License Information

License Fee: $1,278.00

Preference Points: $100 each

DO NOT purchase PP’s on your own if you plan to book a hunt with RSO! We book our hunts more than a year in advance so we can maximize all preference points. The license obtained through this process is an outfitter endorsed license and you will NOT be able to hunt on you own with this license.

THIS IS A HUGE INCENTIVE TO BOOK AT LEAST TWO YEARS IN ADVANCE!

License Fee: $1,078.00

Preference Points: $100 each

DO NOT purchase PP’s on your own if you plan to book a hunt with RSO! We book our hunts more than a year in advance so we can maximize all preference points. The license obtained through this process is an outfitter endorsed license and you will NOT be able to hunt on you own with this license.

THIS IS A HUGE INCENTIVE TO BOOK AT LEAST TWO YEARS IN ADVANCE!

• DO NOT purchase Preference Points on your own if you plan to book a hunt with RSO! RSO will make all PP purchases for their clients to ensure all PP’s are maximized at the time of license application.

• RSO books hunts more than a year in advance to help ensure their clients draw a license. The license obtained through this process is an outfitter endorsed license and you will NOT be able to hunt on you own with this license.

• Be Aware...You CANNOT bank preference points in MT! No one may hold more than 3 PP’s. The licensing department shall delete a person & accumulated preference points if: 

- A person is successful in drawing a Nonresident Combination License.

-A person who currently holds one or more preference points does not apply for a

Nonresident Combination License in the next available drawing. In a nutshell, if you buy

a PP with no intention of applying for a license in the next drawing, you are wasting your money.

License Fee: $10

There are special requirements for archery hunters. They must purchase a Bow and Arrow License in addition to a Big Game license. If this is your first time archery hunting in Montana, you must have proof of having archery hunted in another state a previous year OR proof of a bowhunter education class in order to obtain the Bow and Arrow License.

Big Game Combo License Fee: $650.00

Elk Combo License Fee: $575.00

The youth hunter can obtain this license only after a Big Game license is purchased by a parent or grandparent. The applicant must be 18 or under at the time of application processing (which means the youth cannot turn 19 before April 15th).

License Fee: $350

In order to purchase a MT nonresident Bear License, the hunter must take a bear identification test online: Bear Identification Test

Application Fee: $50 (Non-Refundable)

License Fee: $1250 (If Drawn)

Bonus Point: $20

We offer hunts in goat districts 323 and 330. 

Bonus Point System

• The fee to participate in the bonus point system is $20.00
• You must pay the fee when applying to use or gain bonus points
• Applicants accumulate one bonus point for each unsuccessful year. Bonus points become extra chances in future drawings.
• The number or chances in a drawing equals the existin bonus points squared plus one.
• Once successful, the applicant loses all points for that species.
• Bonus Points are accumulated independently for each species and only apply to "first-choice" districts.
• An applicant may skip two consecutive years of participation without forfeiting accumulated points, but if an applicant misses the third year, all accumulated points for that species will be lost. Rejection of an application because of applicant error is equivalent to failure to apply.
• Bonus points are non-transferable.
• Applicants cannot apply just for a bonus point.
• Current bonus point status is available online
• If short money for bonus points, no bonus points will be applied to any of the species choices.

Elk B License Application Fee: $280.00

We offer cow hunts in Elk District 317.

Big Game Combo License Fee: $560.50

Elk Game Combo License Fee: $479.50

A law encourages nonresidents 18 years of age or older, who once lived in Montana to "come home to hunt" with parents, siblings and other close family members. The program is aimed at continuing Montana family traditions by making an effort to bring sons and daughters and family back home during hunting season. A total of 500 Nonresident Big Game Combination licenses, 500 Nonresident Elk Combination licenses and 500 Nonresident Deer Combination licenses will be issued to nonresident adults who have completed a Montana hunter safety course, or have previously purchased a Montana resident hunting license and who are sponsored by a Montana resident family member.