Nebraska Antelope (Pronghorn) — Dismal

Dismal

Nebraska Dismal covers 2,658,377 acres and lies 31 miles north-west of North Platte and 40 miles north-east of Ogallala. 0% of it is public land. In 2020, hunters took 82 pronghorn here.

Firearm hunter success (2025):60% Public land:0% Size:2,658,377 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Every pronghorn license type on offer in Dismal, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.

0 licenses on offer in the draw

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Other licenses valid in Dismal

Not in the table above because they had no result in the draw.

The country

North Platte Lexington McCook Valentine Ord
Dismal within Nebraska
BOX-BUTTE-EAST CHERRY CHEYENNE EASTERN-SANDHILLS GARDEN PRAIRIE North Platte Ogallala Gothenburg Broken Bow Ord
Dismal and its neighbours
Zoomable USGS topo, aerial imagery and shaded relief, with the neighboring areas drawn on.

Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.

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
2020 82
2019 63
2018 52
2017 42

What people carried (2025 harvest)

  • Archery 4 · 13%
  • Firearm 24 · 75%
  • Muzzleloader 4 · 13%

What the agency says about the area

NGPC antelope hunting unit "Dismal"; permits drawn as Dismal

Source: Nebraska Big Game Guide 2026 (unit names, public-land statements)

Boundary: Antelope Hunting Units (NGPC hosted feature layer, Antelope_Hunting_Units_2022)

Harvest: 2026 Big Game Recommendation Book (2025 season harvest; comparisons 2021-2025)

Harvest: 2025 Big Game Recommendation Book (2024 season harvest; comparisons 2020-2024)

Harvest: 2024 Big Game Recommendation Book (2023 season harvest; comparisons 2019-2023)

How we compute draw odds · All Nebraska pronghorn hunts