Nebraska Deer — Upper Platte

Nebraska Upper Platte covers 2,819,695 acres and lies 25 miles north-east of Kimball. 0% of it is public land. In 2018, hunters took 1,153 mule deer here. Its biggest hunt, UPPER-PLATTE, put up 120 nonresident tags in the 2026 draw for 124 first-choice applicants.

Nonresident tags (2026):120 Applicants:124 Public land:0% Size:2,819,695 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Every deer license type on offer in Upper Platte, 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

UPPER-PLATTE Upper Platte 120 tags · 124 applicants · needed 0 pts

63% Real chance

Hunt	Your odds (0 pts)	Points needed	Tags / applicants	Season
UPPER-PLATTE ↗ Upper Platte	63% Real chance	0 steady since 2024	120 / 124	Sep 1 – Dec 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	$0	$0	$369

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

The country

Upper Platte within Nebraska

Upper Platte 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 2,806,796 ac · 100%
State land 11,738 ac · 0%
County or city land 1,026 ac · 0%
National Wildlife Refuge 134 ac · 0%

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

Nearby areas

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.