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Landowner elk, antelope permit applications begin May 19

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will take 2025 landowner draw permit applications for elk and antelope May 19-30.

During this period, eligible resident and nonresident landowners may:

  • purchase a preference point or apply for one elk permit.
  • purchase a preference point or apply for one antelope permit in the following units: Banner North, Banner South, Box Butte East, Box Butte West, Cherry, Cheyenne, Dismal, Eastern Sandhills, Garden, North Sioux, Prairie Muzzleloader and North Sioux Muzzleloader.

Permits will be available through the close of the hunting season or until the quota sells out.

Applications begin at 10 a.m. Central time. Mailed applications must be received in Game and Parks’ Lincoln office by 5 p.m. CT and online applications by 11:59 p.m. on the final day of the application period.

There are nonrefundable application fees of $6 for antelope permits and $10 for elk permits.

For more information, visit OutdoorNebraska.gov and search “Landowner permits.”

Read more about 2025 big game seasons in the 2025 Big Game Guide at OutdoorNebraska.gov.


About Jerry Kane

Jerry Kane is the news manager with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. He can be contacted at jerry.kane@nebraska.gov or 402-471-5008.

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