Nebraska Platte:deer draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 595 tags, 224 to 1,164 applicants per hunt.
Nebraska · Platte
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At a glance
Deer hunt codes
2
Tags · 2026
595
across 2 hunts
Applicants · 2026
1,388
2.3 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
31–34%
Hardest draw in Platte2026 draw
DEER | General | Platte | Nonresident84 drew, 224 applied.
9th hardest of 22 Nebraska deer draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Deer huntsin Platte
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEER | General | Platte | Nonresident | 84 of 224 drew | ||
| DEER | General | Platte | Resident | 595 of 1,164 drew | 595 |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest & herd
How hunters didand how the herd is doing.
Harvest success by hunt, 2020–2025
% successAll hunters31–38%
38%
38%
36%
31%
34%
34%
202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Harvested bucks 3 years or older (mule deer) 2025
43%
Harvested bucks 3 years or older (whitetail) 2025
38%
Harvested bucks 3 years or older (mule deer) (%)Rising
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Harvested bucks 3 years or older (whitetail) (%)Rising
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Before you apply
- Points
- “Drawings: Deer, General Pronghorn, Landowner Pronghorn & Landowner Bull Elk In preference point drawings, unsuccessful applicants receive a preference point for each year that they are unsuccessful in the permit drawing.”
- Application fee
- “Nonrefundable permit application fees are: Deer, $7; Antelope, $7; Elk, $11.”
- Deadline
- “Nov. 2 – Dec. 4, 2026”
- Tag fee
- “Nonresident Combo Lottery (nonresident-only deer, antelope & turkey): $11.50”
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Platte hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each deer hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Platte · DEER | General | Platte | Nonresident
84 of 224 drew
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Source: NGPC