
Montana Unit 453:mountain goat draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for mountain goat. 2026: 1 tags, 460 applicants per hunt.
Montana · Unit 453
Unit 453Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
0–100%
Hardest draw in Unit 4532013 draw
GOAT 453-002 drew, 1,049 applied.
One of Montana's hardest mountain goat draws: 10th hardest of 96 in 2013.
Hunt codes
Mountain goat huntsin Unit 453
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| GOAT 453-00 | 0 of 13 drew | |
| GOAT 453-20 | Either-sex · archery only season dates · Sep 5–Sep 14 | 0 of 11 drew |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 453.
Harvest success by hunt, 2012–2025
% successAll hunters0–100%
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Before you apply
- Points
- “The fee to purchase a bonus point without applying is $15 per species for residents, and the nonresident fees are $25 per species with the exception of moose, sheep, and goat, which are $75 per species.”
- Application fee
- “NOTE: In addition to the fees listed below, all applications require a nonrefundable $5 application fee. The exception is moose, sheep, goat and bison which have a $50 application fee.”
- Leftovers
- “*First-and-only permits do not go to surplus. Your only opportunity to obtain a first-and-only permit is through the drawing.*”
Rules for 2026.
Season dates · 2026
- GOAT 453-20Archery Only Season DatesSep 5–Sep 14
- GOAT 453-20Season DatesSep 15–Nov 29
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 453and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
Offline maps
Take Unit 453into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 453 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each mountain goat hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 453 · GOAT 453-00
0 of 13 drew
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Units nearby
- Unit 3501 mountain goat huntLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 3931 mountain goat huntLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
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- Unit 3201 mountain goat huntLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
Source: FWP · Updated Nov 13, 2026