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ANTLERLESS ELK
Elk permits are issued on a management unit basis and are valid for the area and season dates listed.
Permits listed are valid for the bag limit of one antlerless elk. Additional restrictions are noted. See maps
for unit descriptions. Antlerless elk permits are valid for all legal weapons during the entire season. See
page 37.
Permit Fee
Resident: $210* Resident Landowner: $55*
Nonresident Landowner: $602* *Includes $11 nonrefundable application fee
Season Dates
Antlerless: Aug. 1, 2026 – Jan. 31, 2027
Early Antlerless: Aug. 1 – Oct. 31, 2026
Late Antlerless: Nov. 1, 2026 – Jan. 31, 2027
• State and federally owned land closed
to Antlerless Elk permits from
Aug. 1 – Sept. 20, 2026.
• Elk hunting is allowed on the Garden
County Game Refuge from Aug. 1 – Oct.
31, 2026.
Permit Name
Permit Quota
Special Unit
Restrictions
2025 Draw Odds
Gen Early Late LO Gen Early Late LO
Unit 1 - 25 35 45 Yes, see below - 1:6.8 1:6.7 1:1.3
Unit 2 - 15 25 30 No - 1:2.9 1:3.7 1:1
Unit 3 - 40 40 60 No - 1:2.5 1:3.9 1:1.4
Unit 4 - 50 30 60 No - 1:4.1 1:4.4 1:1
Unit 5 - 25 20 33 No - 1:20.4 1:10.8 1:2.7
Unit 6 - 20 10 22 Yes, see below - 1:2.9 1:4.8 1:1.3
Unit 7 16 - - 12 No 1:5.5 1:1
Unit 8 30 - - 10 No 1:0.9 1:1
Unit 9 20 - - 15 No 1:4.3 1:1
Unit 10 - 20 20 30 No - 1:1 1:1.8 1:1
Unit 11 13 - - 9 No 1:1.4 1:1
Unit 12 16 - - 12 No 1:6.7 1:1.3
Unit 131 7 - - 5 No 1:3 -
Unit 132 10 - - 7 No 1:6.7 1:1.3
Unit 14 16 - - 12 No 1:5.5 1:1.1
RESTRICTIONS:
Access permit required to hunt Fort Robinson SP and Fort Niobrara NWR.
SPECIAL ACCESS PERMITS
See listings on page 30 to find public lands where access permits are required.
FREE-EARNED LANDOWNER ELK PERMIT
A person who owns or leases at least 80 acres of farm- or ranchland for agricultural purposes
qualifies for an either-sex elk permit – known as a free-earned landowner elk permit – following
the verification of 10 general antlerless elk harvests on their land; immediate family members
are eligible for the permit. The free-earned permit does not affect eligibility for general or
landowner permits. Contact a district office for details. The permit is valid only on the
landowner's land listed on their profile.
