Nebraska Unit 3:elk draw odds & harvest
4 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 60 tags, 91 to 498 applicants per hunt.
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
4
Tags · 2026
60
across 4 hunts
Applicants · 2026
805
13 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
57–77%
Hardest draw in Unit 32026 draw
ELK | General Bull | Unit 311 drew, 498 applied.
One of Nebraska's hardest elk draws: 7th hardest of 101 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 3
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELK | General Antlerless | Unit 3 Early | 40 of 91 drew | ||
| ELK | General Antlerless | Unit 3 Late | 40 of 124 drew | ||
| ELK | General Bull | Unit 3 | 11 of 498 drew | ||
| ELK | Landowner Antlerless | Unit 3 | 59 of 92 drew | 60 |
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, 2022–2025
% successAll hunters57–77%
77%
72%
57%
202220242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points 2025
100%
Harvested bulls with 6 or more points (%)Rising
20182019202020212022202320242025
Before you apply
- Points
- “Drawing: General Bull Elk In bonus point drawings, applicants receive a bonus point for each year that they are unsuccessful beginning with the implementation of the bonus point process. Bonus points began in 2014 for general bull elk permits. Each applicant has n + 1…”
- Application fee
- “Nonrefundable permit application fees are: Deer, $7; Antelope, $7; Elk, $11.”
- Deadline
- “Nov. 2 – Dec. 4, 2026”
- Tag fee
- “Multiple Entry Super Tag (resident/nonresident elk, deer, antelope & turkey): $11.50”
Map & access
Unit 3and the units around it
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Public land & access
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Members
Unit 3 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each elk hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 3 · ELK | General Antlerless | Unit 3 Early
40 of 91 drew
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Source: NGPC