Nebraska Draw Odds

Worked example. Tags go to the applicants with the most preference points, one level at a time. If the last level that draws has more applicants than tags remaining, those applicants are chosen at random. Everyone below that level is unsuccessful and earns a point.

Max choices

2

Lower choices burn points

Yes

Point only purchase allowed

Yes

163 NAC 4 §001.01A3b; Big Game Guide 2024 p.11 'Permit Drawing'; draw-results PDFs 2022-2025 · verified Sep 1, 2026

Worked example. Tags go to the applicants with the most preference points, one level at a time. If the last level that draws has more applicants than tags remaining, those applicants are chosen at random. Everyone below that level is unsuccessful and earns a point.

Max choices

2

Lower choices burn points

Yes

Point only purchase allowed

Yes

163 NAC 4 §001.01A3b; Big Game Guide 2024 p.11 · verified Sep 1, 2026

Worked example. Tags go to the applicants with the most preference points, one level at a time. If the last level that draws has more applicants than tags remaining, those applicants are chosen at random. Everyone below that level is unsuccessful and earns a point.

Max choices

2

Lower choices burn points

Yes

Point only purchase allowed

Yes

Points expire

No

163 NAC 4 §001.01A3a; draw-results 2024 Tables 8-10 caption; Big Game Guide 2024 pp.20-21 · verified Sep 1, 2026

Worked example. Tags go to the applicants with the most preference points, one level at a time. If the last level that draws has more applicants than tags remaining, those applicants are chosen at random. Everyone below that level is unsuccessful and earns a point.

Max choices

2

Lower choices burn points

Yes

Point only purchase allowed

Yes

163 NAC 4 §001.01A3a; Neb. Rev. Stat. 37-455, 37-456; Big Game Guide 2024 pp.20-21 · verified Sep 1, 2026

Worked example. Every applicant gets points² + 1 entries in a random draw, so more points mean more chances — but never a guarantee.

Max choices

2

Lower choices burn points

Yes

Point only purchase allowed

Yes

Points expire

No

Group apps average points

No

p.20 'PERMIT DRAWING'; p.23 footnote to the Bull Elk quota table; draw-results 2026 p.1 narrative · verified Sep 1, 2026 · in effect since Jan 2026

Worked example. Tags go to the applicants with the most preference points, one level at a time. If the last level that draws has more applicants than tags remaining, those applicants are chosen at random. Everyone below that level is unsuccessful and earns a point.

Max choices

2

Lower choices burn points

Yes

Point only purchase allowed

Yes

163 NAC 4 §001.01A3a; Big Game Guide 2024 pp.5, 26; draw-results PDFs 2023-2025 · verified Sep 1, 2026

Worked example. Tags go to the applicants with the most preference points, one level at a time. If the last level that draws has more applicants than tags remaining, those applicants are chosen at random. Everyone below that level is unsuccessful and earns a point.

Max choices

2

Lower choices burn points

Yes

Point only purchase allowed

Yes

163 NAC 4 §001.01A3a; Big Game Guide 2024 p.26 · verified Sep 1, 2026

Worked example. Every applicant has the same chance: tags ÷ applicants. Points don't exist or don't matter here.

Max choices

1

Bighorn Sheep Lottery page (2025); Big Game Guide 2024 p.29; Commission Order C014 · verified Sep 1, 2026