Unit-by-unit draw odds from official Montana wildlife-agency data. Use applicant counts and tags available to gauge real competition before you burn points.
110
with draw data
39.5%
2021 season
19
units ≥100% odds
2021
most recent
Across Montana's 110 elk units with published draw data, odds range widely. 19 units are effectively over-the-counter (100% or better odds, meaning every first-choice applicant draws), while the most sought-after limited-entry units can take years of preference points to pull. That split is the heart of a Montana elk strategy: bank points for a low-odds trophy tag, or hunt a high-odds unit this season.
Draw odds are the ratio of tags available to applicants, so a low number means heavy competition, not a bad hunt. Read them next to the 1st-choice applicants and points required before you commit. Every figure below comes from official Montana wildlife-agency draw results; the table sorts hardest-draw first.
A note on Montana applicant counts. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks publishes only the applicants who ranked each hunt first, so that is the figure below and the denominator of the odds beside it. Hunters who listed a unit as a second or later choice can and do draw these tags, so the real field competing for them is larger than the number shown. There is no total-applicant figure in the source to publish instead.
What are the draw odds for Montana elk?
Across the 110 Montana elk units with published draw data, average draw odds are 39.5% for the 2021 season. Odds vary widely by unit, so review each unit's 1st-choice applicants and tags available before applying. Figures come from official Montana wildlife-agency draw results. This state publishes only the applicants who ranked the hunt first, so the real pool competing for these tags is larger.
How many people apply for Montana elk tags?
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks publishes only first-choice applicants — the hunters who ranked a hunt as their top pick — so that is the applicant figure on this page, and it is the denominator of the draw odds beside it. Hunters who listed a unit as a second or later choice also draw these tags, so the real field is larger than the number shown. Montana publishes no total-applicant figure for us to show instead. Some Montana tags also go through landowner preference before the regular draw, so a hunt can show 0% odds here even though its tag was issued — it went to the landowner pool rather than a first-choice applicant.
Which Montana elk unit is the hardest to draw?
Unit 214-00 is among the hardest Montana elk draws, at roughly 0.0% odds in 2021. Low-odds units typically produce higher-quality animals but take years of points to draw.
What is the easiest Montana elk unit to draw?
Unit 333-01 has among the best Montana elk draw odds, around 100.0% in 2021. Higher-odds units are good options for hunters who want to hunt sooner rather than bank points for a premium tag.
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Last updated Jul 5, 2026 from official Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks draw results.
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| 382 |
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| -17.7% |
| 425-00 | 13.9% | 216 | 30 | – | -19.9% |
| 425-01 | 17.2% | 145 | 25 | – | -11.7% |
Hunting District 3101 hunt | ||||||
| 310-46 | 0.4% | 1,216 | 5 | – | 0.0% | |
Hunting District 2822 hunts | ||||||
| 282-10 | 0.5% | 196 | 1 | – | -8.9% | |
| 282-00 | 3.0% | 804 | 25 | – | -22.5% | |
Hunting District 3804 hunts | ||||||
| 380-20 | 0.7% | 11,943 | 100 | – | -9.0% | |
| 380-02 | 10.3% | 466 | 50 | – | +25.0% | |
| 380-00 | 14.3% | 2,128 | 325 | – | +377.7% | |
| 380-01 | 18.3% | 678 | 125 | – | +18.5% | |
Hunting District 4105 hunts | ||||||
| 410-20 | 1.4% | 4,341 | 75 | – | -3.3% | |
| 410-00 | 4.8% | 965 | 50 | – | +6.7% | |
| 410-02 | 49.8% | 1,359 | 700 | – | -7.9% | |
| 410-21 | 64.0% | 1,537 | 1,000 | – | +3.0% | |
| 410-01 | 99.6% | 279 | 300 | – | -0.4% | |
Hunting District 5021 hunt | ||||||
| 502-20 | 2.1% | 194 | 5 | – | -16.9% | |
Hunting District 6323 hunts | ||||||
| 632-20 | 2.1% | 385 | 10 | – | – | |
| 632-00 | 9.8% | 102 | 10 | – | – | |
| 632-21 | 66.0% | 150 | 100 | – | – | |
Hunting District 1032 hunts | ||||||
| 103-00 | 2.1% | 989 | 25 | – | +15.8% | |
| 103-01 | 25.0% | 20 | 5 | – | – | |
Hunting District 6903 hunts | ||||||
| 690-20 | 2.4% | 1,746 | 50 | – | -6.2% | |
| 690-21 | 5.0% | 840 | 50 | – | -2.3% | |
| 690-01 | 57.8% | 744 | 450 | – | -13.1% | |
Hunting District 3391 hunt | ||||||
| 339-20 | 2.8% | 1,210 | 40 | – | -17.8% | |
Hunting District 2503 hunts | ||||||
| 250-45 | 2.8% | 1,582 | 45 | – | +9.2% | |
| 250-00 | 5.1% | 490 | 25 | – | -35.1% | |
| 250-46 | 8.7% | 517 | 45 | – | – | |
Hunting District 1222 hunts | ||||||
| 122-00 | 3.4% | 681 | 25 | – | +4.3% | |
| 122-01 | 83.3% | 6 | 5 | – | – | |
Hunting District 4451 hunt | ||||||
| 445-20 | 3.9% | 738 | 35 | – | -7.3% | |
Hunting District 1301 hunt | ||||||
| 130-00 | 4.2% | 118 | 5 | – | – | |
Hunting District 6212 hunts | ||||||
| 621-20 | 4.3% | 1,063 | 50 | – | +6.7% | |
| 621-01 | 12.5% | 774 | 100 | – | +8.9% | |
Hunting District 2001 hunt | ||||||
| 200-00 | 4.3% | 115 | 5 | – | -23.4% | |
Hunting District 3921 hunt | ||||||
| 392-00 | 4.8% | 525 | 25 | – | -16.9% | |
Hunting District 6303 hunts | ||||||
| 630-20 | 4.8% | 434 | 25 | – | +21.6% | |
| 630-00 | 15.4% | 312 | 50 | – | +14.5% | |
| 630-21 | 46.7% | 212 | 100 | – | -50.5% | |
Hunting District 6313 hunts | ||||||
| 631-20 | 4.8% | 516 | 30 | – | – | |
| 631-00 | 17.8% | 354 | 65 | – | – | |
| 631-21 | 84.4% | 237 | 200 | – | – | |
Hunting District 5552 hunts | ||||||
| 555-20 | 5.1% | 450 | 25 | – | -8.1% | |
| 555-00 | 7.7% | 376 | 30 | – | +1.8% | |
Hunting District 1202 hunts | ||||||
| 120-00 | 5.2% | 97 | 5 | – | – | |
| 120-01 | 100.0% | 2 | 5 | – | – | |
Hunting District 4411 hunt | ||||||
| 441-20 | 5.5% | 526 | 35 | – | -8.5% | |
Hunting District 3133 hunts | ||||||
| 313-45 | 5.5% | 868 | 50 | – | -3.3% | |
| 313-01 | 6.2% | 813 | 50 | – | -19.6% | |
| 313-00 | 38.5% | 130 | 50 | – | -21.5% | |
Hunting District 6222 hunts | ||||||
| 622-20 | 5.6% | 1,005 | 60 | – | +11.8% | |
| 622-00 | 7.0% | 667 | 50 | – | +16.0% | |
Hunting District 1002 hunts | ||||||
| 100-00 | 5.8% | 435 | 25 | – | +34.7% | |
| 100-01 | 62.5% | 8 | 5 | – | – | |
Hunting District 4553 hunts | ||||||
| 455-20 | 6.3% | 873 | 55 | – | +9.0% | |
| 455-00 | 37.5% | 666 | 250 | – | +8.3% | |
| 455-21 | 87.1% | 85 | 100 | – | +3.9% | |
Hunting District 4473 hunts | ||||||
| 447-20 | 6.4% | 1,336 | 100 | – | +0.6% | |
| 447-00 | 34.3% | 140 | 50 | – | – | |
| 447-21 | 100.0% | 333 | 400 | – | +2.8% | |
Hunting District 2932 hunts | ||||||
| 293-00 | 6.6% | 363 | 25 | – | -16.2% | |
| 293-01 | 100.0% | 231 | 300 | – | +51.0% | |
Hunting District 7993 hunts | ||||||
| 799-20 | 6.8% | 4,076 | 325 | – | +3.8% | |
| 799-00 | 31.8% | 1,834 | 600 | – | -5.1% | |
| 799-21 | 44.8% | 2,131 | 1,000 | – | -11.7% | |
Hunting District 5751 hunt | ||||||
| 575-20 | 7.0% | 242 | 20 | – | – | |
Hunting District 2811 hunt | ||||||
| 281-01 | 7.3% | 316 | 25 | – | -20.9% | |
Hunting District 6202 hunts | ||||||
| 620-20 | 7.8% | 756 | 70 | – | +7.3% | |
| 620-21 | 90.8% | 1,005 | 1,000 | – | -9.3% | |
Hunting District 1042 hunts | ||||||
| 104-00 | 7.9% | 290 | 25 | – | +30.6% | |
| 104-01 | 71.4% | 7 | 5 | – | – | |
Hunting District 1101 hunt | ||||||
| 110-00 | 7.9% | 63 | 5 | – | – | |
Hunting District 7003 hunts | ||||||
| 700-20 | 8.0% | 2,686 | 250 | – | -0.5% | |
| 700-00 | 17.3% | 1,662 | 300 | – | -61.9% | |
| 700-21 | 76.6% | 899 | 800 | – | +1.0% | |
Hunting District 4011 hunt | ||||||
| 401-20 | 9.1% | 462 | 50 | – | -10.4% | |
Hunting District 4113 hunts | ||||||
| 411-20 | 9.2% | 3,225 | 350 | – | -6.1% | |
| 411-00 | 97.1% | 1,224 | 1,200 | – | -2.9% | |
| 411-21 | 100.0% | 908 | 1,000 | – | 0.0% | |
Hunting District 1213 hunts | ||||||
| 121-01 | 9.6% | 197 | 20 | – | -13.2% | |
| 121-00 | 17.7% | 840 | 150 | – | +15.6% | |
| 121-02 | 23.5% | 85 | 20 | – | – | |
Hunting District 1014 hunts | ||||||
| 101-00 | 9.8% | 490 | 50 | – | -15.0% | |
| 101-01 | 17.5% | 137 | 25 | – | – | |
| 101-03 | 83.3% | 6 | 5 | – | – | |
| 101-50 | 100.0% | 296 | – | – | – | |
Hunting District 5203 hunts | ||||||
| 520-20 | 10.1% | 386 | 40 | – | – | |
| 520-01 | 13.6% | 184 | 25 | – | – | |
| 520-00 | 33.8% | 148 | 50 | – | – | |
Hunting District 4261 hunt | ||||||
| 426-20 | 11.4% | 447 | 60 | – | -4.4% | |
Hunting District 4501 hunt | ||||||
| 450-20 | 12.5% | 40 | 5 | – | – | |
Hunting District 2401 hunt | ||||||
| 240-01 | 12.7% | 395 | 50 | – | +17.8% | |
Hunting District 2012 hunts | ||||||
| 201-00 | 12.9% | 1,141 | 150 | – | -1.5% | |
| 201-01 | 31.8% | 462 | 150 | – | – | |
Hunting District 4201 hunt | ||||||
| 420-20 | 13.1% | 558 | 80 | – | -2.3% | |
Hunting District 2851 hunt | ||||||
| 285-01 | 13.2% | 228 | 30 | – | -11.4% | |
Hunting District 3501 hunt | ||||||
| 350-02 | 15.1% | 311 | 50 | – | -16.3% | |
Hunting District 3611 hunt | ||||||
| 361-00 | 16.4% | 305 | 50 | – | +17.7% | |
Hunting District 2103 hunts | ||||||
| 210-02 | 18.1% | 259 | 50 | – | -16.8% | |
| 210-04 | 45.0% | 109 | 50 | – | -20.4% | |
| 210-03 | 100.0% | 382 | 500 | – | +72.0% | |
Hunting District 1232 hunts | ||||||
| 123-00 | 18.3% | 137 | 25 | – | +58.4% | |
| 123-01 | 100.0% | 2 | 5 | – | – | |
Hunting District 4121 hunt | ||||||
| 412-20 | 18.9% | 540 | 120 | – | -12.9% | |
Hunting District 1242 hunts | ||||||
| 124-00 | 18.9% | 127 | 25 | – | +23.7% | |
| 124-01 | 100.0% | 1 | 5 | – | – | |
Hunting District 4173 hunts | ||||||
| 417-20 | 19.1% | 1,059 | 225 | – | -13.5% | |
| 417-02 | 23.9% | 201 | 50 | – | -18.1% | |
| 417-21 | 62.6% | 471 | 300 | – | -1.8% | |
Hunting District 1991 hunt | ||||||
| 199-00 | 20.1% | 244 | 50 | – | – | |
Hunting District 2703 hunts | ||||||
| 270-02 | 21.2% | 2,354 | 500 | – | -4.4% | |
| 270-01 | 44.3% | 677 | 300 | – | -1.5% | |
| 270-45 | 100.0% | 3,833 | – | – | 0.0% | |
Hunting District 5902 hunts | ||||||
| 590-20 | 21.3% | 1,518 | 380 | – | -10.3% | |
| 590-21 | 38.6% | 176 | 80 | – | – | |
Hunting District 3991 hunt | ||||||
| 399-00 | 21.4% | 2,324 | 500 | – | +4.7% | |
Hunting District 4421 hunt | ||||||
| 442-00 | 22.1% | 113 | 25 | – | -5.3% | |
Hunting District 5701 hunt | ||||||
| 570-20 | 23.0% | 391 | 100 | – | – | |
Hunting District 5001 hunt | ||||||
| 500-20 | 23.1% | 294 | 80 | – | – | |
Hunting District 2921 hunt | ||||||
| 292-01 | 23.3% | 202 | 50 | – | -9.9% | |
Hunting District 4481 hunt | ||||||
| 448-00 | 23.7% | 617 | 150 | – | +5.8% | |
Hunting District 6981 hunt | ||||||
| 698-00 | 24.1% | 399 | 100 | – | +15.6% | |
Hunting District 3941 hunt | ||||||
| 394-00 | 24.3% | 1,639 | 400 | – | -7.0% | |
Hunting District 2021 hunt | ||||||
| 202-00 | 24.6% | 305 | 75 | – | +24.9% | |
Hunting District 2174 hunts | ||||||
| 217-10 | 24.7% | 689 | 175 | – | -0.4% | |
| 217-11 | 43.9% | 57 | 25 | – | -19.3% | |
| 217-01 | 78.7% | 202 | 160 | – | -19.8% | |
| 217-02 | 100.0% | 80 | 150 | – | 0.0% | |
Hunting District 2152 hunts | ||||||
| 215-01 | 28.3% | 879 | 250 | – | -18.3% | |
| 215-02 | 96.9% | 383 | 400 | – | -2.6% | |
Hunting District 2621 hunt | ||||||
| 262-45 | 30.3% | 66 | 20 | – | -51.5% | |
Hunting District 3191 hunt | ||||||
| 319-00 | 33.0% | 1,495 | 500 | – | -9.6% | |
Hunting District 3311 hunt | ||||||
| 331-00 | 33.6% | 1,480 | 500 | – | -18.1% | |
Hunting District 5601 hunt | ||||||
| 560-00 | 36.6% | 134 | 50 | – | – | |
Hunting District 3011 hunt | ||||||
| 301-01 | 36.8% | 136 | 50 | – | – | |
Hunting District 3411 hunt | ||||||
| 341-00 | 36.9% | 464 | 175 | – | – | |
Hunting District 2031 hunt | ||||||
| 203-00 | 38.7% | 194 | 75 | – | – | |
Hunting District 3211 hunt | ||||||
| 321-00 | 38.9% | 507 | 200 | – | -5.4% | |
Hunting District 2041 hunt | ||||||
| 204-00 | 39.2% | 255 | 100 | – | -10.2% | |
Hunting District 7021 hunt | ||||||
| 702-20 | 42.7% | 307 | 150 | – | – | |
Hunting District 2111 hunt | ||||||
| 211-00 | 42.7% | 342 | 150 | – | +32.1% | |
Hunting District 2611 hunt | ||||||
| 261-00 | 42.7% | 117 | 50 | – | -6.8% | |
Hunting District 6992 hunts | ||||||
| 699-00 | 44.4% | 225 | 100 | – | -43.3% | |
| 699-01 | 85.7% | 175 | 150 | – | +12.0% | |
Hunting District 5802 hunts | ||||||
| 580-20 | 48.4% | 184 | 95 | – | – | |
| 580-00 | 81.0% | 237 | 200 | – | – | |
Hunting District 3402 hunts | ||||||
| 340-00 | 48.4% | 816 | 400 | – | -15.9% | |
| 340-10 | 80.1% | 311 | 250 | – | – | |
Hunting District 2121 hunt | ||||||
| 212-00 | 49.2% | 61 | 30 | – | -6.6% | |
Hunting District 5401 hunt | ||||||
| 540-00 | 49.8% | 197 | 100 | – | – | |
Hunting District 2161 hunt | ||||||
| 216-00 | 51.4% | 146 | 75 | – | +4.1% | |
Hunting District 3961 hunt | ||||||
| 396-00 | 52.1% | 1,152 | 600 | – | -7.4% | |
Hunting District 3201 hunt | ||||||
| 320-00 | 55.5% | 357 | 200 | – | -16.2% | |
Hunting District 0071 hunt | ||||||
| 007-00 | 58.8% | 1,317 | 800 | – | -1.1% | |
Hunting District 3241 hunt | ||||||
| 324-00 | 59.1% | 164 | 100 | – | +1.2% | |
Hunting District 3911 hunt | ||||||
| 391-00 | 60.6% | 284 | 175 | – | +2.8% | |
Hunting District 3171 hunt | ||||||
| 317-00 | 61.5% | 806 | 500 | – | +2.0% | |
Hunting District 3602 hunts | ||||||
| 360-01 | 66.1% | 378 | 250 | – | – | |
| 360-00 | 87.3% | 988 | 1,000 | – | – | |
Hunting District 2901 hunt | ||||||
| 290-01 | 67.3% | 294 | 200 | – | -29.9% | |
Hunting District 2912 hunts | ||||||
| 291-02 | 74.6% | 67 | 50 | – | – | |
| 291-03 | 90.5% | 432 | 400 | – | +42.9% | |
Hunting District 2132 hunts | ||||||
| 213-01 | 75.6% | 660 | 500 | – | +35.4% | |
| 213-00 | 96.4% | 389 | 375 | – | +5.9% | |
Hunting District 9001 hunt | ||||||
| 900-20 | 78.0% | 5,090 | 4,000 | – | – | |
Hunting District 3981 hunt | ||||||
| 398-00 | 85.5% | 578 | 500 | – | – | |
Hunting District 3341 hunt | ||||||
| 334-00 | 86.4% | 405 | 350 | – | – | |
Hunting District 1701 hunt | ||||||
| 170-00 | 87.6% | 113 | 100 | – | -12.4% | |
Hunting District 3221 hunt | ||||||
| 322-00 | 90.7% | 108 | 100 | – | +6.5% | |
Hunting District 3141 hunt | ||||||
| 314-00 | 97.1% | 804 | 1,000 | – | -2.9% | |
Hunting District 3331 hunt | ||||||
| 333-01 | 100.0% | 179 | 500 | – | – | |
Hunting District 3151 hunt | ||||||
| 315-01 | 100.0% | 360 | 500 | – | +0.7% | |
Hunting District 1021 hunt | ||||||
| 102-01 | 100.0% | 5 | 5 | – | – | |
Hunting District 5952 hunts | ||||||
| 595-21 | 100.0% | 1,248 | 1,800 | – | 0.0% | |
| 595-00 | 100.0% | 1,475 | 3,500 | – | – | |
Hunting District 0041 hunt | ||||||
| 004-00 | 100.0% | 2,760 | 6,000 | – | – | |
Hunting District 3701 hunt | ||||||
| 370-02 | 100.0% | 144 | 220 | – | +19.2% | |
Hunting District 0051 hunt | ||||||
| 005-00 | 100.0% | 483 | 2,500 | – | – | |
Hunting District 4221 hunt | ||||||
| 422-00 | 100.0% | 124 | 200 | – | +5.0% | |
