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drawing.
• Landowner Antlerless permits are drawn on a lottery system following the completion of
the Bull permit drawing from the same application. Applicants have one chance in the
antlerless drawing.
• All points are lost when a bull permit is issued from the drawing.
• In lieu of participating in the draw,
landowners may purchase one elk
preference point per year during the
application period, or general elk hunters
may purchase one bonus point.
• Draw statistics 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.
LANDOWNER ELK PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS
1. Obtain an application by requesting from the Commission by telephone, picking up from
Commission district offices, or downloading from OutdoorNebraska.gov (search for
landowner permits).
2. Determine if your land is in an elk zone and if you qualify.
3. Between May 18 and May 29, 2026, deliver completed application and application fee to
the following Commission district office only, depending on unit. Applications received
after 5 p.m. on May 29, 2026, will be rejected.
• Northwest District - 1317 W. Third St., Alliance, NE 69301. Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 and
11.
• Bassett Service Center - 524 Panzer St., Bassett, NE 68714. Units: 6, 7 and 14.
• Southwest District - 301 E. State Farm Road, North Platte, NE 69101. Unit: 5, 12, 131
and 132.
4. District staff will validate your application and enter in drawing, if eligible.
5. Failure to provide complete and accurate information may lead to disqualification.
ELK AND PRIVATE LAND
Most elk in Nebraska live on private land,
and elk hunters should be prepared to gain
access to private land to hunt elk.
Landowner permission is always required
to hunt on private land.
ELK MANAGEMENT UNIT DIFFERENCES
Units 1-7 align with areas of historic elk use and numbers; quality and permit success
should remain similar to previous years. Units 8-12, 14 and 131 and 132 include peripheral
areas where elk use is less predictable; quality and success rates likely are to be lower.
Unit 15, which has no permit quota, includes much of eastern Nebraska, where elk use is
intermittent. Permits for Units 1-12, 14 and 131 and 132 also are valid in Unit 15, to allow
for hunter harvest of elk in eastern Nebraska.
