Nebraska Deer — Statewide Archery
Statewide Archery
In 2020, hunters took 5,903 white-tailed deer here. The 2026 draw put up 3,000 nonresident tags here 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 we print counts instead of a percentage, 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 | $0 | $0 | $369 |
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