Montana 2025

[bustedoldman]

So how do the "Bonus" points factor in?

Bonus points are for the special permits and preference points are for your general combo licenses.

Understood...Thanks!

[Karl Blanchard]

We’re in with 1pt this yr for deer elk combo, we drew last yr - might just be a B tag hunt this yr

Why would you buy a preference point and go in with one point??  That's 0% draw odds?

while applying with 1 isn't the right strategy, getting points is. As the 0pt pool odds continue to decrease and the points pool continues to get flushed out after MT eliminated point banking, it's wise to look at 100% odds every other year vs sub 50% every year. Draw tag. Buy points falling fall. Apply next spring and purchase point. Draw the tag. Rinse and repeat.

You can certainly get lucky in the 0 pool and score multiple years but you could also be like my dad and go 0 for 3. Id much rather have the predictability of every other year

[Sakko300wsm]

We’re in with 1pt this yr for deer elk combo, we drew last yr - might just be a B tag hunt this yr

Why would you buy a preference point and go in with one point??  That's 0% draw odds?

while applying with 1 isn't the right strategy, getting points is. As the 0pt pool odds continue to decrease and the points pool continues to get flushed out after MT eliminated point banking, it's wise to look at 100% odds every other year vs sub 50% every year. Draw tag. Buy points falling fall. Apply next spring and purchase point. Draw the tag. Rinse and repeat.

You can certainly get lucky in the 0 pool and score multiple years but you could also be like my dad and go 0 for 3. Id much rather have the predictability of every other year

Ya we are pretty much on the every other year horn hunting plan - the in between yrs we hunt B tags- have been hunting Montana continuous now for quite a few years in a row

[huntandjeep]

:'(

I missed the deadline............   Not happy with myself.

So did we . Although after what we saw ( or lack there of ) of any decent deer . We are happy to sit out a year or two .

[Magnum_Willys]

:'(

I missed the deadline............   Not happy with myself.

So did we . Although after what we saw ( or lack there of ) of any decent deer . We are happy to sit out a year or two .

We expect to draw with 2 points.  Got this guy waiting for us right on idaho border.

[ganghis]

Kind of scared to see what the success rate w 2 pts is this year...seems like there's lots of guys w 2 pts.  Could be that it comes down to 50-60% which would be no bueno. 

[Sakko300wsm]

Kind of scared to see what the success rate w 2 pts is this year...seems like there's lots of guys w 2 pts.  Could be that it comes down to 50-60% which would be no bueno.

Nah I think it will be about the same as the last few years

[Wingin it]

Good luck to all. We will know in about a week and a half.

[tdot24]

Good luck to all, I’d say this Friday or Monday will be when we find out.

[Karl Blanchard]

For those who chose etags and have the app, you'll see it there before results are posted so keep an eye on it. Doubtful it's this week but next week for sure. Last year was April 15 @9:58a.m.

[mburrows]

Sounds like results will be out maybe today, if not tomorrow according an outfitter here.

[tdot24]

I feel bad for the people answering phones there, nothing but “when is the draw?” I imagine haha

[pd]

Karl said it will be April 15th at 09:58.  He da man.

[mburrows]

Karl doesnt wait for the MT draw, he tells MT FWP when the draw will be...

[tdot24]

Kyle actually runs the draw