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4 WILD Nebraska – The WILD Nebraska program uses partnerships between landowners and Game and Parks to improve wildlife habitat on private lands. Landowners receive technical assistance as well as incentives for completing habitat restoration and management activities. Many of these RTQRGTVKGUCTGQRGPGFVQYCNMKPJWPVKPIVTCRRKPICPFQTſUJKPI through the OFW Program. For more information, contact the nearest Game and Parks Private Lands District Manager as listed on page 8. OPEN FIELDS AND WATERS PROGRAM GUIDELINES FOR WALK-IN ACCESS SITES Act responsibly in the field: • Obey posted signs and Nebraska hunting, trapping and ſUJKPITGIWNCVKQPU • Respect the rights of landowners. • Treat the land as if it were your own. • Do not litter and pick up any trash left by others. Ŗ +HſUJCPFICOGCTGENGCPGFQPUKVGRCEMQWVVJGTGOCKPU • Do not open gates and avoid stretching fences when entering sites. • Inappropriate behavior may cause landowners to leave the program. Do not walk, hunt, fish or trap on adjacent property or cross fences or roads unless a signed access route is provided. • Hunting with a rifle is prohibited within 200 yards of any inhabited dwelling or livestock feedlot, and trapping or hunting with all other equipment is prohibited within 100 yards. • Trapping also is prohibited within 200 yards of any livestock crossing (road or bridge). The exception to this law is if permission to hunt or trap has been granted by the owner or tenant. The Public Access Atlas and on-site UKIPCIGYKNNJGNRFGſPGCTGCUYKVJRTQJKDKVGFCEEGUU Open Fields and Waters sites are for walk-in hunting, trapping and/or fishing only. • Target shooting, camping, swimming, horseback riding, professional dog training and other unauthorized activities CTGRTQJKDKVGF%CORſTGUCPFCNEQJQNCTGCNUQRTQJKDKVGF Ŗ5KVGUOC[DGQRGPHQTURGEKſEWUGUUWEJCUſUJKPIQPN[ Sites are generally open year-round during legal hunting, VTCRRKPICPFſUJKPIUGCUQPU'ZEGRVKQPUKPENWFGENQUWTG FWTKPIVJGPKPGFC[0QXGODGTſTGCTOFGGTUGCUQP PQ public access during that time), spring turkey-only sites, KEGſUJKPIQPN[UKVGUGVE • Trapping regulations on OFW sites are the same as those on wildlife management areas. For details, check the current Nebraska Small Game Guide at OutdoorNebraska.org/Guides. Ŗ2QPFUCPFNCMGUCTGOCPCIGFWPFGTUVCVGYKFGſUJKPI regulations, with the exception of largemouth bass, which have a 21-inch minimum length limit and the daily bag NKOKVOC[EQPVCKPQPN[QPGſUJKPEJGUQTNQPIGT • 2CPſUJ DNWGIKNNITGGPUWPſUJQTCPIGURQVVGFUWPſUJ RWORMKPUGGFTGFGCTUWPſUJCNNUWPſUJJ[DTKFUTQEM bass, yellow perch, white crappie and black crappie) – Daily bag limit of 15 •%JCPPGNECVſUJŌ&CKN[DCINKOKVQHſXGKPUVCPFKPI water and 10 in flowing water • For other regulations, check the current Fishing Guide at OutdoorNebraska.org/Guides. HUNTING PROHIBITED WITHIN 200 YARDS OF INHABITED DWELLING OR LIVESTOCK FEEDLOT 2016-50336ds Hunting & Trapping Permitted By Walking Only Access PROHIBITED During November Firearm DEER Season DO NOT HUNT, TRAP OR FISH BEYOND FIELD BOUNDARY This site has been enrolled to provide hunting, trapping and/or fishing opportunities with your Habitat Stamp funds. Federal Aid to Fish and Wildlife Restoration and Environmental Trust funds also may have been used. Open Fields and Waters Program Respect the Landowner and the Land! 2016-50336ds Hunting Permitted By Walking Only Spring Turkey Season Only ALL OTHER ACCESS PROHIBITED DO NOT HUNT BEYOND FIELD BOUNDARY This site has been enrolled to provide hunting, trapping and/or fishing opportunities with your Habitat Stamp funds. Federal Aid to Fish and Wildlife Restoration and Environmental Trust funds also may have been used. Open Fields and Waters Program Respect the Landowner and the Land! 2016-50336ds Hunting, Trapping & Fishing Permitted All Species & Seasons By Walking Only DO NOT HUNT, TRAP OR FISH BEYOND FIELD BOUNDARY This site has been enrolled to provide hunting, trapping and/or fishing opportunities with your Habitat Stamp funds. Federal Aid to Fish and Wildlife Restoration and Environmental Trust funds also may have been used. Open Fields and Waters Program Respect the Landowner and the Land! 2016-50336ds Hunting & Trapping Permitted All Species & Seasons By Walking Only DO NOT HUNT OR TRAP BEYOND FIELD BOUNDARY This site has been enrolled to provide hunting, trapping and/or fishing opportunities with your Habitat Stamp funds. Federal Aid to Fish and Wildlife Restoration and Environmental Trust funds also may have been used. Open Fields and Waters Program Respect the Landowner and the Land! 2016-50336ds 2016-50336ds Fishing Permitted By Walking Only VEHICLES RESTRICTED TO DESIGNATED TRAILS DO NOT FISH BEYOND FIELD BOUNDARY This site has been enrolled to provide hunting, trapping and/or fishing opportunities with your Habitat Stamp funds. Federal Aid to Fish and Wildlife Restoration and Environmental Trust funds also may have been used. Open Fields and Waters Program Respect the Landowner and the Land! ACCESS ROAD TO PUBLIC HUNTING FOOT TRAFFIC ONLY 2016-50336ds PUBLIC ACCESS BOUNDARY Landowner Permission Required Beyond This Sign 2016-50336ds

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