Deer permit 270-51, hunting district 270 (mule)
- Hunt code
- DEER-270-51
- Unit
- 270
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Draw years
- 2020–2026
In 2026, 14 of 654 residents drew (2%). Everyone with 24 or more points drew. The fewest points held by anyone who drew was 5.
In 2026, 0 of 38 nonresidents drew (0%).
2026 draw by point level
First-choice applicants at each point level, and how many of them drew.
| Points | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Rate | Applied | Drew | Rate | |
| 24 | 1 | 1 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 23 | 3 | 1 | 33% | – | – | – |
| 19 | 3 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 18 | 2 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 20% | – | – | – |
| 15 | 4 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| 14 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 13 | 9 | 1 | 11% | – | – | – |
| 12 | 13 | 1 | 8% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 11 | 12 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 10 | 17 | 1 | 6% | – | – | – |
| 9 | 10 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 8 | 17 | 1 | 6% | – | – | – |
| 7 | 37 | 1 | 3% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 6 | 54 | 4 | 7% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 5 | 57 | 2 | 4% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 4 | 68 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 3 | 84 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 2 | 80 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1 | 119 | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 0 | 56 | 0 | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| All | 654 | 14 | 2% | 38 | 0 | 0% |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | All drew at | Applied | Drew | All drew at | ||
| 2026 | 16 | 654 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 0 | – |
| 2025 | 16 | 548 | 14 | – | 46 | 1 | – |
| 2024 | 16 | 581 | 14 | – | 43 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 16 | 562 | 13 | – | 43 | 1 | – |
| 2022 | 16 | 471 | 14 | 18 | 39 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 16 | 419 | 15 | – | 12 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 16 | 364 | 15 | – | 43 | 0 | – |
Reading these numbers
Montana squares bonus points: each applicant gets one chance for the application plus their bonus points squared (FWP's example: 10 points = 101 chances), and the draw is random among those chances, so applicants with few or no points still draw. Points build until you draw. Nonresident combination licenses use preference points instead: 75% go to the most points in order and 25% are drawn at random among applicants with no preference points.
- 2026Landowner preference pool, not counted above: resident landowners 1 applications, 1 drawn.
- 2024Landowner preference pool, not counted above: nonresident landowners 1 applications, 1 drawn.
- 2023FWP printed 74 resident applications (0 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows. FWP printed 4 nonresident applications (0 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows. Landowner preference pool, not counted above: resident landowners 1 applications, 1 drawn.
- 2022FWP printed 56 resident applications (0 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows. FWP printed 1 nonresident applications (0 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows. Landowner preference pool, not counted above: nonresident landowners 1 applications, 1 drawn.
- 2021FWP printed 55 resident applications (0 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows. FWP printed 3 nonresident applications (0 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows.
- 2020FWP printed 36 resident applications (0 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows. FWP printed 5 nonresident applications (0 drawn) with no point value; they are in the totals but not in the point rows.
Other hunts in unit 270
- Bighorn sheep license 270-20, hunting district 270(bighorn sheep)
- Bighorn sheep license 270-30, hunting district 270 (adult ewe)(bighorn sheep)
- Deer permit 270-50, hunting district 270 (mule)
- Elk permit 270-45, hunting district 270 (first choice only)(elk)
- Moose license 270-50, hunting district 270(moose)
Units listed next to it
In FWP's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.