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Natural Resources District
• These lands are owned by local government entities; special regulations apply.
• Some NRD-owned lands are managed by the NRDs and some are managed by Game and Parks as
WMAs.
• Contact the nearest NRD office for more information about these lands.
Conservation Partners
• These lands and are owned or managed by conservation partners such as Platte River Basin
Environments,
Pheasants and
Quail Forever, and
Ducks Unlimited.
Check with those
organizations for
special regulations.
Open Fields
and Waters Program
• These are private
lands open to
walk-in hunting,
trapping and/or
fishing. Game and
Parks' OFW program
provides financial
incentives to private
landowners willing
to allow access.
In 2020-2021, the
program provided public access opportunities on more than 372,000 land acres, 549 acres of
ponds and lakes, and 45 stream miles across Nebraska. Visit OutdoorNebraska.gov/OFW for more
information.
Other Public Access Programs
• The Platte River Recreation Access Program provides limited, walk-in public access on select lands
through an online reservation system. Visit PlatteAccess.org.
• The Passing Along the Heritage Program provides youth and their mentors access on select
lands through an online reservation system. Only youth under the age of 18 may hunt. Visit
OutdoorNebraska.org/PATH.
PRIVATE LANDS
Most hunting and trapping in Nebraska is done on private land, where trespassing is prohibited by law.
Hunters and trappers must get permission before hunting or trapping on private land that is not part of a
public access program, whether it is posted or not.
CLOSED LANDS
You may not hunt in, unless otherwise posted, state wayside areas, hatcheries, reserves, state refuges or
any roadway or highway, including the right-of-way.
RED PAINT MARKS INDICATE CLOSED TO HUNTING
The landowner or tenant who is the principal operator of a farm
or ranch may post such property to allow for hunting, by written
permission only, by placing identifying red paint marks on trees or
posts in the following manner:
• The marks shall be vertical lines of at least 8 inches in length
and 3 inches in width on trees or on any post that is not
metal. If metal posts are used, the marks shall completely
surround the post and extend down at least 8 inches from
the top of the metal post. The bottom edge of the identifying
red paint marks shall be not less than 3 feet and not more
than 5 feet off the ground;
• The marks shall be readily visible to any person approaching
the property; and
• The marks shall be placed at each field entrance and shall
not be more than 100 yards apart.
