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34 | Big Game Info: 402-471-0641 PERMIT AVAILABILITY No one may have more than one elk permit a year. General Cow permits: No more than one in five years. General Bull permits: No more than one in five years; harvest limit of one in a lifetime. Super Tags and Auction elk permits are exempt. Landowner Cow permits: No more than one a year. Landowner Bull permits: No more than one in three years. Landowner (LO) Elk Preference Points: Resident Landowners • Failed bull applicants earn 1 point • Own 320 acres or lease 640 acres • Leaseholder is eligible Nonresident Landowners • Failed bull applicants earn 0.9 point • Own 1,280 acres • Leaseholder is not eligible * 3 auction, 2 lottery, valid statewide in all units ** Bonus points not included in calculations 1 Archery bull season begins Sept. 1. 2 Antlerless season on private land begins Aug. 15. NOTE: Nebraska's elk populations move freely between private and public land, but the majority of elk are sighted on private property. Landowners may charge a fee for permission to hunt on their property. 2019 ELK PERMIT INFORMATION Unit Quota 2019 Season Dates 2018 Harvest Total 2018 Success Rate 2018 Non-LO Draw Odds with 0 Pts. ** Min. LO Pref. Points Needed BULL General LO Ash Creek 8 4 1 Sept. 21-Oct. 31 12 100% 1:77 2 Bordeaux 16 8 1 Sept. 21-Oct. 31 15 63% 1:111 4 Box Elder 10 5 1 Sept. 21-Oct. 31 13 87% 1:264 5 Hat Creek 14 7 1 Sept. 21-Oct. 31 19 90% 1:162 2 Niobrara East 4 2 1 Sept. 21-Oct. 31 — — — — Niobrara West 6 3 1 Sept. 21-Oct. 31 9 100% 1:110 2 North Platte River 20 10 1 Sept. 21-Oct. 31 26 87% 1:114 1 Lottery, Auction * 5 — 1 Sept. 21-Oct. 31 5 100% — — ANTLERLESS General LO Ash Creek 18 9 2 Sept. 21-Oct. 31, Dec. 1-Jan. 15, 2020 15 56% 1:5 — Bordeaux 34 17 2 Sept. 21-Oct. 31, Dec. 1-Jan. 15, 2020 25 49% 1:6 — Box Elder 0 12 2 Sept. 21-Oct. 31, Dec. 1-Jan. 15, 2020 13 36% 1:15 — Box Elder Early 12 0 2 Sept. 21-Oct. 31 — — — — Box Elder Late 12 0 Dec. 1-Jan. 15, 2020 — — — — Hat Creek 26 13 2 Sept. 21-Oct. 31, Dec. 1-Jan. 15, 2020 18 46% 1:6 — Niobrara East 16 8 2 Sept. 21-Oct. 31, Dec. 1-Jan. 15, 2020 — — — — Niobrara West 20 10 2 Sept. 21-Oct. 31, Dec. 1-Jan. 15, 2020 21 70% 1:7 — North Platte River 30 15 2 Sept. 21-Oct. 31, Dec. 1-Jan. 15, 2019 23 51% 1:7 —