Montana Antelope Hunting District 420
Antelope
57.9%
For planning only. Seasons, license rules, and boundaries change, and this site can contain errors. Before you apply, buy a license, or hunt, confirm everything in the official FWP deer, elk & antelope regulations. Published state regulations always control. Terms of use
Antelope
Licenses
Drawing only
Availability: Residents Draw · Nonresidents Draw
Antelope licenses are awarded through FWP's drawings; apply by June 1.
A hunter can hold up to three antelope licenses, only one of them either-sex.
Nonresidents are limited to, but not guaranteed, 10 percent of the license quota. 2026 regulations p. 15.
Source: FWP regulations (2026)
Antelope License 420-20 (either-sex)
Availability: Residents Draw · Nonresidents Draw
Quota 75 (range 5–500).
Archery only Sept. 05–Oct. 09; general Oct. 10–Nov. 08. 2026 regulations p. 139.
Source: FWP regulations (2026)
Antelope B License 420-30 (doe/fawn)
Availability: Residents Draw · Nonresidents Draw
Quota 25 (range 5–500).
Archery only Sept. 05–Oct. 09; general Oct. 10–Nov. 08. 2026 regulations p. 139.
FWP may also issue antelope B licenses over the counter or as surplus (2026 regulations p. 15).
Source: FWP regulations (2026)
Antelope License 900-20 (either-sex, ArchEquip only)
Availability: Residents Draw · Nonresidents Draw
Quota 5,600 (range 1–7,500).
Aug. 15–Nov. 08.
Must be your first and only either-sex choice (2026 regulations p. 15). 2026 regulations p. 139.
Source: FWP regulations (2026)
Quotas are the 2026 quotas in FWP's regulations; FWP's drawings use the final quotas adopted by the Fish and Wildlife Commission, which may differ.
A hunter can hold up to three antelope licenses, so harvest per hunter can top 100%.
Success rate history
| Year | Hunters | All | Bucks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest | Rate | Harvest | Rate | ||
| 2025 | Not published | 78 | — | 66 | — |
| 2024 | 178 | 103 | 57.9% | 81 | 45.5% |
| 2023 | Not published | 33 | — | 32 | — |
| 2022 | 117 | 57 | 48.7% | 35 | 29.9% |
| 2021 | Not published | 83 | — | 71 | — |
Source: Montana FWP harvest reports, 2024.