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5 • Trailer-launched boats are prohibited on enrolled sites unless posted signs allow it. Temporary portable blinds are allowed unless otherwise posted. • They should be removed at the close of the hunting day. • Portable tree stands are allowed unless otherwise posted, but should not be installed, used or left in place from Feb. 1 through Aug. 15. • In addition, portable-type tree steps that attach to the tree with chains or ropes, or that screw into the tree are permitted on these public access sites. Every effort is made to ensure quality habitat is enrolled. • If habitat quality becomes inadvertently degraded after enrollment, the landowner is held harmless in his agreement. • If landowner actions result in significant habitat degradation, OFW payment will be adjusted or withheld. For example, the USDA can authorize landowners with CRP to harvest forage from enrolled lands through managed or emergency haying and grazing provisions. This can be beneficial as landowners often use these techniques to enhance habitat for subsequent years. If the habitat on an enrolled site is removed or degraded, the site will still appear in the Atlas and be posted open to hunting and trapping. However, Game and Parks staff will inspect all enrolled sites and adjust contract payments for acres that no longer provide acceptable wildlife cover. This information is only a summary of applicable hunting, trapping, and fishing regulations. For more complete information, visit OutdoorNebraska.gov/Guides/ and select the guide or guides that apply to your intended activity. ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC AREAS State Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) • These areas are state-owned or managed. • Hunting and trapping are allowed in season, unless otherwise posted. • Portable tree stands shall not be installed, used or left in place on these areas from Feb. 1 through Aug. 15. • It is unlawful to build or use permanent or semi-permanent tree stands that attach to any tree with nails, screws, bolts or wire. • Camping is allowed, unless otherwise posted. • Fires are allowed only in fireplaces, grills or fire rings, where provided by Game and Parks. • Use of propane or gas stoves and charcoal grills is allowed. • Motorized vehicles are restricted to roadways, parking areas or trails designated for such use. • Target shooting is allowed on most areas, unless otherwise posted (refer to Public Hunting Lands Map Sheet Index on pages 114-123) State Parks (SP) and State Recreation Areas (SRA) • Portions of some state parks and state recreation areas are open to hunting from the Tuesday following Labor Day through the end of the spring turkey hunting season. • Special regulations apply. • A park entry permit is required for each vehicle. • Hunting is prohibited within 100 yards of any public-use facility or activity area, including picnic areas, campgrounds, private cabins, concession areas, boat ramps, and parking lots. State Historical Parks (SHP) • Hunting is prohibited at state historical parks, except when in accordance with general hunting regulations and special area regulations. • Trapping is authorized only by special permit and only when depredation is occurring. 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 Sept. 1-Oct. 31, EXCEPT that portion within the Clear Creek Refuge portion of Clear Creek WMA west of the Garden County line is open to deer hunting during all established deer seasons from Sept. 1 through the Sunday before Thanksgiving. • Dodge-Saunders County Refuge – Open to all deer hunting. • Boyd-Holt County Refuge – Open to all deer hunting. • Lincoln County Refuge – Open to all deer hunting. U.S. Forest Service Lands (USFS) • The U.S. Forest Service restricts all motorized travel on the Nebraska National Forest and Grasslands to designated roads or trails. • Routes are designated "open" or "closed" for motorized travel. Cross-country or off-road uses of motorized vehicles are prohibited, unless routes or areas are designated open. Motor vehicle use for big game retrieval and dispersed camping is allowed within 300 feet of most roads and trails that are designated open.

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