montana alternates list

[backcountry55]

so does anybody know how many people are on the list considering my wife and i put in as partners bud didnt draw signed up for alternates list i got 314 she got 757 so not sure  how many people got on the list our luck 758 lol?

[spookgus]

I can’t answer your question but for the deer/elk combo I’m #221

[Huntin4Ever]

We in the same boat. My daughter and I put in as a group, no draw. On alternate list she is 468 and I am 716. Hoping for the best!!

BTW, deer only.

[dvolmer]

Wow!  That's a lot on the alternate list.  My buddy is #30 and I'm #89 on the Big Game combo list.  Do you think we have a chance?  Does anyone know at around what number you draw that you are pretty much guaranteed a tag???  I know it depends on how many people that did draw and have hardships but with 17,000 big game combo's I would imagine the first 100 on the list get tags?  Or am I way off base?  I have no clue.

[backcountry55]

you are way good!!! if 3% turn there tags in thats 850 tags which i hope is the case we will wait and see because you are such a low # post it on here when you get your tag good luck!!

[Bigshooter]

Very few for the deer combo.
Maybe a 100 for the big game combo.

[dvolmer]

you are way good!!! if 3% turn there tags in thats 850 tags which i hope is the case we will wait and see because you are such a low # post it on here when you get your tag good luck!!

I think 3% of 17,000 is 510 not 850.  But lets still hope for the best!  And yes, I will and I hope everyone else too, will post if they get the call.  Is that how they notify you or is it through the mail?

[Bigshooter]

you are way good!!! if 3% turn there tags in thats 850 tags which i hope is the case we will wait and see because you are such a low # post it on here when you get your tag good luck!!

I think 3% of 17,000 is 510 not 850.  But lets still hope for the best!  And yes, I will and I hope everyone else too, will post if they get the call.  Is that how they notify you or is it through the mail?

Mail.  They send you a letter an application.  The letter will say something like we have 30 tags.  We sent this out to the top 50 people on the list.  You have until this date to get the application back to us.

[elkaholic123]

I am #354 on the deer combo list

[shallowforks]

My dads #1039!!! Im guessing heel be behind the glass finding elk for me all season

[3nails]

 Typically 200 ish are returned for deer/elk. 100 ish for deer. At 456 I have virtually no chance. I've gotten tags every time I've needed to through the alternates list when the sign up was first come first served. They ruined it for the serious hunter by going to the random draw. My hope is none of us get any tags through the list this year.

[dvolmer]

Typically 200 ish are returned for deer/elk. 100 ish for deer. At 456 I have virtually no chance. I've gotten tags every time I've needed to through the alternates list when the sign up was first come first served. They ruined it for the serious hunter by going to the random draw. My hope is none of us get any tags through the list this year.

Hard to understand your last sentence.  You say 200ish for deer/elk and 100sh for deer.  You drew number 456 and because of this you hope nobody gets a tag?  So I ask you, if you had drawn #10 in the drawing instead of #456 would you hope that you not get a tag?  Or better yet, if you hope nobody gets drawn, why did you even enter your name in the alternate drawing?  Maybe I'm missing the thought process behind your statement that "My hope is none of us get any tags through the list this year".

[3nails]

Typically 200 ish are returned for deer/elk. 100 ish for deer. At 456 I have virtually no chance. I've gotten tags every time I've needed to through the alternates list when the sign up was first come first served. They ruined it for the serious hunter by going to the random draw. My hope is none of us get any tags through the list this year.

Hard to understand your last sentence.  You say 200ish for deer/elk and 100sh for deer.  You drew number 456 and because of this you hope nobody gets a tag?  So I ask you, if you had drawn #10 in the drawing instead of #456 would you hope that you not get a tag?  Or better yet, if you hope nobody gets drawn, why did you even enter your name in the alternate drawing?  Maybe I'm missing the thought process behind your statement that "My hope is none of us get any tags through the list this year".

My thinking is that anyone who asks for a refund must have come into some sort of hardship. I don't want to hope for that. Now if they drew too many tags, won the lottery.....  Then I'd be happy to get their tag!

[dvolmer]

Ah-ha!!!  Sounds good to me too!!!  Thanks for the clarity!

[dvolmer]

So let me ask you all this question, What does it take to be able to return your license and tag after you were successful in the draw?  Death, injury, major life crisis???  Can you return it because you just decided not to go?  I'm just wondering...