Nebraska Elk HAT-CREEK-ANTLERLESS — Hat Creek Antlerless
Hat Creek Antlerless
- What you may take
- Hat Creek Antlerless
- Weapon
- Rifle
- Where
- Hat Creek Antlerless
- Season
- —
- Resident tags (2019)
- 26
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Nebraska draws this hunt for residents only — there are no nonresident results to show. The numbers below are the resident draw.
No longer drawn — the last draw was 2019
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission held its 2026 elk draw without HAT-CREEK-ANTLERLESS. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Odds by point level — 2019 draw
Prior-draw probability for a first-choice resident applicant. 26 tags. Source: 2019 Nebraska Draw Results · p. 3.
| Points | Your chance | Applicants | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–10 | 12% the pool average — a floor for anyone holding points, since each point adds entries | — | — |
Unweighted tags ÷ applicants — state did not publish pools. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission publishes no per-level counts for this hunt; each point adds entries (points² + 1), so the pool average is a floor for anyone holding points and an overstatement for a first-year applicant. How we compute these.
What it costs (2024 resident fees)
Applying, free when you miss, buys a 1-in-9 chance at 0 points at the 2019 odds, so you'd expect to draw within about 9 years.
Not applying this year? A point-only purchase costs $25 and adds a point for next year's draw.
Next application window: opens Jun 1, closes Jun 12, 2027 (expected) · results ~June 19. Last cycle's schedule rolled forward — confirm when the agency publishes.
Point creep & years to draw
Bonus points (squared) — no cut to track: each point adds entries to the draw rather than a place in line.
How this tag has hunted
Across every license type in Hat Creek Antlerless, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission counted 51 elk taken in 2020. Full Hat Creek Antlerless profile: maps, public land, five years of harvest →
Hunters holding this license type (2022) — the rest of the area's hunters held something else:
| What they hunted | Hunters | Harvest | Success | Days per animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type Hat Creek Bull | — | 16 | 100% | — |
| Type Hat Creek Early AO | — | 12 | 60% | — |
| Type Hat Creek Late AO | — | 15 | 50% | — |
| Type LO Hat Creek AO | — | 12 | 32% | — |
| Type LO Hat Creek Bull | — | 8 | 67% | — |
Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: 2023 Big Game Recommendations book, April 2023 v3 (2022 season harvest; comparisons 2018-2022) 2022 Big Game Recommendations book (2021 season harvest; comparisons 2017-2021)
Year by year
The standard draw for residents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Applicants per tag | Points needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26 | — | — | — | 2019 Nebraska Draw Results · p. 3 |
| 2018 | 26 | — | — | — | 2018 Nebraska Draw Results · p. 3 |
Other licenses valid in Hat Creek Antlerless
Legal cartridges for elk in Nebraska
From the Nebraska hunting laws rules on file for a rifle. "Depends" means the rule turns on your specific load — check the state page.
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How to read these numbers
Every percentage on this page is a prior-draw probability: the chance an applicant with that many points would have drawn in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results. It is not a forecast — quotas, applicant numbers, and point creep change every year. Where a state does not publish a number, we show a dash, never a zero. Under five tags the percentage is flagged: one applicant either way swings it. Fees show the fee year used. Read the methodology for the engine details.
Not an application service
Draw rules, quotas, fees and deadlines are set by each agency and change by commission action. Check the agency's site and apply there; we don't take applications.