Kansas Antelope (Pronghorn) ANT-U18-F — Unit 18

Antelope Firearm, Unit 18 (resident-only draw) · Cimarron

What you may take
Antelope Firearm, Unit 18 (resident-only draw) (any)
Weapon
Rifle
Where
Unit 18 — Cimarron
4% public of 2,899,825 acres
Season (2026)
Oct 2–5, 2026
Resident tags (2025)
2
for 131 first-choice applicants

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Odds by point level — 2025 draw · 2026 draw pending — showing 2025 odds

Prior-draw probability for a first-choice resident applicant. 2 tags, 131 first-choice applicants, drew out at 6 points. Source: 2025 Antelope Draw Stats · p. 1.

Points Your chance Applicants Drawn
0–5 0% same chance at every one of these levels
6 <1% 1
7–10 100% same chance at every one of these levels 1

Below the level that drew out. A dash means Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks did not publish a count for that level. How we compute these.

What it costs (2025 resident fees)

Cash to apply
$0
Out of pocket if unsuccessful
$0
Total if drawn
$62.50
Refunded if unsuccessful
$0

At the 2025 odds, expected cost per hunt-year ranges from $62.50 (enough points to draw) to $62.50 (lowest published odds).

Antelope preference point (points-only application) · only for a point bought without applying — an unsuccessful applicant gets the point free $12.50 source
Firearm/muzzleloader antelope permit, general resident ($12.50 nonrefundable application fee charged up front; balance only if drawn) · paid if drawn $62.50 source

Not applying this year? A point-only purchase costs $12.50 and keeps you moving toward the 6-point cut.

Next application window: opens May 12, closes Jun 12, 2027 (expected). Last cycle's schedule rolled forward — confirm when the agency publishes.

Point creep & years to draw

Drew out at 4 → 5 → 6 → 5 → 6 points (2021–2025): +1.0 points/yr (range +0.0 to +1.0). Projecting that pace forward:

Your points nowYears until a sure thing
0creep ≥ 1/yr
1creep ≥ 1/yr
2creep ≥ 1/yr
3creep ≥ 1/yr
4creep ≥ 1/yr
5creep ≥ 1/yr
6now

A projection of the last five draws' median creep (capped at 2 points/yr), not a forecast. Random-pass odds still apply every year you're below the cut.

Seasons (2026)

Special archery: Oct 2–5, 2026 Firearm season p. 1

Year by year

The general draw for residents, one row per year.

Year Tags Applicants Applicants per tag Points needed Source
2026 2 162 81.0 Antelope | Kansas Department of... · p. 1
2025 2 131 65.5 6 2025 Antelope Draw Stats · p. 1
2024 2 111 55.5 5 2024 Antelope Draw Stats · p. 1
2023 2 86 43.0 6 2023 Antelope Draw Stats · p. 1
2022 2 55 27.5 5 2022 Antelope Draw Stats · p. 1
2021 3 79 26.3 4 2021 Antelope Draw Stats · p. 1

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How to read these numbers

Every percentage on this page is a prior-draw probability: the chance an applicant with that many points would have drawn in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results. It is not a forecast — quotas, applicant numbers, and point creep change every year. Every figure links to the agency document it came from. Where a state does not publish a number, we show a dash, never a zero. Hunts with fewer than five tags show counts instead of percentages. Fees show the fee year used. Read the methodology for the engine details.

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