Nebraska Elk U131-ANTLERLESS — Unit 131

U131 Antlerless · Unit 131

What you may take
U131 Antlerless
Weapon
Rifle
Where
Unit 131
1% public of 2,364,576 acres
Season (2026)
Aug 1 – Jan 31, 2027
Resident tags (2026)
7

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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.

Odds by point level — 2026 draw

Prior-draw probability for a first-choice resident applicant. 7 tags. Source: 2026 Nebraska Draw Results · p. 3.

Points Your chance Applicants Drawn
0–10 39% 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 (2026 resident fees)

Cash to apply
$11
Out of pocket if unsuccessful
$11
Total if drawn
$232
Refunded if unsuccessful
$0

$11 a year buys a 39% chance at 0 points at the 2026 odds, so you'd expect to draw within about 3 years — about $249 in all, with the $232 you pay the year you draw.

Elk draw application fee (landowner draw) · paid at application $11 source
Habitat Stamp (required for big-game hunters, with exemptions) · paid if drawn $25 source
Resident elk bonus point · only for a point bought without applying — an unsuccessful applicant gets the point free $26 source
Resident elk permit (either sex or antlerless) · paid if drawn $196 source

Not applying this year? A point-only purchase costs $26 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.

Seasons (2026)

How this tag has hunted

Across every license type in Unit 131, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission counted 3 elk taken in 2025. Full Unit 131 profile: maps, public land, five years of harvest →

Hunters holding this license type (2025) — the rest of the area's hunters held something else:

What they hunted Hunters Harvest Success Days per animal
Type LO Unit 131 AO — — — —
Type LO Unit 131 Bull — 1 50% —
Type Unit 131 AO — 1 14% —
Type Unit 131 Bull — 1 33% —

Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: 2026 Big Game Recommendation Book (2025 season harvest; comparisons 2021-2025)

Year by year

The standard draw for residents, one row per year.

Year Tags Applicants Applicants per tag Points needed Published odds Source
2026 7 — — — 39% 2026 Nebraska Draw Results · p. 3
2025 7 — — — 33% 2025 Nebraska Draw Results · p. 3

Other licenses valid in Unit 131

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.

.25-06 Remington from $1.82/rd
6.5 Creedmoor from $1.01/rd
6.5 Grendel depends from $0.72/rd
.270 Winchester from $0.16/rd
7mm-08 Remington from $1.85/rd
7mm Remington Magnum from $2.05/rd
.30-06 Springfield from $1.11/rd
.300 Winchester Magnum from $1.25/rd
.308 Winchester from $0.82/rd
.338 Winchester Magnum from $2.61/rd
.35 Whelen
.400 Legend
.444 Marlin
.450 Bushmaster from $2.04/rd
.45-70 Government depends from $1.97/rd
.50 Beowulf depends
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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.