Montana — Moose

MT Moose Unit 496

Name: Montana Unit 496 Moose Hunting Data
Creator: HuntPilot
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Season Dates

Year	Weapon	Dates	Tag Type	Sex
2026	Permit 50 — 496-50	Sep 15, 2026 — Nov 29, 2026	—	male
2026	Permit 50 Archery — 496-50-A	Sep 5, 2026 — Sep 14, 2026	—	male

AI Scout Analysis

# MT 496 — Moose (Permit 50) **Draw Difficulty (Resident)** MT 496 is **extremely competitive** for moose. The 2025 draw shows 954 resident applicants competing for only 4 tags — a **0% aggregate draw rate**. Per-point breakdowns reveal brutal odds across the board: 0% draw at 0–5 points, 2% at 6 points, 0% at 7–19 points, 11% at 20 points, and 5% at 25 points. Most point levels show zero draws despite applicants present. Even hunters with 20+ preference points face single-digit or zero draw...

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Tag Quotas & Applicant Volume

Year	Weapon	Residency	Applicants	Tags issued
2 recent records available — Sign up to see current data
2023	Permit 50	resident	791	4
2023	Permit 50	nonresident	99	1

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Harvest Data

Year	Weapon	Hunters	Harvest	Success
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2022		4	4	100.0%