Montana- what you wished you'd have known ahead of time

[matchu865]

The odds aren't 0 with 1 point. I thought they were and applied, since I was planning to hunt mule deer next year in MT. Now I have to figure out how the heck to hunt elk!

[pickardjw]

Along the draw odds, I've been kicking around going to MT at some point.

I don't get the after you draw strategy. You can't buy a point that same year. So the option is to go in with 0 every year and coin flip. Not apply, then buy a point after, then another next year and go in with 2.

Whats the advantage to apply and buy the point and go into the draw with 1,when odds are 0%?

And this is only for combo big game. I'm not understanding why you'd pay to apply, buy the 1 point, and be out the application non-refundable portion. What am I missing?

Maybe I'm not understanding what you're saying...but you can't apply with 0, fail to draw and then buy a PP during the points only period in the same year. If you apply, you have to buy a point then or you forfeit the opportunity to buy one for that year.

The odds aren't 0 with 1 point. I thought they were and applied, since I was planning to hunt mule deer next year in MT. Now I have to figure out how the heck to hunt elk!

Depends on what you applied for. 2025 draw stats are out.

[Sundance]

We applied as a group, two hunters with 2 PP each. We bought 1 point in December and the second point when we applied. We were successful and are going to MT this year. Just laying out season dates for my son, Washington, Montana and Alaska. Looking like I won’t even apply for hunts in Washington and just go ghost points, I can’t afford to draw a tag here and go to Montana. I was just up in Kodiak last week and it looks like this is going to be a good year for hunting the island. Very mild winter, didn’t see any winter kill, and lots of healthy does and fawns. Might be a good year for a November trip to snag a good Sitka this year.