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BULL 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 elk of either sex. Additional restrictions are noted. See maps
for unit descriptions.
Permit Fee
Resident: $210* Resident Landowner: $55*
Nonresident Landowner: $602*
*Includes $11 nonrefundable application fee
Season Dates
Archery: Sept. 1 – Oct. 3 and Dec. 16 – 31, 2026
Firearm: Sept. 21 – Oct. 31 and Dec. 16 – 31, 2026
Permit Name
Quota
Special Unit
Restrictions
2025 General 2025
Minimum
Points - LO
Gen Landowner Applicants 0 Point Odds**
Unit 1 12 9
Yes, see below
1340 1:487 3
Unit 2 7 5 No 374 1:227 0
Unit 3 12 9 No 553 1:215 4
Unit 4 22 16 No 724 1:143 1
Unit 5 20 15 No 1,502 1:367 3
Unit 6 10 7
Yes, see below
313 1:125 2
Unit 7 12 9 No 270 1:60 1
Unit 8 6 4 No 77 1:44 0
Unit 9 4 3 No 83 1:53 1
Unit 10 6 4 No 106 1:58 0
Unit 11 3 2 No 41 1:52 1
Unit 12 7 5 No 151 1:73 0
Unit 131 3 2 No
34
1:34 0
Unit 132 3 2 No
87
1:90 2
Unit 14 8 6 No 146 1:50 0
RESTRICTIONS:
Access permit required to hunt Fort Robinson SP and Fort Niobrara NWR.
** 2025 0-point pool draw odds. For 2026, the general bull drawing is converting to a points-squared
system. The number of applications in the drawing will be the applicants number of bonus points plus 1, i.e.,
an applicant with 8 bonus points will have 64 + 1 = 65 applications in the drawing.
