The Messy Montana Draw with Hayden Richins

23 Mar 2025 · 31 min
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23 Mar 2025 · 31 min

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Podcast episode (recorded March 23, 2025) titled "The Messy Montana Draw with Hayden Richins" — a conversational guide to Montana's big-game draw (deer and elk). Hosts Jaden Bales and Hayden Richins explain Montana’s layered system (general tags vs. limited/bonus draws), application timing and fees, how preference and bonus points interact, practical application strategies (when to apply with or without points, when to buy points-only), refund rules, party applications, residency allocation limits, season structures (including a December "heritage muzzleloader" season), and planning multi-year strategies to draw both deer and elk tags. The episode stresses that Montana rules vary by unit, that many draws are unpredictable, and that prospective applicants should read unit-specific regulations and consider hunt style when choosing units.

Questions this episode answers

April 1 (applications for deer and elk due April 1).

July 1 to September 30.

Approximately 57% for elk and 52% for deer with zero points (hosts' reported figures).

They stated that applicants with one point had essentially 0% chance of drawing (as reported in the episode).

25% of general tags are reserved for people applying without preference points (host statement).

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