Montana Antelope Hunting District 471
Antelope
63.0%
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 471-20 (either-sex)
Availability: Residents Draw · Nonresidents Draw
Quota 350 (range 25–500).
Archery only Sept. 05–Oct. 09; general Oct. 10–Nov. 08. 2026 regulations p. 140.
Source: FWP regulations (2026)
Antelope B License 471-30 (doe/fawn)
Availability: Residents Draw · Nonresidents Draw
Quota 450 (range 5–650).
Archery only Sept. 05–Oct. 09; general Oct. 10–Nov. 08. 2026 regulations p. 140.
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. 140.
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 | 430 | — | 247 | — |
| 2024 | 433 | 273 | 63.0% | 164 | 37.9% |
| 2023 | Not published | 315 | — | 165 | — |
| 2022 | 658 | 485 | 73.7% | 266 | 40.4% |
| 2021 | Not published | 337 | — | 137 | — |
Source: Montana FWP harvest reports, 2024.