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ANTLERLESS ONLY
These permits are issued on a management unit basis and valid for the bag limit and season dates listed.
Permit Fee Resident: $42 Nonresident: $103
Season Dates
Archery: Sept. 1 – Dec. 31, 2026 November Firearm: Nov. 14 – 22, 2026
Muzzleloader: Dec. 1 – 31, 2026 Late Firearm Antlerless: Jan. 1 – 15, 2027
Permit Name Quota Bag Limit Special Unit Restrictions 2025 Sell-Out Date
AO Blue NW 1,400 1 AOW T No Nov. 12
AO Blue SE 2,000 1 AOW T No Nov. 4
AO Buffalo 500 1 AOW T No Oct. 24
AO Buffalo North 50 1 AO No Aug. 20
AO Calamus East 100 1 AOW T No Oct. 20
AO Calamus West 200 1 AOW T Yes, see page 19 Nov. 13
AO Elkhorn 200 1 AOW T No July 21
AO Elkhorn West 200 1 AOW T No Oct. 9
AO W T Frenchman 100 1 AOW T Yes, see page 19 July 23
AO Frenchman West 75 1 AO Yes, see page 19 July 9
AO Southwest Reservoirs 50 1 AOW T No July 23
AO Keya Paha 300 1 AOW T No Jan. 2, 2026
AO Loup East 600 1 AOW T No Nov. 16
AO Loup West 100 1 AO No Oct. 26
AO W T Loup West 150 1 AOW T No Nov. 16
AO Missouri 100 1 AOW T No July 23
AO Missouri West 100 1 AOW T No Sept. 1
AO Pine Ridge 100 1 AO, 1 AOW T Yes, see page 19 July 12
AO W T Pine Ridge 200 2 AOW T No Nov. 14
AO Plains 100 1 AO, 1 AOW T No July 23
AO W T Plains 200 2 AOW T No Jan. 5, 2026
AO Platte 50 1 AO No July 9
AO W T Platte 200 1 AOW T No July 23
AO Republican 800 1 AOW T Yes, see page 19 Oct. 26
AO Sandhills 100 1 AO, 1 AOW T Yes, see page 19 Sept. 27
AO W T Sandhills 300 2 AOW T Yes, see page 19 DNS
AO Upper Platte 50 1 AO, 1 AOW T No July 9
AO W T Upper Platte 200 2 AOW T No Nov. 4
AO Wahoo 800 1 AOW T No Oct. 31
RESTRICTIONS:
• AO permits are valid for the legal method of take during Archery, November Firearm, Muzzleloader and Late Firearm
Antlerless seasons.
• Antlerless mule deer may not be taken on lands open to public hunting, except Open Fields and Waters lands.
• See page 19 for special unit restrictions. See page 30 for special access permit areas and the Public Access Atlas for
access details.
See table abbreviations on page 12.
