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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 properties are opened to walk-in hunting, trapping and/ or fishing through the OFW Program. For more information, contact the nearest Private Lands District Manager as listed on page 7. OPEN FIELDS AND WATERS PROGRAM 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 also prohibited. • 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 nine-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. For details, check the current Nebraska Small Game Guide at OutdoorNebraska.gov/Guides/. • Ponds and lakes are managed under statewide fishing regulations, with the exception of largemouth bass, which have a 21-inch minimum length limit and the daily bag limit may contain only one fish 21 inches or longer: • Panfish (bluegill, green sunfish, orangespotted sunfish, pumpkinseed, redear sunfish, all sunfish hybrids, rock bass, yellow perch, white crappie and black crappie) – Daily bag limit of 15 • Channel catfish – Daily bag limit of five in standing water and 10 in flowing water • For other regulations, check the current Fishing Guide at OutdoorNebraska.gov/Guides/. 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. 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 sm color for manual 12 x 18 yellow HUNT TRAP FISH walk only.indd 1 7/17/2017 2:21:31 PM 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 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 PUBLIC ACCESS BOUNDARY Landowner Permission Required Beyond This Sign 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 smaller for manual 12 x 18 orange HUNT TRAP walk only.indd 1 7/17/2017 3:25:49 PM 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 smaller color for manual 12 x 18 yellow ACCESS ROAD TO PUB HUN FootTrafficOnly num52.indd 1 7/18/2017 2:05:36 PM HUNTING PROHIBITED WITHIN 200 YARDS OF INHABITED DWELLING OR LIVESTOCK FEEDLOT 2016-50336ds smaller for manual 12 x 18 white HUNTING PROHIBITED within 200 yards num8.indd 1 7/18/2017 2:57:06 PM

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