Nebraska Elk NIOBRARA-RIVER-BULL
Niobrara River Bull in Niobrara River Antlerless, rifle only.
No nonresident draw results are on file for this hunt. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission publishes resident results only, or none by residency. The numbers below are the resident draw.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2018.
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission held its 2026 elk draw without NIOBRARA-RIVER-BULL. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2018 draw
2 of 118 applicants at 0 points drew
You sit on the 2018 cut of 0.
Years to draw on points: —
- Resident Tags
- —
- Applicants
- 293
- Success
- —
First-choice residents.
Points Needed to Draw
One draw on file (2018), so there is no trend to chart yet.
Insufficient history (1 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years.
Wait 5 years after drawing before applying again.
What It Costs · 2024 Resident Fees
tag fee not on file
A resident elk bonus point is $25, bought separately.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Resident elk bonus point · only for a point bought without applying — an unsuccessful applicant gets the point free $25 Nebraska Game and Parks 2024 Big Game Guide
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission publishes no mapped boundary for Niobrara River Antlerless.
Niobrara River Antlerless in full →Details
Odds by Point Level · 2018 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ← you | <1% the cut | 118 | 2 |
| 1 | 2% | 71 | 2 |
| 2 | 3% | 44 | 0 |
| 3 | 4% | 30 | 0 |
| 4 | 4% | 30 | 2 |
| 5–10 | 100% same at every level | — | — |
Monte Carlo over published bonus-point pools. A dash means Nebraska Game and Parks Commission did not publish a count for that level. As a lower choice, NIOBRARA-RIVER-BULL drew no one in 2018, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: Nebraska Game and Parks 2018 Draw Results, p. 1, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2018
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of Niobrara River Antlerless | — | 30 | — |
Across every license type in Niobrara River Antlerless, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission counted 30 elk taken in 2018 (hunter counts not published). Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: Nebraska Game and Parks 2022 Big Game Recommendations book.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 1 draw
The standard draw for residents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | — | 293 | — | 0 | Nebraska Game and Parks 2018 Draw Results, p. 1 |
Other Licenses Valid in Niobrara River Antlerless
- NIOBRARA-RIVER-ANTLERLESS Niobrara River Antlerless 20 tags 13%
- NIOBRARA-RIVER-BULL-LO Niobrara River Bull (landowner)Landowner only Landowner · cut 2 0% (small sample)
Odds at your points, resident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Legal Cartridges 16 on file for Nebraska elk
16 cartridges on file are legal for elk with a rifle in Nebraska, 3 of them depending on the load. Rules and sources: Nebraska hunting laws.
▸ Sources 4
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2018 Draw Results, p. 1, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Big Game Guide draw rules, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2024 Big Game Guide fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2022 Big Game Recommendations book harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2018 draw, the latest on file, computed from Nebraska Game and Parks Commission's published results (monte Carlo over published bonus-point pools). They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward.
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