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Montana elk hunts drawn with 8 to 9 bonus points, 2026

In Montana FWP's 2026 draw, applicants holding 8 to 9 bonus points drew elk licenses in 65 elk hunts. Residents: 391 of the 3,038 who applied for those hunts with that many points drew, in 63 hunts. Nonresidents: 129 of the 357 who applied for those hunts with that many points drew, in 27 hunts.

Data updated October 2026. Every figure is Montana FWP's 2026 draw report. It is what happened in that draw, not a forecast for the next one.

Elk by points: 0 points 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points 6 points 7 points 8-9 points 10-14 points 15-19 points 20+ points

Map of Montana's 139 deer and elk hunting districts; the districts with a FilledTag page are shaded
Shaded: districts with a page of their own so far. Every district is in its region's table.

Residents: which Montana elk hunts drew at 8 to 9 bonus points in 2026?

63 hunts: 391 of the 3,038 applicants at that level drew, by Montana FWP's 2026 draw report. Sorted by the share of them who drew, highest first. "Fewest points that drew" is the lowest level at which Montana FWP reports anyone in this group drawing the hunt.

HuntUnitsLicenses, 2026With 8-9 points: drew of applied, 2026Fewest points that drew, 2026
License 590-20590, 70138013 of 130
License 412-204121206 of 60
License 410-214101,0005 of 50
License 799-21702, 704, 7051,0005 of 50
License 215-012152502 of 20
License 411-21411, 4121,0002 of 20
License 455-004552502 of 20
License 620-21620, 621, 6221,0002 of 20
License 101-01101251 of 10
License 262-45262201 of 10
License 281-01281251 of 10
License 317-00313, 3175001 of 10
License 331-003315001 of 10
License 396-00339, 3436001 of 10
License 410-024107001 of 10
License 411-00411, 5351,2001 of 10
License 417-21417, 4263001 of 10
License 425-01425251 of 11
License 595-21502, 535, 555, 590, 7011,8001 of 10
License 621-01620, 6211001 of 10
License 700-217008001 of 10
License 799-00702, 704, 7056001 of 10
License 217-102171755 of 60
License 702-207021506 of 80
License 101-00101502 of 30
License 394-00318, 3354002 of 30
License 380-0038032519 of 320
License 417-2041722514 of 240
License 401-20401507 of 140
License 392-00392254 of 80
License 104-00104252 of 41
License 285-01285301 of 21
License 425-00425301 of 20
License 426-20426606 of 140
License 420-20420808 of 211
License 411-20411, 53535024 of 720
License 700-2070025038 of 1270
License 100-00100252 of 70
License 250-46250459 of 351
License 620-20620, 621, 6227011 of 451
License 799-20702, 704, 70532535 of 1590
License 441-20441359 of 411
License 447-2044710020 of 991
License 122-00122252 of 100
License 410-00410502 of 100
License 425-02425201 of 53
License 622-206226015 of 771
License 313-45313506 of 351
License 630-20630254 of 252
License 455-204555510 of 650
License 555-20555254 of 272
License 282-00282256 of 451
License 502-2050251 of 82
License 621-206215011 of 921
License 103-00103252 of 181
License 250-45250459 of 1150
License 445-20445356 of 812
License 690-20690506 of 1400
License 339-20339404 of 1062
License 690-21690502 of 572
License 410-204107512 of 3561
License 310-4631052 of 922
License 380-2038010010 of 8972

Nonresidents: which Montana elk hunts drew at 8 to 9 bonus points in 2026?

27 hunts: 129 of the 357 applicants at that level drew, by Montana FWP's 2026 draw report. Sorted by the share of them who drew, highest first. "Fewest points that drew" is the lowest level at which Montana FWP reports anyone in this group drawing the hunt.

HuntUnitsLicenses, 2026With 8-9 points: drew of applied, 2026Fewest points that drew, 2026
License 412-204121205 of 53
License 620-21620, 621, 6221,0005 of 50
License 313-45313503 of 31
License 100-00100251 of 13
License 217-102171751 of 12
License 411-21411, 4121,0001 of 10
License 455-214551001 of 11
License 555-20555251 of 18
License 621-01620, 6211001 of 11
License 410-214101,00018 of 221
License 417-21417, 4263009 of 143
License 702-207021503 of 55
License 420-20420804 of 75
License 590-20590, 7013806 of 110
License 700-2170080013 of 261
License 630-216301003 of 63
License 250-46250451 of 25
License 441-20441351 of 28
License 620-20620, 621, 622701 of 23
License 417-204172257 of 151
License 799-21702, 704, 7051,00025 of 642
License 411-20411, 5353505 of 131
License 250-45250451 of 78
License 700-207002504 of 372
License 799-20702, 704, 7053256 of 622
License 690-21690502 of 218
License 410-20410751 of 228

Resident landowners: which Montana elk hunts drew at 8 to 9 bonus points in 2026?

5 hunts: 7 of the 7 applicants at that level drew, by Montana FWP's 2026 draw report. Sorted by the share of them who drew, highest first. "Fewest points that drew" is the lowest level at which Montana FWP reports anyone in this group drawing the hunt.

HuntUnitsLicenses, 2026With 8-9 points: drew of applied, 2026Fewest points that drew, 2026
License 410-20410752 of 20
License 411-20411, 5353502 of 20
License 339-20339401 of 10
License 380-203801001 of 11
License 690-20690501 of 12

How does Montana's draw use points?

FWP squares each applicant's bonus points before a first-choice drawing: three points give ten chances in all, nine plus the application itself (FWP 2026 Deer, Elk & Antelope Regulations, page 17).

Where do these numbers come from?

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