Nebraska Deer STATEWIDE-MUZZLELOADER
Either-sex deer (one buck), muzzleloader in Statewide Archery, muzzleloader only, Dec 1–31, 2026.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
501 first-choice applicants for 1,000 tags
501 first-choice applicants for 1,000 tags in 2026, so every first-choice applicant drew and 499 tags went to the leftover draw. The 100% reflects low demand that year, and a code like this can flip the year demand catches up.
Years to draw on points: now
- NR Tags
- 1,000
- Applicants
- 501
- Success
- 25%
First-choice nonresidents. Success: Mule deer · archery hunters, 2020.
Points Needed to Draw, 2024–2026
The cut has been 0 points every year since 2024. Applicants per tag: 0.4:1 in 2024, 0.5:1 in 2026.
The cut has been 0 points in each of the last 3 draws (2024–2026), so there is no creep to project.
What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees
Closes Jun 11 · 237 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
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
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission publishes no mapped boundary for Statewide Archery.
Statewide Archery in full →Details
Odds by Point Level · 2026 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–10 ← you | 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, STATEWIDE-MUZZLELOADER 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, 2020
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mule deer · archery | — | 728 | 25% |
| White-tailed deer · archery | — | 4,457 | 25% |
| Mule deer · firearm | — | 482 | 25% |
| White-tailed deer · firearm | — | 1,446 | 25% |
| All of Statewide Archery · white-tailed deer | — | 5,903 | — |
Adding up Nebraska Game and Parks Commission's published lines for Statewide Archery gives 5,903 white-tailed deer taken in 2020 (sum of published weapon 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 2020 Deer Harvest Report; Nebraska Game and Parks 2019 Deer Harvest Report.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 3 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,000 | 501 | 0.5 | 0 | Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Draw Results, pp. 8–9 |
| 2025 | 1,000 | 486 | 0.5 | 0 | Nebraska Game and Parks 2025 Draw Results, pp. 8–9 |
| 2024 | 1,000 | 423 | 0.4 | 0 | Nebraska Game and Parks 2024 Draw Results, pp. 8–9 |
Other Licenses Valid in Statewide Archery
- STATEWIDE-ARCHERY Statewide Archery Sep 1 – Dec 31 · 3,000 tags · cut 0 100%
Odds at your points, nonresident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Sources 8
- 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 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 2020 Deer Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2019 Deer Harvest Report harvest, 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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