US state
Known for Mule deer

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska bridges whitetail and mule deer opportunity, with mule deer carrying the western-plains feel.

Agency links, deadlines, unit maps, and species opportunities are tied to official sources below.

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Unit Map / Units

Official GIS polygon layers render here when available. Click a unit polygon to ask Jeremiah for practical hunting background; seeded unit cards appear only when no GIS layer has been imported yet.

6 GIS layers

Nebraska Deer Management Units

Official GIS source
species units
18 polygons

Species-specific hunt/tag/management boundaries.

Blue Northwest (Blue Northwest)Republican (Republican)Elkhorn (Elkhorn)Missouri (Missouri)Calamus East (Calamus East)Loup East (Loup East)Calamus West (Calamus West)Loup West (Loup West)Buffalo (Buffalo)Frenchman (Frenchman)Platte (Platte)Sandhills (Sandhills)Upper Platte (Upper Platte)Plains (Plains)Pine Ridge (Pine Ridge)Keya Paha (Keya Paha)Blue Southeast (Blue Southeast)Wahoo (Wahoo)Blue NorthwestRepublicanElkhornMissouriCalamus EastLoup EastCalamus WestLoup WestBuffaloFrenchmanPlatteSandhillsUpper PlattePlainsPine RidgeKeya PahaBlue SoutheastWahoo
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No district / excluded area
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Cream/white gaps are places not covered by this active district layer, such as reservations, national parks, lakes/water, or other excluded/non-district areas. Colors separate hunting-district number series for readability; always verify exact rules, species, and season dates against the official source.

Nebraska Elk Hunting Units

Official GIS source
species units
16 polygons

Species-specific hunt/tag/management boundaries.

Unit 1 (Unit 1)Unit 2 (Unit 2)Unit 3 (Unit 3)Unit 4 (Unit 4)Unit 5 (Unit 5)Unit 6 (Unit 6)Unit 7 (Unit 7)Unit 8 (Unit 8)Unit 9 (Unit 9)Unit 10 (Unit 10)Unit 11 (Unit 11)Unit 12 (Unit 12 )Unit 132 (Unit 132)Unit 14 (Unit 14)Unit 15 (Unit 15)Unit 131 (Unit 131)Unit 1Unit 2Unit 3Unit 4Unit 5Unit 6Unit 7Unit 8Unit 9Unit 10Unit 11Unit 12 Unit 132Unit 14Unit 15Unit 131
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No district / excluded area
State outline
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Cream/white gaps are places not covered by this active district layer, such as reservations, national parks, lakes/water, or other excluded/non-district areas. Colors separate hunting-district number series for readability; always verify exact rules, species, and season dates against the official source.

Nebraska Antelope Hunting Units

Official GIS source
species units
21 polygons

Species-specific hunt/tag/management boundaries.

North Sioux Muzzleloader (North Sioux Muzzleloader)Prairie Muzzleloader (Prairie Muzzleloader)Dismal Late (Dismal Late)Garden Late (Garden Late)Cherry Late (Cherry Late)North Sioux Late (North Sioux Late)Box Butte West Late (Box Butte West Late)Box Butte East Late (Box Butte East Late)Cheyenne Late (Cheyenne Late)Banner North Late (Banner North Late)Banner South Late (Banner South Late)Cheyenne (Cheyenne)Banner South (Banner South)Banner North (Banner North)North Sioux (North Sioux)Box Butte West (Box Butte West)Garden (Garden)Cherry (Cherry)Box Butte East (Box Butte East)Dismal (Dismal)Eastern Sandhills (Eastern Sandhills)North Sioux MuzzleloaderPrairie MuzzleloaderDismal LateGarden LateCherry LateNorth Sioux LateBox Butte West LateBox Butte East LateCheyenne LateBanner North LateBanner South LateCheyenneBanner SouthBanner NorthNorth SiouxBox Butte WestGardenCherryBox Butte EastDismalEastern Sandhills
Map key
No district / excluded area
State outline
100 / 700 series
200 / 800 series
300 / 900 series
400 series
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Hover / clicked

Cream/white gaps are places not covered by this active district layer, such as reservations, national parks, lakes/water, or other excluded/non-district areas. Colors separate hunting-district number series for readability; always verify exact rules, species, and season dates against the official source.

Nebraska Bighorn Sheep Hunting Units

Official GIS source
species units
1 polygons

Species-specific hunt/tag/management boundaries.

PINE RIDGE (PINE RIDGE)PINE RIDGE
Map key
No district / excluded area
State outline
100 / 700 series
200 / 800 series
300 / 900 series
400 series
500 series
600 series
Hover / clicked

Cream/white gaps are places not covered by this active district layer, such as reservations, national parks, lakes/water, or other excluded/non-district areas. Colors separate hunting-district number series for readability; always verify exact rules, species, and season dates against the official source.

Nebraska Mountain Lion Hunting Units

Official GIS source
species units
3 polygons

Species-specific hunt/tag/management boundaries.

Pine Ridge Unit (Pine Ridge Unit)Niobrara River Unit (Niobrara River Unit)Wildcat Hills Unit (Wildcat Hills Unit)Pine Ridge UnitNiobrara River UnitWildcat Hills Unit
Map key
No district / excluded area
State outline
100 / 700 series
200 / 800 series
300 / 900 series
400 series
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Hover / clicked

Cream/white gaps are places not covered by this active district layer, such as reservations, national parks, lakes/water, or other excluded/non-district areas. Colors separate hunting-district number series for readability; always verify exact rules, species, and season dates against the official source.

Nebraska AOSC Deer Units

Official GIS source
special permit
4 polygons

Special hunt, limited-entry, controlled, archery, or permit-only boundary — not a general statewide hunt unit.

Buffalo North (Buffalo North)Frenchman West (Frenchman West)Missouri West (Missouri West)Elkhorn West (Elkhorn West)Buffalo NorthFrenchman WestMissouri WestElkhorn West
Map key
No district / excluded area
State outline
100 / 700 series
200 / 800 series
300 / 900 series
400 series
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600 series
Hover / clicked

Cream/white gaps are places not covered by this active district layer, such as reservations, national parks, lakes/water, or other excluded/non-district areas. Colors separate hunting-district number series for readability; always verify exact rules, species, and season dates against the official source.

GIS unit polygons are loaded for NE. Click any polygon on the map to open Jeremiah with unit background and opportunity notes.

Agency source

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Opportunities

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Applications

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public research mode

Unit map

GIS

ArcGIS REST / Web Map

Agency portals

Official agency, license/application, regulations, draw odds, and harvest stats.

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
US Midwest/South
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Go Outdoors Nebraska is identified by NGPC as the only authorized online permit provider. Draw results page archives application counts, success rates, and point data.

Official agency links are public. Private account tracking is available separately when saved application data exists.

Deadlines

Application, draw, reporting, and point purchase reminders.

No deadlines seeded yet.

Unit boundary source

Official map/GIS source for the future clickable unit-level map.

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Nebraska Public Access Atlas big-game hunting unit layers
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
deer management unit
elk unit
antelope unit
bighorn sheep unit
mountain lion unit
public access atlas

Format: ArcGIS REST / Web Map

Conversion: Current NGPC Public Access Atlas web map references queryable hosted polygon layers: Deer_Mangement_Units_2022 (18), Elk_Hunting_Units_2022 (16), Antelope_Hunting_Units_2022 (21), Bighorn_Hunting_Units_2022 (1), MT_Lion_Hunting_Units_2022 (3), and AOSC_Deer_Units (4).

License/source notes: Official Nebraska Game and Parks Commission ArcGIS Online web map and hosted feature layers; verify seasonal year because several layer names include 2022 while still referenced by the current atlas map.

Open boundary source

Species available

Starter list for this jurisdiction.

No species data yet.

Applications

State/province-specific plans, submitted applications, draw status, and spend.

No applications yet.