Nebraska Elk U4-BULL-LO
U4 Bull (landowner) in Unit 4, rifle only, Sep 1 – Dec 31, 2026. 1% public land, mostly State land.
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.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
no one below 1 point drew in 2026
You're 1 point below the 2026 cut of 1, which has held at 1 point since 2023.
Years to draw on points: 2 yrs
- Tags
- —
- Applicants
- —
- Success
- 88%
First-choice residents. Success: Lo unit 4 bull hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw, 2023–2026
The cut has held at 1 point since 2023.
Point creep: drew out at 1 → 1 → 1 → 1 point (2023–2026), no creep — drew at 1 point each year. Years to draw project that pace (the median of the last five draws, capped at 2 points/yr); the agency sets quotas and demand sets the cut.
Wait 3 years after drawing before applying again.
What It Costs · 2026 Resident Fees
Closes Jun 11 · 232 daysThe $11 Elk draw application fee (landowner draw) is not refunded. Drawing adds the $25 habitat Stamp (required for big-game hunters, with exemptions). A resident elk bonus point is $26, bought separately. Drawing adds the $41 resident landowner elk permit.
- Opens
- Jun 7, 2027
- Closes
- Jun 11, 2027
- Results
- about Jun 18
- Point Only
- $26, Jun 7 – Jun 11
Next application window: Open Jun 7 – Jun 11, 2027 (expected). Dates are last cycle's, rolled forward until Nebraska Game and Parks Commission publishes 2027.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Elk draw application fee (landowner draw) · paid at application $11 Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Big Game Guide
- Habitat Stamp (required for big-game hunters, with exemptions) · paid if drawn $25 Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Big Game Guide
- Resident elk bonus point · only for a point bought without applying — an unsuccessful applicant gets the point free $26 Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Big Game Guide
- Resident landowner elk permit · paid if drawn $41 Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Press release
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2026 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ← you | 0% | 34 | — |
| 1 | 4% the cut | 23 | 1 |
| 2–10 | 100% same at every level | — | — |
Preference points, computed from published point-level pools. A dash means Nebraska Game and Parks Commission did not publish a count for that level. As a lower choice, U4-BULL-LO drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Draw Results, p. 5, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earned lo-elk | — | 1 | — |
| Lo unit 4 ao | — | 6 | — |
| Lo unit 4 bull | — | 14 | 88% |
| Supertag | — | 1 | — |
| Unit 4 bull | — | 17 | 77% |
| Unit 4 early ao | — | 21 | 42% |
| Unit 4 late ao | — | 3 | 10% |
| All of Unit 4 | — | 63 | — |
Adding up Nebraska Game and Parks Commission's published lines for Unit 4 gives 63 elk taken in 2025 (sum of published hunt rows; hunter counts not published). The first rows are hunters holding this license type; the rest of the area's hunters held something else. Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Big Game Recommendation Book; Nebraska Game and Parks 2025 Big Game Recommendation Book.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 4 draws
The landowner draw for residents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | — | — | 1 | Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Draw Results, p. 5 |
| 2025 | — | — | — | 1 | Nebraska Game and Parks 2025 Draw Results, pp. 4–5 |
| 2024 | — | — | — | 1 | Nebraska Game and Parks 2024 Draw Results, pp. 5–6 |
| 2023 | — | — | — | 1 | Nebraska Game and Parks 2023 Draw Results, p. 5 |
Other Licenses Valid in Unit 4
- U4-ANTLERLESS-LO U4 Antlerless (landowner)Landowner only Aug 1 – Jan 31 · 60 tags —
- U4-BULL U4 Bull Sep 1 – Dec 31 · Standard · cut 2 <1%
- U4-EARLY-ANTLERLESS U4 Early Antlerless Aug 1 – Oct 31 · Standard · 50 tags 23%
- U4-LATE-ANTLERLESS U4 Late Antlerless Nov 1 – Jan 31 · Standard · 30 tags 23%
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 12
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Draw Results, p. 5, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2025 Draw Results, pp. 4–5 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2024 Draw Results, pp. 5–6 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2023 Draw Results, p. 5 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2022 Administrative Code Title 163 Chapter 4 draw rules, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Big Game Guide fees, seasons, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Press release fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Big Game Recommendation Book harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2025 Big Game Recommendation Book harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2024 Big Game Recommendation Book harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Elk Hunting Units boundary, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2024-2025 NGPC Public Access Atlas land… land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from Nebraska Game and Parks Commission's published results (preference points, computed from published point-level 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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