Nebraska Elk — Niobrara River Antlerless
Niobrara River Antlerless
No more draws here — the last one was 2018
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission held its 2026 elk draw without Niobrara River Antlerless. No current hunt code lists this unit; the Nebraska elk hunts on offer are drawn elsewhere. The odds, costs and harvest below are that history, kept for the record.
In 2018, hunters took 30 elk here. The 2018 draw put up 20 resident tags here.
Your chance of drawing here
The last draw held in Niobrara River Antlerless was 2018. These are that draw's chances for a first-choice resident applicant, kept for the record — nothing is on offer here for 2026.
Chances are from the 2018 draw (the last one held here) for a first-choice resident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
13% Point builder
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<1% Point builder
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0% Point builder
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIOBRARA-RIVER-ANTLERLESS ↗ Niobrara River Antlerless | 13% Point builder | — | 20 / — | Standard |
| NIOBRARA-RIVER-BULL ↗ Niobrara River Bull | <1% Point builder | 0 | — / 293 | Standard |
| NIOBRARA-RIVER-BULL-LO ↗ Niobrara River Bull (landowner) | 0% Point builder | 2 | — / — | Landowner |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2018 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2018 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2024 resident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard license | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Landowner license | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Application window: opens Jun 1, closes Jun 12, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission does not publish a mapped boundary for Niobrara River Antlerless, so there is no map to draw.
How the hunting has gone
What Nebraska Game and Parks Commission publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast.
| Season | Harvest |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 30 |
| 2017 | 22 |
What the agency says about the area
An elk unit that appears only in the 2018 draw results; it has no successor in NGPC's published unit list and no current boundary.
Source: Nebraska Big Game Guide 2026 (unit names, public-land statements)
Harvest: 2022 Big Game Recommendations book (2021 season harvest; comparisons 2017-2021)