Yep - you're right. Went back and looked: the last time Sept 1st fell on a Sunday (like it will in 2024) was in 2019, where the season dates were 9/7 and 10/26.
Does Montana produce their upcoming season dates any further than a couple months in advance (like CO posting season dates for 6 years)? I'm unable to find anything for 2024, but with the past four years looking like:
Year | Archery Opener | Rifle Opener
2020 | 9/5 | 10/24
2021 | 9/4 | 10/23...
Got kicked out of the queue early, but was able to sneak back through the queue and into CPW about 4 minutes before they went on sale. Talk about unnecessary stress lol. Was able to grab one of the nine cow tags that was available for my area.
Went to the site at exactly 8:00:01, logged into my account without issues, was waiting at the residency page, walked away for 5 minutes to make coffee and came back to the "You are now in line!" page.
Cool.