Official Montana 2025 Draw Thread

[cfdjay]

How released tags don't automatically go to the folks that didn't draw with 2 pts is insane.

 

[Bigskybowhunter]

19 points no elk permit again

 

[Sea Rover]

Ok so I just got off the phone with FWP yet again. This is the way I understand it but someone point out if there is a flaw in this thinking. My buddy and I drew released tags at 1.5 points. This means we were initially unsuccessful in the primary draw, but the second round does account for preference points (1.5 in our case) and the second round is also not included in the draw stats (which they should be up front about). So if 17% of applicants at 2 points did NOT draw a tag I’m assuming these are all people who initially drew and then failed to draw their permit so the tag went back in and that’s how we ended up with tags at 1.5 points.

Does this make sense? Still trying to wrap my brain around it. Of course someone will come on here and say they didn’t draw a general tag with 2 points and never applied for the permit drawing we’ll be back to square one.

I didn’t draw a combo general tag with 2 points!

 

[MOHunter]

I didn’t draw a combo general tag with 2 points!

Big Game combo or Elk combo?

 

[Cdnance]

Buddy talked to a guide up in Montana and he said that half, a full 50% of his bookings didn’t draw a tag! Even with having a preference point, bonus point, and outfitter sponsorship.
That’s gonna make for a pretty tight year financially for some of these guides!

 

[Sea Rover]

Big Game combo or Elk combo?

Big game combo

 

[RELIANT]

Buddy talked to a guide up in Montana and he said that half, a full 50% of his bookings didn’t draw a tag! Even with having a preference point, bonus point, and outfitter sponsorship.
That’s gonna make for a pretty tight year financially for some of these guides!

Seems hard to believe since outfitted clients can buy 2 points at the time of app (which was 83% draw odds this year) and unless they are repeat clients or hunted Montana last year could have easily went into the draw with the max of 3 preference points.

Guess 50% of his clients were just in the unlucky 17%.