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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 from Sept� 1 - Oct� 31 with landowner permission,
except; 1) that portion within the Clear Creek Refuge portion of the Clear Creek Wildlife Management
Area west
of the Garden County line is open to deer hunting during all established deer seasons from
Sept� 1 through the Sunday before Thanksgiving�
• Lincoln County Refuge – Sections 21, 26, 27, 28, 34, 35, 36 T14N, R30W in Lincoln County within 110
yards of the banks of the North Platte River are open to deer hunting�
• Boyd-Holt County Refuge – Those portions of Boyd and Holt counties lying west of State Highway No�
11 that occur within 110 yards of the banks of the Niobrara River and its channels are open to all deer
hunting�
• Dodge-Saunders County Refuge – Those portions of Dodge and Saunders counties west of the
Nebraska Highway 92 bridge at Venice within 110 yards of the banks of the Platte River are open to
all deer hunting�
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�
