Nebraska Antelope (Pronghorn) EASTERN-SANDHILLS
Either-sex pronghorn in Eastern Sandhills, rifle only, Oct 10–25, 2026. 3% public land, mostly National Forest.
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 3 points drew in 2026
You're 3 points below the 2026 cut of 3, which has risen from 2 to 3 points since 2022.
Years to draw on points: 4 yrs (at least 4)
- Resident Tags
- 20
- Applicants
- 134
- Success
- 60%
First-choice residents. Success: Gen oct firearm hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw, 2018–2026
The cut has risen from 2 to 3 points since 2022. Applicants per tag: 5.3:1 in 2019, 6.7:1 in 2026.
Point creep: drew out at 2 → 2 → 3 → 3 → 3 points (2022–2026), +0.0 points/yr (range +0.0 to +1.0). 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.
What It Costs · 2026 Resident Fees
Closes Jun 11 · 236 daysThe $7 Antelope draw application fee is not refunded. Drawing adds the $25 habitat Stamp (required for big-game hunters, with exemptions). A resident antelope preference point is $22, bought separately. Drawing adds the $39 resident antelope draw permit.
- Opens
- Jun 7, 2027
- Closes
- Jun 11, 2027
- Results
- about Jun 18
- Point Only
- $22, 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
- Antelope draw application fee · paid at application $7 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 antelope preference point · only for a point bought without applying — an unsuccessful applicant gets the point free $22 Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Big Game Guide
- Resident antelope draw permit · paid if drawn $39 Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Press release
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2026 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–2 ← you | 0% same at every level | 104 | — |
| 3 | 62% the cut | 26 | — |
| 4–10 | 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, EASTERN-SANDHILLS drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Draw Results, pp. 9–10, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | — | 8 | — |
| Gen oct firearm | — | 12 | 60% |
| Lo oct firearm | — | 5 | 33% |
| Muzzleloader | — | 0 | — |
| All of Eastern Sandhills | — | 25 | — |
Adding up Nebraska Game and Parks Commission's published lines for Eastern Sandhills gives 25 pronghorn taken in 2025 (sum of published weapon 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 9 draws
The standard draw for residents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 134 | 6.7 | 3 | Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Draw Results, pp. 9–10 |
| 2025 | 20 | 141 | 7.1 | 3 | Nebraska Game and Parks 2025 Draw Results, p. 10 |
| 2024 | 20 | 112 | 5.6 | 3 | Nebraska Game and Parks 2024 Draw Results, p. 10 |
| 2023 | 20 | 112 | 5.6 | 2 | Nebraska Game and Parks 2023 Draw Results, p. 8 |
| 2022 | 20 | 95 | 4.8 | 2 | Nebraska Game and Parks 2022 Draw Results, p. 6 |
| 2021 | — | 94 | — | — | Nebraska Game and Parks 2021 Draw Results, pp. 6–8 |
| 2020 | — | 111 | — | — | Nebraska Game and Parks 2020 Draw Results, pp. 6–8 |
| 2019 | 20 | 106 | 5.3 | — | Nebraska Game and Parks 2019 Draw Results, pp. 6–8 |
| 2018 | — | 71 | — | — | Nebraska Game and Parks 2018 Draw Results, p. 1 |
▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for Nebraska pronghorn
23 cartridges on file are legal for pronghorn with a rifle in Nebraska, 1 of them depending on the load. Rules and sources: Nebraska hunting laws.
▸ Sources 19
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Draw Results, pp. 9–10, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2025 Draw Results, p. 10 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2024 Draw Results, p. 10 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2023 Draw Results, p. 8 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2022 Draw Results, p. 6 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2021 Draw Results, pp. 6–8 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2020 Draw Results, pp. 6–8 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2019 Draw Results, pp. 6–8 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2018 Draw Results, p. 1 · 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 2023 Big Game Recommendations book harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2022 Big Game Recommendations book harvest, retrieved Sep 2, 2026
- Nebraska Game and Parks 2026 Antelope 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. How we compute these.
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