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6 State Refuges These areas, established by statute, are closed to hunting, except as noted. These are private lands where landowner permission to hunt is required: • Garden County Refuge – Those portions of Garden County within 110 yards of the banks of the North Platte River are open to archery deer hunting Sept. 1-Oct. 31, EXCEPT that portion within the Clear Creek Refuge portion of Clear Creek WMA west of the Garden County line is open to deer hunting during all established deer seasons from Sept. 1 through the Sunday before Thanksgiving. • Dodge-Saunders County Refuge – Open to all deer hunting. • Boyd-Holt County Refuge – Open to all deer hunting. • Lincoln County Refuge – Open to all deer hunting. U.S. Forest Service Lands (USFS) • The U.S. Forest Service restricts all motorized travel on the Nebraska National Forest and Grasslands to designated roads or trails. • Routes are designated "open" or "closed" for motorized travel. Cross-country or off-road uses of motorized vehicles are prohibited, unless routes or areas are designated open. Motor vehicle use for big game retrieval and dispersed camping is allowed within 300 feet of most roads and trails that are designated open. • Areas in Nebraska include Bessey Ranger District near Halsey, McKelvie National Forest near Valentine, Pine Ridge Ranger District near Chadron and Oglala National Grassland near Crawford. • Refer to the Motor Vehicle Use Maps issued by the U.S. Forest Service for other regulations. They may be obtained CVCNN(QTGUV5GTXKEG&KUVTKEVQHſEGUD[TGSWGUVCV75 Forest Service, 125 N. Main St., Chadron, NE 69337, 308-432-0300, or by visiting fs.usda.gov/nebraska. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lands (USACE) • The Corps owns and manages multiple- purpose properties in Nebraska that provide public recreation opportunities. Ŗ 6JGUGRTQRGTVKGUJCXGCTGCURGEKſETGIWNCVKQPUHQT RWDNKEWUGTGNCVGFVQJWPVKPIſUJKPIVTCRRKPICPF other activities. • Missouri River USACE lands downstream of Gavins Point Dam are part of the Missouri River Recovery Program. More information can be found by visiting moriverrecovery.usace.army.mil. Click the "Maps" tab, and then click the "MRRP Sites page" link. • Information on Missouri River USACE lands upstream of Gavins Point Dam along Lewis and Clark Lake can be found by visiting www.nwo.usace.army.mil/gavinspoint or you can contact the Lewis and Clark Visitor Center at 402-667-2546. • For more information on USACE lands surrounding Harlan County Lake, visit www.nwk.usace.army. mil/Locations/District-Lakes/Harlan-County-Lake QTEQPVCEVVJG*CTNCP%QWPV[2TQLGEVQHſEGCV 308-799-2105. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lands (USFWS) Waterfowl Production Areas (WPA) – These federal lands are purchased with Federal Duck stamp revenue. They are open to public recreation, but camping is prohibited. Nontoxic shot is required and other special regulations may apply. For more information, visit fws.gov/refuge/rainwater_basin_wmd. National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) – These are federally managed lands. Parts of many national wildlife refuges are open to hunting QTſUJKPI5RGEKCNTGIWNCVKQPUCRRN[%JGEM with each refuge for special regulations at fws.gov/refuges/. Natural Resources District Lands (NRD) • NRDs own and manage multiple-purpose properties in Nebraska that provide public recreation opportunities. Ŗ 6JGUGRTQRGTVKGUJCXGCTGCURGEKſETGIWNCVKQPU TGNCVGFVQJWPVKPIſUJKPIVTCRRKPICPFQVJGT activities. • Information on NRD lands can be found by visiting nrdnet.org/recreation, contacting individual NRDs or within the Public Hunting Lands Map Sheet Index on pages 116-126. Area regulations also are typically posted on site.

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