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The answer in short is no - and the answer in short, is yes.
Wyoming borders Montana to the south. In 2007 you had to pay $493 to apply for a Wyoming elk license. Wyoming also lets you pay another $400 for a more expensive drawing. Wyoming's theory with a more expensive drawing is that a higher price will lower the number of people that apply for the "exclusive" drawing. They reserve 40% of all non-resident licenses for this more expensive drawing. Thus, you can pay almost $900 for an elk only drawing that comes with no guarantees - or a deer license. If you want to apply for a deer license in Wyoming you will pay $273 for the lower drawing, and $473 for the more expensive one, again with no guarantees.
So, for a combo license application, and not a guaranteed one at that, your best chance at drawing a license in Wyoming will cost you between $1350 and $1400. And, here's another surprise, while you find out about your Wyoming elk drawing by the 1st of March, the deer drawing doesn't occur until July 10th. If you book with an outfitter in Wyoming you don't even find out if you drew your combo license until the middle of July!
Utah has a guaranteed license similar to Montana's. However, some of those licenses can cost upwards of $10,000, not including guide fees. Arizona, Nevada and Utah residents often have to apply for 10 years before drawing a license in their home state.
I know the license in Montana is expensive, but I think the advantages of Montana's guaranteed licenses far outweigh other western alternatives.
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