Montana Unit 596:pronghorn draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for pronghorn. Part of pronghorn herd unit 596. 2026: 150 to 300 tags, 187 to 5,883 applicants per hunt.
Montana · Unit 596
Unit 596Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Harvest success, 3 yr
40%
Herd · 2025
830
population
Hardest draw in Unit 5962026 draw
ANTELOPE B LICENSE 596-30150 tags, 187 applied, 27% drew.
119th hardest of 287 Montana pronghorn draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Pronghorn huntsin Unit 596
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTELOPE B LICENSE 596-30 | Doe/Fawn · archery season dates · Sep 5–Oct 9Antelope B License | 48 of 181 drew | 150 |
| ANTELOPE LICENSE - ARCHERY ONLY 900-20 | Antelope License | 3,819 of 3,819 drew | 5,600 |
| ANTELOPE LICENSE 596-20 | Either-sex · archery season dates · Sep 5–Oct 9Antelope License | 267 of 389 drew | 300 |
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 hunters40%
40%
2022
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit 596
Population estimate 2025
830
Population estimateFalling
202320242025
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 596-30Archery Season DatesSep 5–Oct 9
- ANTELOPE B LICENSE 596-30Season DatesOct 10–Nov 8
- ANTELOPE LICENSE 596-20Archery Season DatesSep 5–Oct 9
- ANTELOPE LICENSE 596-20Season DatesOct 10–Nov 8
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 596and 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 596into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 596 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 596 · ANTELOPE B LICENSE 596-30
48 of 181 drew
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: FWP · Updated Nov 13, 2026