Nebraska Deer — Republican

Republican

Nebraska Republican covers 3,185,509 acres and lies 11 miles south of Hastings and 27 miles east of Minden. 2% of it is public land, mostly military (1%).

Applicants:11 Public land:2% Size:3,185,509 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Every deer license type on offer in Republican, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.

1 license on offer · 11 applicants in the 2018 draw

Chances are from the 2018 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.

Simple view Odds at every point level
What these columns mean
Your odds
the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2018 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
The badge
plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
Points needed
the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2018 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
Tags / applicants
tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.

What it costs to apply (2024 nonresident fees)

License Up front Gone if you miss If you draw
Per application $0 $0 $0

Application window: opens Jun 1, closes Jun 12, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.

The country

Minden Grand Island Gothenburg Ord Fairbury
Republican within Nebraska
BUFFALO-MDCA FRENCHMAN-MDCA LOUP-WEST REPUBLICAN-MDCA Minden Kearney Grand Island St. Paul Geneva
Republican and its neighbours
Zoomable USGS topo, aerial imagery and shaded relief, with the neighboring areas drawn on.

Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.

Who owns the ground

  • Private 3,128,837 ac · 98%
  • Department of Defense 31,033 ac · 1%
  • National Wildlife Refuge 15,851 ac · 0%
  • State land 9,337 ac · 0%
  • County or city land 377 ac · 0%
  • Bureau of Reclamation 72 ac · 0%

Source: NGPC Public Access Atlas land layers: Other Public Recreation Lands, NGPC Properties 2024-2025, Park Areas, Conservation Partner Lands

What the agency says about the area

NGPC deer management unit "Republican"; permits drawn as Republican Mule

Source: Nebraska Big Game Guide 2026 (unit names, public-land statements)

Boundary: Deer Management Units (NGPC hosted feature layer, Deer_Mangement_Units_2022)

How we compute draw odds · All Nebraska deer hunts