Nebraska Deer Hunting by County

Nebraska reports its deer harvest by management unit rather than by county, so county-level harvest totals aren't available here. Public land and terrain are still broken out by county below.

See Nebraska season dates or the Nebraska wildlife agency for unit-level harvest data.

Statewide Harvest
Nebraska deer harvest, 2024–25
43,470
Total deer
21,415
Bucks
22,055
Antlerless

Nebraska publishes deer harvest by management unit, not by county, so these are statewide totals — not a county figure. Source: Nebraska Game & Parks.

Updated August 2026

Thomas County18%
Dawes County11%
Sioux County10%
Garden County9%
Cherry County8%
Washington County7%
Keith County6%
Douglas County5%
Clay County5%
Scotts Bluff County5%
Phelps County4%
Lancaster County4%
Sarpy County4%
Cass County3%
Blaine County2%
Nemaha County2%
Fillmore County2%
Johnson County2%
Dixon County2%
Stanton County2%
Kearney County2%
Pawnee County2%
Gosper County2%
Richardson County2%
Hall County2%
Jefferson County2%
Banner County1%
Franklin County1%
Seward County1%
Brown County1%
York County1%
Hamilton County1%
Hitchcock County1%
Rock County1%
Antelope County1%
Nance County1%
Madison County1%
Platte County1%
Saunders County1%
Sherman County1%
Dawson County1%
Knox County1%
Lincoln County1%
Buffalo County1%
Dakota County1%
Keya Paha County1%
Adams County1%
Dodge County1%
Frontier County1%
Gage County1%
Otoe County1%
Sheridan County1%
Cedar County0%
Loup County0%
Pierce County0%
Thayer County0%
Webster County0%
Chase County0%
Custer County0%
Howard County0%
Saline County0%
Burt County0%
Butler County0%
Colfax County0%
Grant County0%
Kimball County0%
Morrill County0%
Boyd County0%
Cuming County0%
Deuel County0%
Dundy County0%
Harlan County0%
Hayes County0%
Holt County0%
Hooker County0%
Merrick County0%
Nuckolls County0%
Red Willow County0%
Wayne County0%
Boone County0%
Box Butte County0%
Cheyenne County0%
Furnas County0%
McPherson County0%
Polk County0%
Valley County0%
Wheeler County0%
Arthur County—
Garfield County—
Greeley County—
Logan County—
Perkins County—
Thurston County—

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