Nebraska Bighorn Sheep BHS-LOTTERY — Unit panhandle-counties
Bighorn Sheep Lottery (regular season) · Bighorn Sheep Lottery (regular season)
- What you may take
- Bighorn Sheep Lottery (regular season) (ram)
- Weapon
- Rifle
- Season (2026)
- Dec 1–22, 2026
- Resident tags (2025)
- 1
- for 3,111 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. 1 tags, 3,111 first-choice applicants. Source: Nebraska 2026 Big Game Guide · p. 28.
| Points | Your chance | Applicants | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | <1% | — | — |
Tags ÷ applicants. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission publishes no per-level applicant counts for this hunt. How we compute these.
What it costs (2025 resident fees)
Next application window: opens Apr 20, closes Aug 7, 2027 (expected). Last cycle's schedule rolled forward — confirm when the agency publishes.
Point creep & years to draw
No points in this draw — every applicant has the same chance each year, so there is no cut to creep and nothing to build toward.
Seasons (2026)
Year by year
The standard draw for residents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Applicants per tag | Points needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | — | — | — | Commission Order C014: Mountain... · C14 (Aug-2025 redline, 2026 column): ... |
| 2025 | 1 | 3,111 | 3111.0 | — | Nebraska 2026 Big Game Guide · p. 28 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3,685 | 3685.0 | — | Nebraska 2026 Big Game Guide · p. 28 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3,524 | 3524.0 | — | Nebraska Big Game Guide 2024 · p. 29 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3,904 | 3904.0 | — | Nebraska Big Game Guide 2024 · p. 29 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3,664 | 3664.0 | — | Nebraska 2026 Big Game Guide · p. 28 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3,172 | 3172.0 | — | Nebraska 2026 Big Game Guide · p. 28 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2,723 | 2723.0 | — | Nebraska 2026 Big Game Guide · p. 28 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1,762 | 1762.0 | — | Nebraska 2026 Big Game Guide · p. 28 |
Legal cartridges for bighorn sheep in Nebraska
From the Nebraska hunting laws rules on file for a rifle. "Depends" means the rule turns on your specific load — check the state page.
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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.
Not an application service
This page is informational only. Draw rules, quotas, fees, and deadlines are set by the state agency and change by commission action — confirm everything on the agency's own site before you apply, and apply through the agency, not here. We disclaim all liability for reliance on this page.