicant had at least a 50% chance. "Cut shift" needs the prior draw on file. "Odds error" = applicant-weighted back-test error of the prior year's odds (methodology).

Montana white-tailed / mule deer

Hardest tags (highest cut)

No drew-out levels published.

Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)

  • 797-00 Deer B License 797-00 — 1853 of 3000 tags claimed
  • 599-00 Deer B License 599-00 — 36 of 200 tags claimed
  • 598-00 Deer B License 598-00 — 89 of 225 tags claimed
  • 498-00 Deer B License 498-00 — Antlerl... — 199 of 300 tags claimed
  • 499-00 Deer B License 499-00 — 5 of 100 tags claimed

Biggest cut moves vs 2005

Prior draw not on file.

Montana elk

Hardest tags (highest cut)

No drew-out levels published.

Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)

  • 498-80 Elk B License 498-80 — 52 of 150 tags claimed
  • 622-00 Elk B License 622-00 — Antlerle... — 10 of 50 tags claimed
  • 339-00 Elk B License 339-00 — 2 of 40 tags claimed
  • 417-00 Elk Permit 417-00 — 7 of 35 tags claimed
  • 343-00 Elk B License 343-00 — 10 of 35 tags claimed

Biggest cut moves vs 2005

Prior draw not on file.

Montana moose

Hardest tags (highest cut)

No drew-out levels published.

Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)

Every code with 5+ tags was oversubscribed.

Biggest cut moves vs 2005

Prior draw not on file.

Montana pronghorn

Hardest tags (highest cut)

No drew-out levels published.

Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)

  • 480-10 Antelope B License 480-10 — 1 of 140 tags claimed
  • 450-10 Antelope B License 450-10 — 2 of 90 tags claimed
  • 690-10 Antelope B License 690-10 — 1 of 52 tags claimed
  • 491-10 Antelope B License 491-10 — 1 of 40 tags claimed
  • 471-10 Antelope B License 471-10 — 1 of 35 tags claimed

Biggest cut moves vs 2005

Prior draw not on file.

Montana bighorn sheep

Hardest tags (highest cut)

No drew-out levels published.

Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)

Every code with 5+ tags was oversubscribed.

Biggest cut moves vs 2005

Prior draw not on file.

Montana mountain goat

Hardest tags (highest cut)

No drew-out levels published.

Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)

Every code with 5+ tags was oversubscribed.

Biggest cut moves vs 2005

Prior draw not on file.

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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