Montana Unit 516:pronghorn draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for pronghorn. Part of pronghorn herd unit 516. 2026: 50 to 700 tags, 616 to 5,883 applicants per hunt.
Montana · Unit 516
Unit 516Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 5162026 draw
ANTELOPE B LICENSE 516-3050 tags, 616 applied, 8% drew.
One of Montana's hardest pronghorn draws: 29th hardest of 287 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Pronghorn huntsin Unit 516
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTELOPE B LICENSE 516-30 | Doe/Fawn · archery season dates · Sep 5–Oct 9Antelope B License | 45 of 595 drew | 50 |
| ANTELOPE LICENSE - ARCHERY ONLY 900-20 | Antelope License | 3,819 of 3,819 drew | 5,600 |
| ANTELOPE LICENSE 516-20 | Either-sex · archery season dates · Sep 5–Oct 9Antelope License | 482 of 1,450 drew | 700 |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest & herd
How hunters didand how the herd is doing.
Harvest success by hunt, 2022–2022
% successAll hunters64%
64%
2022
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 516
Population estimate 2025
5,993
Population estimateRising
2022202320242025
Before you apply
- Tag fee
- “Antelope Disabled-Drawing $205.00 -”
- Tag fee
- “Disabled - Drawing only $19.00 $19.00 $19.00 June 1”
- Points
- “Those who do not apply for a combination license may purchase one preference point for $100 over the counter from July 1 through December 31.”
- 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
- ANTELOPE B LICENSE 516-30Archery Season DatesSep 5–Oct 9
- ANTELOPE B LICENSE 516-30Season DatesOct 10–Nov 8
- ANTELOPE LICENSE 516-20Archery Season DatesSep 5–Oct 9
- ANTELOPE LICENSE 516-20Season DatesOct 10–Nov 8
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 516and 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 516into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 516 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each pronghorn hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 516 · ANTELOPE B LICENSE 516-30
45 of 595 drew
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: FWP · Updated Nov 13, 2026