Hunt area 8 antelope, type 1 (Any Antelope) - nonresident special draw

Hunt code
A-008-1-S
Unit
8, Niobrara
Weapon
Any weapon
Draw years
2021–2026

In 2026, 41 of 41 nonresidents drew (100%). The preference draw reached 0 points.

Harvest success in 2025 was 88.3%.

2026 draw by point level

First-choice applicants at each point level, and how many of them drew.

PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
255100%
188100%
Over 0, under 11010100%
01818100%
Under 000–
All4141100%

Year by year

YearPermitsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts needed
20265441410
20256343430
20246214140
20235470410
20224825250
20217927270
01202120222023202420252026
NonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
202521318888.3%
202316014993.1%

Reading these numbers

Nonresident elk, deer and antelope, and everyone's moose and bighorn sheep: 75% of each hunt's licenses go to the preference-point draw, highest points first (party points are averaged), and the other 25% are drawn at random among everyone who missed, points ignored. Residents draw elk, deer and antelope at random with no points; mountain goat, bison and the doe/fawn, cow/calf and ewe/lamb licenses are random for everyone. Nonresident 'special' licenses cost more and are drawn as a separate pool (hunt codes ending -S).

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Other hunts in unit 8

Units listed next to it

In WGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.