Nebraska Deer PLATTE-MDCA
Platte MDCA in Platte, rifle only, Sep 1 – Dec 31, 2026. 1% public land, mostly State land.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
about 1 in 18
You're 1 point below the 2026 cut of 1, which has held at 1 point since 2023.
Years to draw on points: 1 yr
- NR Tags
- 105
- Applicants
- 224
- Success
- 31%
First-choice nonresidents. Success: Mule deer · 101 licenses hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw, 2018–2026
The cut has held at 1 point since 2023. Applicants per tag: 1.5:1 in 2019, 2.1:1 in 2026.
Point creep: drew out at 1 → 1 → 1 → 1 point (2023–2026), no creep — drew at 1 point each year. Years to draw project that pace (the median of the last five draws, capped at 2 points/yr); the agency sets quotas and demand sets the cut.
What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees
Closes Jun 11 · 236 daysThe $7 Deer draw application fee is not refunded. Drawing adds the $25 habitat Stamp (required for big-game hunters, with exemptions). A nonresident deer preference point is $57, bought separately. Drawing adds the $372 nonresident deer draw-unit permit (firearm/muzzleloader/archery).
- Opens
- Jun 7, 2027
- Closes
- Jun 11, 2027
- Results
- about Jun 18
- Point Only
- $57, Jun 7 – Jun 11
Next application window: Open Jun 7 – Jun 11, 2027 (expected). Dates are last cycle's, rolled forward until Nebraska Game and Parks Commission publishes 2027.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Deer draw application fee · paid at application $7 Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Big Game Guide
- Habitat Stamp (required for big-game hunters, with exemptions) · paid if drawn $25 Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Permit Pricing
- Nonresident deer preference point · only for a point bought without applying — an unsuccessful applicant gets the point free $57 Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Big Game Guide
- Nonresident deer draw-unit permit (firearm/muzzleloader/archery) · paid if drawn $372 Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Permit Pricing
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2026 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ← you | 6% | 126 | — |
| 1–10 | 100% same at every level | — | — |
Preference points, computed from published point-level pools. A dash means Nebraska Game and Parks Commission did not publish a count for that level. As a lower choice, PLATTE-MDCA drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Draw Results, pp. 8–9, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mule deer (hunt 1 of 9) | — | 205 | — |
| Mule deer · 101 licenses | — | 14 | 31% |
| Mule deer · 200 licenses | — | 0 | 25% |
| Mule deer · 700 licenses | — | 242 | 43% |
| Mule deer · 599 licenses | — | 1 | 37% |
| Mule deer (hunt 2 of 9) | — | 2 | — |
| Mule deer (hunt 3 of 9) | — | 1 | — |
| Mule deer (hunt 4 of 9) | — | 0 | — |
| Mule deer (hunt 5 of 9) | — | 4 | — |
| Mule deer · archery | — | 37 | — |
| Mule deer · muzzleloader | — | 2 | — |
| Mule deer (hunt 6 of 9) | — | 0 | — |
| Mule deer (hunt 7 of 9) | — | 91 | — |
| Mule deer (hunt 8 of 9) | — | 41 | — |
| Mule deer (hunt 9 of 9) | — | 1 | — |
| White-tailed deer (hunt 1 of 9) | — | 116 | — |
| White-tailed deer · 101 licenses | — | 30 | 31% |
| White-tailed deer · 200 licenses | — | 49 | 25% |
| White-tailed deer · 700 licenses | — | 62 | 43% |
| White-tailed deer · 599 licenses | — | 218 | 37% |
| White-tailed deer (hunt 2 of 9) | — | 1 | — |
| White-tailed deer (hunt 3 of 9) | — | 7 | — |
| White-tailed deer (hunt 4 of 9) | — | 7 | — |
| White-tailed deer (hunt 5 of 9) | — | 1 | — |
| White-tailed deer · archery | — | 110 | — |
| White-tailed deer · muzzleloader | — | 25 | — |
| White-tailed deer (hunt 6 of 9) | — | 38 | — |
| White-tailed deer (hunt 7 of 9) | — | 44 | — |
| White-tailed deer (hunt 8 of 9) | — | 18 | — |
| White-tailed deer (hunt 9 of 9) | — | 56 | — |
| All of Platte · white-tailed deer | — | 782 | — |
Adding up Nebraska Game and Parks Commission's published lines for Platte gives 782 white-tailed deer taken in 2025 (sum of published hunt rows; hunter counts not published). The first rows are hunters holding this license type; the rest of the area's hunters held something else. Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Big Game Recommendation Book; Nebraska Game and Parks 2025 Big Game Recommendation Book.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 9 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 105 | 224 | 2.1 | 1 | Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Draw Results, pp. 8–9 |
| 2025 | 105 | 295 | 2.8 | 1 | Nebraska Game and Parks 2025 Draw Results, pp. 8–9 |
| 2024 | 105 | 271 | 2.6 | 1 | Nebraska Game and Parks 2024 Draw Results, pp. 8–9 |
| 2023 | 135 | — | — | 1 | Nebraska Game and Parks 2023 Draw Results, p. 7 |
| 2022 | 150 | 322 | 2.1 | — | Nebraska Game and Parks 2022 Draw Results, p. 5 |
| 2021 | 210 | 345 | 1.6 | — | Nebraska Game and Parks 2021 Draw Results, pp. 5–6 |
| 2020 | 210 | 347 | 1.7 | — | Nebraska Game and Parks 2020 Draw Results, pp. 5–6 |
| 2019 | 210 | 322 | 1.5 | — | Nebraska Game and Parks 2019 Draw Results, pp. 5–6 |
| 2018 | 210 | — | — | — | Nebraska Game and Parks 2018 Draw Results, p. 2 |
▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for Nebraska deer
23 cartridges on file are legal for deer with a rifle in Nebraska, 1 of them depending on the load. Rules and sources: Nebraska hunting laws.
▸ Sources 21
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Draw Results, pp. 8–9, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2025 Draw Results, pp. 8–9 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2024 Draw Results, pp. 8–9 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2023 Draw Results, p. 7 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2022 Draw Results, p. 5 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2021 Draw Results, pp. 5–6 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2020 Draw Results, pp. 5–6 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2019 Draw Results, pp. 5–6 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2018 Draw Results, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2022 Administrative Code Title 163 Chapter 4 draw rules, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Big Game Guide fees, seasons, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Permit Pricing fees, retrieved Oct 12, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Big Game Recommendation Book harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2025 Big Game Recommendation Book harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2024 Big Game Recommendation Book harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2023 Big Game Recommendations book harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2022 Big Game Recommendations book harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2020 Deer Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2019 Deer Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Deer Management Units boundary, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2024-2025 NGPC Public Access Atlas land… land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from Nebraska Game and Parks Commission's published results (preference points, computed from published point-level pools). They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward. How we compute these.
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