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Antelope
2022 FORECAST
Antelope populations appear to be slightly declining across many parts of Nebraska due to drought and
increased harvest in recent years. Research in western Nebraska showed hemorrhagic disease and drought
in 2021 affected antelope survival and distribution. For 2022, general permits were decreased in several
units to account for decreased populations and harvest success in 2021. Nonresident opportunity is
restricted to statewide archery permits, landowner permits and late doe/fawn.
SEASON DATES:
• Archery: Aug. 20 – Dec. 31, 2022
• Muzzleloader: Sept. 17 – Oct. 2, 2022
• Firearm: Oct. 8 – 23, 2022
• Late Doe/Fawn: Nov. 1, 2022 – Jan. 31, 2023
PERMIT MAXIMUMS
Each person is allowed one antelope permit per year.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF ANTELOPE
• Buck – Antelope with horns longer than its ears.
• Doe/Fawn – Antelope with no horns or with horns shorter than its ears.
PERMIT DRAWING:
• Persons age 12 and older are eligible to apply for antelope permits.
• All either sex rifle and muzzleloader antelope permits are DRAW permits and available during the
application period to residents, resident landowners and nonresident landowners.
• In lieu of participating in the draw, hunters may purchase one antelope preference point per year during
the application period.
• Any forfeited permits may be made available to the next unsuccessful applicant(s), then may go on
sale Aug. 2, 2022.
• The antelope drawing is a preference point-based system and those applicants that were unsuccessful
are given a preference point toward future drawings, with the exception the nonresident landowners
receive 0.9 preference points instead of 1.
• Permits are awarded to applicants with the highest number of points first until the permit quota is
filled.
• All points are lost once a permit is awarded during the drawing, whether first or second choice.
• Draw statistics from previous years can be found at OutdoorNebraska.gov/drawresults.
SPECIAL ACCESS PERMITS
See listings on page 33 to find public lands where access permits are required.
