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12 | Big Game Info: 402-471-0641 STATEWIDE DEER Statewide permits are valid statewide for the bag limit and season dates listed. Restrictions are noted. Permit Name Quota Bag Limit Season Dates Special Unit Restrictions Permit Fee (R/NR) Statewide ** Archery R - UNL 1 AD 2 Sept. 1 – Dec. 31, 2026 Yes, see page 19 $42/$379 NR - 3,000 1 AD 2 Statewide ** Muzzleloader R - UNL 1 AD 2 Dec. 1 – 31, 2026 Yes, see page 19 $42/$379 NR - 1,000 Statewide Whitetail Buck 8,000 1 WT Buck Archery: Sept. 1 – Dec. 31, 2026 Firearm: Nov. 14 – 22, 2026 Muzzleloader: Dec. 1 – 31, 2026 No $100.50/ $838 Restricted Statewide Buck 1,000 1 Buck* Archery: Sept. 1 – Dec. 31, 2026 Firearm: Nov. 14 – 22, 2026 Muzzleloader: Dec. 1 – 31, 2026 Yes, see below $143/$888 Statewide Buck R - 70 1 Buck Archery: Sept. 1 – Dec. 31, 2026 Firearm: Nov. 14 – 22, 2026 Muzzleloader: Dec. 1 – 31, 2026 No $198/ $1,113 NR - 30 * a mule deer may not be taken in the Buffalo, Frenchman, Pine Ridge, Platte, or Republican management units ** draw permit for nonresidents, includes nonrefundable $7 application fee Antlerless mule deer may not be taken on lands open to public hunting, except Open Fields and Waters lands. • All points are lost once a permit is awarded during the drawing, whether first or second choice. • Youth may apply for a draw unit permit at age 9 provided they are age 10 by the start of the season. • Draw results from previous years can be found at OutdoorNebraska.gov (Search Draw Results). • Any forfeited permits may be made available to the next unsuccessful applicant(s), then may go on sale Aug. 5, 2026. NONRESIDENT EITHER-SEX/BUCK-ONLY PERMIT QUOTA Nonresidents are limited to 9,000 either-sex or buck-only permits, excluding landowner and youth permits. No more than 3,000 Archery and 1,000 Muzzleloader permits will be sold to nonresidents. This quota was met Nov. 11 for the 2025 season. TABLE ABBREVIATIONS: R – Resident AO – Antlerless Only NR – Nonresident AOWT – Antlerless Only Whitetail AD – Any deer/any mule deer or whitetail WT – Whitetail Deer AD 2 – Any deer except antlerless mule deer MD – Mule Deer UNL – Unlimited DNS – Did Not Sell Out DEER DRAW PERMITS Residents Platte Frenchman Nonresidents Sandhills Upper Platte Platte Republican Plains Buffalo Calamus West Loup West Pine Ridge Archery Frenchman Muzzleloader