State of the Western Draw 2020
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Nonresident view of the 2020 draws across 5 states: 1,315 hunt codes, 39,107 nonresident tags, 247,721 first-choice applications. Every figure is from the agency's published draw report; odds are prior-draw probabilities.
Demand at a glance
| State · species | Codes | NR tags | 1st-choice apps | Apps / tag | Drawable at 0 pts | Undersubscribed | Median cut | Cut shift | Odds error |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California · White-tailed / Mule Deer | 87 | 27,077 | 78,089 | 2.9 | 23% | 11 | — | — | 5% |
| California · Elk | 59 | 197 | 35,068 | 178.0 | 0% | 0 | — | — | <1% |
| California · Pronghorn | 17 | 185 | 21,057 | 113.8 | 0% | 0 | — | — | <1% |
| California · Bighorn Sheep | 8 | 19 | 13,202 | 694.8 | 0% | 0 | — | — | <1% |
| Montana · White-tailed / Mule Deer | 153 | 2,427 | 5,140 | 2.1 | 44% | 49 | — | — | 4% |
| Montana · Elk | 154 | 4,181 | 10,515 | 2.5 | 25% | 23 | — | — | 4% |
| Montana · Moose | 93 | 31 | 2,875 | 92.7 | 0% | 0 | — | — | <1% |
| Montana · Pronghorn | 110 | 2,822 | 8,818 | 3.1 | 22% | 10 | — | — | 9% |
| Montana · Mountain Lion | 37 | 31 | 271 | 8.7 | 11% | 1 | — | — | 13% |
| Montana · Bighorn Sheep | 43 | 24 | 7,220 | 300.8 | 14% | 5 | — | — | <1% |
| Montana · Mountain Goat | 33 | 16 | 3,237 | 202.3 | 0% | 0 | — | — | <1% |
| Montana · Bison | 5 | 8 | 1,103 | 137.9 | 0% | 0 | — | — | <1% |
| Montana · Wild Turkey | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0% | 0 | — | — | 13% |
| Nebraska · White-tailed / Mule Deer | 3 | 370 | 1,240 | 3.4 | 0% | 0 | — | — | 6% |
| Nevada · White-tailed / Mule Deer | 145 | 987 | 16,153 | 16.4 | <1% | 1 | — | — | 1% |
| Nevada · Elk | 65 | 381 | 13,270 | 34.8 | 0% | 0 | — | — | <1% |
| Nevada · Pronghorn | 59 | 300 | 7,823 | 26.1 | 2% | 0 | — | — | 1% |
| Nevada · Bighorn Sheep | 31 | 47 | 22,628 | 481.4 | 0% | 0 | — | — | <1% |
| Texas · White-tailed / Mule Deer | 190 | 0 | 0 | — | 2% | 0 | — | — | — |
| Texas · Pronghorn | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0% | 0 | — | — | — |
| Texas · Bighorn Sheep | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0% | 0 | — | — | — |
| Texas · Wild Turkey | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 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).
California white-tailed / mule deer
Hardest tags (highest cut)
No drew-out levels published.
Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)
- D14 Zone D14 Archery and General Se... — 1520 of 2700 tags claimed
- D9 Zone D9 Archery and General Sea... — 730 of 1800 tags claimed
- A1 Archery Hunt In C Zones - Buck — 681 of 1751 tags claimed
- A31 Los Angeles Archery Either - sex — 457 of 900 tags claimed
- A22 San Diego Archery Either - Sex — 589 of 900 tags claimed
Biggest cut moves vs 2019
Prior draw not on file.
California elk
Hardest tags (highest cut)
No drew-out levels published.
Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)
Every code with 5+ tags was oversubscribed.
Biggest cut moves vs 2019
Prior draw not on file.
California pronghorn
Hardest tags (highest cut)
No drew-out levels published.
Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)
Every code with 5+ tags was oversubscribed.
Biggest cut moves vs 2019
Prior draw not on file.
California 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 2019
Prior draw not on file.
Montana white-tailed / mule deer
Hardest tags (highest cut)
No drew-out levels published.
Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)
Biggest cut moves vs 2019
Prior draw not on file.
Montana elk
Hardest tags (highest cut)
No drew-out levels published.
Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)
- 004-00 Elk B License 004-00 — Antlerle... — 340 of 600 tags claimed
- 595-00 Elk B License 595-00 — Antlerle... — 120 of 350 tags claimed
- 005-00 Elk B License 005-00 — Only val... — 102 of 250 tags claimed
- 210-03 Elk B License 210-03 — Antlerle... — 5 of 80 tags claimed
- 411-00 Elk B License 411-00 — Antlerle... — 51 of 100 tags claimed
Biggest cut moves vs 2019
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 2019
Prior draw not on file.
Montana pronghorn
Hardest tags (highest cut)
No drew-out levels published.
Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)
- 550-20 Antelope License 550-20 — Eithe... — 13 of 40 tags claimed
- 550-30 Antelope B License 550-30 — Doe... — 4 of 20 tags claimed
- 481-30 Antelope B License 481-30 — Doe... — 6 of 20 tags claimed
- 380-30 Antelope B License 380-30 — Doe... — 3 of 15 tags claimed
- 670-30 Antelope B License 670-30 — Doe... — 9 of 20 tags claimed
Biggest cut moves vs 2019
Prior draw not on file.
Montana mountain lion
Hardest tags (highest cut)
No drew-out levels published.
Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)
Every code with 5+ tags was oversubscribed.
Biggest cut moves vs 2019
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 2019
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 2019
Prior draw not on file.
Montana bison
Hardest tags (highest cut)
No drew-out levels published.
Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)
Every code with 5+ tags was oversubscribed.
Biggest cut moves vs 2019
Prior draw not on file.
Montana wild turkey
Hardest tags (highest cut)
No drew-out levels published.
Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)
Every code with 5+ tags was oversubscribed.
Biggest cut moves vs 2019
Prior draw not on file.
Nebraska white-tailed / mule deer
Hardest tags (highest cut)
No drew-out levels published.
Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)
Every code with 5+ tags was oversubscribed.
Biggest cut moves vs 2019
Prior draw not on file.
Nevada white-tailed / mule deer
Hardest tags (highest cut)
No drew-out levels published.
Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)
Every code with 5+ tags was oversubscribed.
Biggest cut moves vs 2019
Prior draw not on file.
Nevada elk
Hardest tags (highest cut)
No drew-out levels published.
Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)
Every code with 5+ tags was oversubscribed.
Biggest cut moves vs 2019
Prior draw not on file.
Nevada pronghorn
Hardest tags (highest cut)
No drew-out levels published.
Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)
Every code with 5+ tags was oversubscribed.
Biggest cut moves vs 2019
Prior draw not on file.
Nevada 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 2019
Prior draw not on file.
Texas white-tailed / mule deer
Hardest tags (highest cut)
No drew-out levels published.
Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)
Every code with 5+ tags was oversubscribed.
Biggest cut moves vs 2019
Prior draw not on file.
Texas pronghorn
Hardest tags (highest cut)
No drew-out levels published.
Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)
Every code with 5+ tags was oversubscribed.
Biggest cut moves vs 2019
Prior draw not on file.
Texas 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 2019
Prior draw not on file.
Texas wild turkey
Hardest tags (highest cut)
No drew-out levels published.
Sleepers (undersubscribed, 5+ tags)
Every code with 5+ tags was oversubscribed.
Biggest cut moves vs 2019
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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