Montana alternates list?

[dvolmer]

The 156 was for the deer tag only combo license. The big game combo that includes deer and elk will be a much higher number because so many more of those combos are sold and allotted.  You need to make sure you applied in the alternate list in the exact same way you applied for your combo license or you are screwed. For instance, if you applied for a deer/elk combo license in the main draw and we’re unsuccessful, and then you applied on the alternant list for deer only, you will be moved to the back of the line of all other applicants.  If your name comes up and you applied for the deer/elk combo, you can’t tell them you just want deer or elk only. You have to take the entire license with both tags.

[tdot24]

Yeah, I’m aware, been drawn in Montana 4 years in a row, first year I didn’t,  def not a stranger to the fine print, I’m not worried, #150 ish got the email first week of Aug last year, this year I’d imagine even more calls will go out.

[Timberstalker]

I'd imagine you'd get an alternate permit, Tdot!

[tdot24]

Hope so, Montana is so fun, just wish the other peeps in my party wouldn’t be so far down list , dad is like 950 ish, bro is 2300 lol

[mburrows]

Hope so, Montana is so fun, just wish the other peeps in my party wouldn’t be so far down list , dad is like 950 ish, bro is 2300 lol

Have them pick up an extra doe tag if possible and tag along. I’d be planning to go if I were you solo or not!

[huntandjeep]

My buddy is waiting as well.....But I'm curious as to how it works? So lets say on the 1st they drew all the alternate #'s, if there are 600 available then on the 2nd they would email/call the first 600? Then after 10 days, there are 300 available, so they call/email the next 300? If that is how its done then Flaming should have received a call/email by now unless there wasn't 24 available...... ?

They do 10 at a time ( or maybe it's 25 ?  ) or this is what they told me a couple years ago . You have 10 days to respond ( which is BS in my opinion) . Then they go to the next group in line . And it's starts all over again

[Stein]

Hope so, Montana is so fun, just wish the other peeps in my party wouldn’t be so far down list , dad is like 950 ish, bro is 2300 lol

Have them pick up an extra doe tag if possible and tag along. I’d be planning to go if I were you solo or not!

 
Doe tag, bear tag, wolf tag, shoot grouse, ducks, geese, put in for swans.  Part of the challenge is so many opportunities and so few days.

[Limhangerslayer]

The 156 was for the deer tag only combo license. The big game combo that includes deer and elk will be a much higher number because so many more of those combos are sold and allotted.  You need to make sure you applied in the alternate list in the exact same way you applied for your combo license or you are screwed. For instance, if you applied for a deer/elk combo license in the main draw and we’re unsuccessful, and then you applied on the alternant list for deer only, you will be moved to the back of the line of all other applicants.  If your name comes up and you applied for the deer/elk combo, you can’t tell them you just want deer or elk only. You have to take the entire license with both tags.

two years ago when I was in the mid 400’s I didn’t apply before in the general draw and was in front of people that did?  Maybe they screwed things up that year. That was when they accidentally posted the list in order off when you applied for it

[tdot24]

Alright just a little update, called the game department yesterday, cause I’m weird like that when it comes to waiting ha, but the two peeps I spoke to both stated last year there were 196 deer combo tags turned in, and they got into “around the 700s” for people who got the call, they both also stated they couldn’t give me an exact number but there were “way more tags turned in this year so far” , also said first rd of emails will go out next week, hopefully this is true, I hate waiting haha.

[Timberstalker]

Nice!  Maybe we can get to #979!  Hopefully I don't get the call the last day of the season.

Thanks for the information, Tdot!

[JakeLand]

I picked up a couple mule deer doe tags from the surplus yesterday

[Southpole]

Last year my husband was 738 with a the combo and was contacted on October 28th if that any help to anyone. Good luck.

[Timberstalker]

Awesome information!  Thanks, Southpole!

[Timberstalker]

Tdot or anyone else been contacted by MT F&G yet???

[tdot24]

Nope, I’m on pins n needles haha been checking email, junk mail, the online portal, answering calls of numbers I don’t recognize lol I’m on it!