Montana Unit 280 Mountain-Lion: draw, harvest & access

The draw in Unit 2802025 draw

2 tags, 18 applied, 11% drew.

11th hardest of 69 Montana mountain lion draws in 2025.

Hunt codes

Mountain lion huntsin Unit 280

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2025	Tags
LION PERMIT 280-00	number of limited licenses	2 of 18 drew	2

Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.

Before you apply

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.*”
Tag fee: “Antelope Disabled-Drawing $205.00 -”

Rules for 2026.

Map & access

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

Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.

Free

Unit boundary

The unit outline only.

Unit 280

Members

Unit 280 hunt pack

One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each mountain lion hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.

Unit 280 · LION PERMIT 280-00

2 of 18 drew