Montana Antelope Hunting District 485
Antelope
No rate published
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.
District NOTE: 'New Hunting District' (2026 regulations p. 140).
Source: FWP regulations (2026)
Antelope License 485-20 (either-sex)
Availability: Residents Draw · Nonresidents Draw
Quota 50 (range 5–100).
Archery only Sept. 05–Oct. 09; general Oct. 10–Nov. 08. 2026 regulations p. 140.
Source: FWP regulations (2026)
Antelope B License 485-30 (doe/fawn)
Availability: Residents Draw · Nonresidents Draw
Quota 50 (range 5–100).
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
Not published by FWP for this district.
Source: Montana FWP harvest reports.