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4 WILD Nebraska – The WILD Nebraska program utilizes partnerships between landowners and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to improve wildlife habitat on privately- owned lands. Landowners receive incentives for participating in these activities. In exchange, many of these locations are opened to walk-in hunting, trapping, and fishing. Those sites allowing public access are marked with signs indicating that status. For more information about this program, contact the nearest biologist in your area as listed on page 7. GUIDELINES FOR WALK-IN ACCESS SITES Act responsibly in the field: • Obey posted signs and Nebraska hunting, trapping and fishing regulations. • 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. • If fish and game are cleaned on site, pack out the remains. • 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 Atlas and on-site signage will help define areas with prohibited access. 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 are prohibited. Campfires and alcohol are prohibited on the public access sites. • Many sites include cropland areas that are accessible to hunters. Stay within site boundaries. • Sites may be open for specific uses, such as fishing only. Sites are generally open year-round during legal hunting, trapping and fishing seasons. Exceptions include closure during the 9-day November firearm deer season (no public access during that time), spring turkey-only sites, ice- fishing only sites, etc. • Trapping regulations on OFW sites are the same as those on Wildlife Management Areas. Check the current Nebraska Hunting Guide for details. • Ponds and lakes are managed under statewide fishing regulations, which include: • A 15-fish daily bag limit on panfish (bluegill, green sunfish, orangespotted sunfish, pumpkinseed, redear sunfish, all sunfish hybrids, rock bass, yellow perch, white crappie and black crappie). • A five-fish daily bag limit on channel catfish in standing water. • A 10-fish daily bag limit on channel catfish in flowing water. • Check the current Fishing Guide for regulations. Driving vehicles on enrolled public access sites is prohibited. • Habitat destruction, erosion, fire and landowner withdrawal from the program may be consequences of driving on these sites. • Park in designated parking areas or along roads and avoid creating safety hazards for other vehicles. • Do not drive on private field roads and lanes unless signs indicate that this is allowed. • Non-motorized portable watercraft is allowed unless otherwise posted. • Trailer-launched boats are prohibited on enrolled sites unless posted signs allow it.