Official Montana 2024 Draw Thread

[Roughwater]

Fingers crossed for you, with point creep and the rule changes for tag allocation, you’re honestly better applying with 0pts for your first year and then buying one for the second year. 1pt is pretty much a black hole with 0% odds unfortunately


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I'm a little confused about that part of the draw? I know the odds are better with zero points and I know there is a option to purchase a point around July but I thought I would not be eligible to buy that point later in the year if I had entered the draw that same year and didn't purchase a point? Am I wrong?

 

[Riplip]

I'm a little confused about that part of the draw? I know the odds are better with zero points and I know there is a option to purchase a point around July but I thought I would not be eligible to buy that point later in the year if I had entered the draw that same year and didn't purchase a point? Am I wrong?

You are correct, you will not be able to buy a point later in the year if you applied for the draw.

 

[mountainman406]

I'm a little confused about that part of the draw? I know the odds are better with zero points and I know there is a option to purchase a point around July but I thought I would not be eligible to buy that point later in the year if I had entered the draw that same year and didn't purchase a point? Am I wrong?

I'm a little confused about that part of the draw? I know the odds are better with zero points and I know there is a option to purchase a point around July but I thought I would not be eligible to buy that point later in the year if I had entered the draw that same year and didn't purchase a point? Am I wrong?

You are correct, you wouldn’t be able to buy one later in the year, however you’d be much more likely to hunt that third year since you’d have 2 pts going into the draw. It’s confusing for no reason, I know.


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[Roughwater]

You are correct, you wouldn’t be able to buy one later in the year, however you’d be much more likely to hunt that third year since you’d have 2 pts going into the draw. It’s confusing for no reason, I know.


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3rd year? Since I did buy a point this year, if I don't draw this year I will buy a point next year and hopefully draw with 2 points next year as I did last year. Hopefully it won't take me 2 more years to draw though I know it could but last year I believe having 2 points gave me a roughly 80% chance of drawing?

 

[Roughwater]

I do believe 2 points is 84% chance to draw this year

Sounds right. Good luck!

 

[cfounta1]

What are the odds I get drawn with 1.67 points? Would prefer to hold it until 2025 but will audible if drawn

 

[RELIANT]

What are the odds I get drawn with 1.67 points? Would prefer to hold it until 2025 but will audible if drawn

Not good for Elk or big game combo. Here is last year's odds

 

[waspocrew]

This is my first year as a MT resident... I tend to hunt WY a lot, so just grabbed general deer and applied for a local unit for elk near Billings. Really no clue on what to expect, but looking forward to getting out and exploring!

 

[mountainman406]

3rd year? Since I did buy a point this year, if I don't draw this year I will buy a point next year and hopefully draw with 2 points next year as I did last year. Hopefully it won't take me 2 more years to draw though I know it could but last year I believe having 2 points gave me a roughly 80% chance of drawing?

I’m sorry, I meant 2nd year. This year’s draw odds for 2pts will be interesting to see because you’re going to have those leftover 2pts from last year that didn’t get drawn in the mix. If those odds are lower, you might continue seeing a downward trend on odds until it does eventually take 3pts to draw. People are forgetting that less than 10 years ago, it was nearly a guaranteed tag for non-residents with 1pt and leftovers being sold after the draw.


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[rambo2345]

Are the previous years drawing stats different between big game combo and elk combo?

 

[RELIANT]

Are the previous years drawing stats different between big game combo and elk combo?

No the nonresident big game combo and elk combo licenses come from the same tag quota, which is limited to about 17k pool of tags, so the draw odds for elk and big game combo are the same.

However the deer combo draw odds are different

 

[CB4]

Applied with a buddy so our odds are 0% with 1.5 average points. The plan is Montana in 2025. With an average of 2.5 we will draw. Best of luck to all of those going this year.

 

[bloatmar]

Group of three here applied with two PP feeling confident for the general tag.

 

[Usi05]

Is tomorrow the day?


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[DunnCoHunter]

My dad, brother, and I all applied with 0 points. Applied individually, not as a group, and plan on all going out for the hunt even if just one of us draw. Never hunted Montana before, so hoping to get out and learn some new areas

 

[a_noob_hunter]

I had to move from mt to Ohio a couple months ago but bought my general deer/elk combos for $60 and still havent changed residency. Hoping I can draw some permits before i gotta change residency

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[MTHunter1321]

Is tomorrow the day?


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More than likely next week sometime

 

[Usi05]

More than likely next week sometime

I figured it wouldnt be tomorrow. Waiting for results is like being a kid in the month of December.


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[Marine4life]

My dad, brother, and I all applied with 0 points. Applied individually, not as a group, and plan on all going out for the hunt even if just one of us draw. Never hunted Montana before, so hoping to get out and learn some new areas

I think that is a great idea and believe you can have a great time with one tag holder. Then next year do it all over again.


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[mikeafeagin22]

I think that is a great idea and believe you can have a great time with one tag holder. Then next year do it all over again.


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I’ll second that! Always a great time when everyone in camp has a tag in their pocket of course but it sure seems quite a bit easier to stay positive on day six of getting your teeth kicked in when there’s only one tag to fill.