Nebraska Deer — Statewide Archery
In 2020, hunters took 5,903 white-tailed deer here. Its biggest hunt, STATEWIDE-ARCHERY, put up 3,000 nonresident tags in the 2026 draw for 1,230 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Statewide Archery, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
100% Undersubscribed
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100% Undersubscribed
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STATEWIDE-ARCHERY ↗ Statewide Archery Archery | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 steady since 2024 | 3,000 / 1,230 undersubscribed | Sep 1 – Dec 31, 2026 |
| STATEWIDE-MUZZLELOADER ↗ Statewide Muzzleloader Muzzleloader | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 steady since 2024 | 1,000 / 501 undersubscribed | Dec 1–31, 2026 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 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 2026 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 the percentage is flagged, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $7 | $7 | $404 |
Application window: opens Jun 1, closes Jun 12, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission does not publish a mapped boundary for Statewide Archery, so there is no map to draw.
How the hunting has gone
What Nebraska Game and Parks Commission publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission publishes these per hunt rather than per unit; the rows below add its own figures together, since a hunter holds one tag for the species in a season.
White-tailed Deer
| Season | Harvest |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5,903 |
| 2019 | 5,577 |
Mule Deer
| Season | Harvest |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,210 |
| 2019 | 1,246 |
What people carried (2020 harvest)
- Archery 5,185 · 73%
- Firearm 1,928 · 27%
What the agency says about the area
A statewide permit, not a bounded unit - it has no polygon by design.
Source: Nebraska Big Game Guide 2026 (unit names, public-land statements)
Harvest: 2020 Nebraska Deer Harvest Report
Harvest: 2019 Nebraska Deer Harvest Report