Nebraska Elk U3-LATE-ANTLERLESS — Unit 3
U3 Late Antlerless · Unit 3
- What you may take
- U3 Late Antlerless
- Weapon
- Rifle
- Season (2026)
- Nov 1 – Jan 31, 2027
- Resident tags (2026)
- 40
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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. 40 tags. Source: 2026 Nebraska Draw Results · p. 3.
| Points | Your chance | Applicants | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–10 | 34% 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)
$11 a year buys a 34% chance at 0 points at the 2026 odds, so you'd expect to draw within about 3 years — about $254 in all, with the $232 you pay the year you draw.
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 3, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission counted 70 elk taken in 2025. Full Unit 3 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 Earned LO-Elk | — | 2 | — | — |
| Type LO Unit 3 AO | — | 11 | 18% | — |
| Type LO Unit 3 Bull | — | 6 | 67% | — |
| Type Unit 3 Bull | — | 12 | 100% | — |
| Type Unit 3 Early AO | — | 18 | 45% | — |
| Type Unit 3 Late AO | — | 21 | 53% | — |
Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: 2026 Big Game Recommendation Book (2025 season harvest; comparisons 2021-2025) 2025 Big Game Recommendation Book (2024 season harvest; comparisons 2020-2024)
Year by year
The standard draw for residents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Applicants per tag | Points needed | Published odds | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | — | — | — | 32% | 2026 Nebraska Draw Results · p. 3 |
| 2025 | 40 | — | — | — | 25% | 2025 Nebraska Draw Results · p. 3 |
| 2024 | 40 | — | — | — | 30% | 2024 Nebraska Draw Results · p. 3 |
| 2023 | 40 | — | — | — | 30% | 2023 Nebraska Draw Results · p. 4 |
Other licenses valid in Unit 3
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.