With all things equal, draw odds is the percent chance you'll draw this tag as your first choice hunt. Depending on the state draw these odds represnt:
Last year the average draw odds for hunt 005-00-B was 100.0%.
Quotas are the number of limited licenses up for grabs. Quotas are only set for limited license hunts. As you probably guessed, there are often different quotas for residents and nonresidents. Obviously, over-the-counter licenses are not shown in this graph.
Often state agencies do not report actual resident/nonresident quota breakdowns. They'll say that they will be determined at the time of the draw. In those cases, we'll try to calculate an estimated quota based on actual historical draw results.
Last year the total quota for hunt 005-00-B was 2500 licenses, and 2250 licenses were reserved for residents.
Was the quota met in the draw, or is there a surplus of leftover tags? In popular units, there's rarely any surplus. It's worthy of note to mention that just because there may be a surplus, that doesn't mean that those licenses will be available to purchase as a leftover license.
Last year, there were 584 tags drawn, and there were 1916 leftover tags (after the draw) available for hunt 005-00-B.
How much competition do you have? Let's face it, in many competitive units when you don't get your first choice, you're not getting a tag.
Last year, there were 484 hunters who put hunt 005-00-B as their first choice.
In the past year, here's the breakdown of the number of points that applicants had prior to applying for hunt 005-00-B. In addition to bonus point totals, you can see the draw odds for applicants with a specific number of bonus points. Use this to help increase your odds of drawing!