Public land that may allow hunting in Nebraska
316 named public land units in Nebraska from PAD-US 4.1: 266 state wildlife & game areas, 5 forests & grasslands, 18 wildlife refuges & WPAs, 1 BLM units, 25 lake & reservoir project lands, 1 other public land units. The largest are Nebraska National Forest, Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest, Oglala National Grassland.
Regulations & licenses: Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
This site does not list seasons, bag limits, license or permit rules. Those change every year and differ by area. Check them with Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (hunting information) before you go, and confirm the specific area is open to the hunting you plan.
All 316 areas, largest first
| Area | Acres (approx.) | Manager | Access | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska National Forest National Forest land | 140,833 | U.S. Forest Service (USDA) | Open access | Thomas County, Dawes County + 2 more |
| Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest National Forest land | 115,684 | U.S. Forest Service (USDA) | Open access | Cherry County |
| Oglala National Grassland National Grassland | 94,509 | U.S. Forest Service (USDA) | Open access | Sioux County, Dawes County |
| Valentine National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | 72,345 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | Cherry County |
| Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | 46,715 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | Garden County |
| Lake Mcconaughy State Recreation Area And Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 33,227 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Keith County |
| Harlan County Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 31,051 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Harlan County |
| Lewis And Clark Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 26,304 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Knox County, Cedar County |
| Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | 19,090 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | Cherry County |
| Clay County Waterfowl Production Area Of Ne Waterfowl Production Area | 7,019 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | Clay County |
| Clear Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 6,124 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Keith County, Garden County |
| BLM Newcastle Field Office Public Lands BLM public land | 5,124 | Bureau of Land Management | Open access | Sioux County, Brown County + 15 more |
| Swanson Lake Bureau of Reclamation project land | 4,973 | Bureau of Reclamation | Open access | Hitchcock County |
| Branched Oak Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 4,790 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Lancaster County, Seward County |
| Phelps County Waterfowl Production Area Waterfowl Production Area | 4,681 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | Phelps County |
| Ponderosa Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 4,468 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Dawes County |
| Desoto National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | 4,389 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | Washington County |
| Buffalo Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 4,168 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Banner County, Scotts Bluff County |
| Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | 3,970 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | Washington County |
| Fillmore County Waterfowl Production Area Waterfowl Production Area | 3,634 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | Fillmore County |
| Metcalf Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 3,364 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Sheridan County |
| Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 3,164 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lincoln County |
| Cottonwood/Steverson Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 2,986 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Cherry County |
| North Platte National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | 2,910 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | Scotts Bluff County |
| Kearney County Waterfowl Production Area Waterfowl Production Area | 2,899 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | Kearney County |
| Sherman Reservoir Bureau of Reclamation project land | 2,730 | Bureau of Reclamation | Open access | Sherman County |
| Petersen Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 2,701 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Sioux County |
| Peterson Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 2,671 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Sioux County |
| Gilbert-baker Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 2,589 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Sioux County |
| Merritt Reservoir Bureau of Reclamation project land | 2,515 | Bureau of Reclamation | Open access | Cherry County |
| Chadron Creek Ranch Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 2,420 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Dawes County |
| John W. And Louise Seier National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | 2,407 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | Rock County |
| Sacramento-wilcox Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 2,276 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Phelps County |
| Cedar Canyon Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 2,263 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Scotts Bluff County |
| Franklin County Waterfowl Production Area Waterfowl Production Area | 2,151 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | Franklin County |
| Elwood Reservoir Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 2,049 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Gosper County |
| Branched Oak Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,986 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Lancaster County |
| Myrtle E. Hall Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,985 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Loup County, Custer County |
| Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,966 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Antelope County |
| Lake Minatare Bureau of Reclamation project land | 1,937 | Bureau of Reclamation | Open access | Scotts Bluff County |
| Wapiti Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,873 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Lincoln County |
| Wood Duck Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,836 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Stanton County |
| Randall W. Schilling Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,812 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Cass County, Sarpy County |
| Bordeaux Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,766 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Dawes County |
| Williams Gap Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,766 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Banner County |
| Harry Strunk Lake Bureau of Reclamation project land | 1,745 | Bureau of Reclamation | Open access | Frontier County |
| Pressey Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,676 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Custer County |
| Pawnee Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 1,670 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Lancaster County |
| Jack Sinn Memorial Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,645 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Lancaster County, Saunders County |
| Enders Reservoir Bureau of Reclamation project land | 1,620 | Bureau of Reclamation | Open access | Chase County |
| Lake Wanahoo State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 1,596 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Saunders County |
| Ballards Marsh Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,589 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Cherry County |
| Hugh Butler Lake Bureau of Reclamation project land | 1,588 | Bureau of Reclamation | Open access | Frontier County |
| Gifford Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,550 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Sarpy County |
| Glenn Cunningham Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 1,527 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Douglas County |
| Box Butte Reservoir Bureau of Reclamation project land | 1,514 | Bureau of Reclamation | Open access | Dawes County |
| Gosper County Waterfowl Production Area Waterfowl Production Area | 1,458 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | Gosper County |
| Plum Creek Valley Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,306 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Brown County |
| Bighorn Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,280 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Dawes County |
| Alexandria Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,213 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Jefferson County |
| Wehrspann Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 1,188 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Sarpy County |
| Thomas Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,141 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Keya Paha County |
| Pawnee Prairie Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,121 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Pawnee County |
| Twin Oaks Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,117 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Johnson County |
| Kansas Bend State wildlife / game area | 1,068 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Nemaha County, Otoe County |
| Darr Strip Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,047 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Dawson County |
| Bassway Strip Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,045 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Buffalo County |
| Niobrara Confluence Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 1,045 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Knox County |
| Branched Oak State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 1,035 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Lancaster County |
| Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area Waterfowl Production Area | 1,029 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | Hamilton County |
| Zorinsky Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 1,016 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Douglas County |
| Pine Glen Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 956 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Brown County |
| York County Waterfowl Production Area Waterfowl Production Area | 941 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | York County |
| Don Dworak Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 934 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Nance County |
| Wilkinson Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 932 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Platte County |
| George D. Syas Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 923 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Platte County |
| Montz Point Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 906 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Scotts Bluff County |
| Bobcat Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 886 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Brown County |
| Missouri National Recreational River National Recreation Area | 872 | National Park Service | Open access | Cedar County, Dixon County |
| Cedar Valley Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 869 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lincoln County |
| Bluestem Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 866 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Lancaster County |
| Peru Bottoms Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 848 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Nemaha County |
| Cornhusker Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 844 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Hall County |
| Osage Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 768 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Johnson County |
| Conestoga Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 759 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Lancaster County |
| Pawnee Lake State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 723 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Lancaster County |
| Rock Glen Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 712 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Jefferson County |
| Twin Lakes Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 711 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Seward County |
| Twin Lakes R.C. Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 696 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Rock County |
| Two Rivers State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 683 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Douglas County, Saunders County |
| Bohemia Prairie Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 679 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Knox County |
| Yellowbanks Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 674 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Madison County |
| Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 672 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Dodge County |
| North River Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 668 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lincoln County |
| Smith Lake Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 660 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Sheridan County |
| Wagon Train Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 658 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Lancaster County |
| Cedar Canyon State Forest State forest | 656 | State: department of natural resources | Open access | Lincoln County |
| Hall County Waterfowl Production Area Waterfowl Production Area | 650 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | Hall County |
| Keller Park Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 644 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Brown County |
| Rose Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 643 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Jefferson County |
| Fort Robinson Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 637 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Sioux County |
| Oak Glen Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 637 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Seward County |
| Seward County Waterfowl Production Area Waterfowl Production Area | 634 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | Seward County, York County |
| Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 631 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Scotts Bluff County, Banner County |
| Guide Rock Diverson Dam State wildlife / game area | 630 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Webster County |
| Elk Point Bend Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 629 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Dixon County |
| Oak Valley Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 627 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Madison County |
| Schlagel Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 612 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Cherry County |
| Twin Lakes Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 597 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Seward County |
| Yankee Hill Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 593 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Lancaster County |
| Stagecoach Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 562 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Lancaster County |
| Hickory Ridge Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 558 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Johnson County |
| Burchard Lake Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 558 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Pawnee County |
| Standing Bear Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 543 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Douglas County |
| Kiowa Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 525 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Scotts Bluff County |
| Lake Ogallala State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 519 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Keith County |
| Willow Lake B.C. Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 513 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Brown County |
| Francis Case Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 512 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Boyd County |
| Ogallala Strip Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 505 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Keith County |
| Yankee Hill Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 492 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Lancaster County |
| Holmes Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 490 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Lancaster County |
| Loup Public Power District Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 489 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Nance County, Platte County |
| Olive Creek Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 488 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Lancaster County |
| Kissinger Basin Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 485 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Clay County |
| Pintail Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 481 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Hamilton County |
| Limestone Bluffs Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 481 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Franklin County |
| Dogwood Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 466 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Dawson County |
| Chat Canyon Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 445 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Cherry County |
| Wagon Train State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 445 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Lancaster County |
| South Pine Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 443 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Brown County |
| Redbird Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 431 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Holt County |
| Rockford Lake State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 422 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Gage County |
| Chet and Jane Fleisbach Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 421 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Morrill County |
| Table Rock Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 419 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Pawnee County |
| Kirkpatrick Basin South Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 417 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | York County |
| Leonard A. Koziol Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 406 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Howard County |
| Meridian Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 403 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Thayer County |
| West Sacramento Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 397 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Phelps County |
| Kirkpatrick Basin North Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 396 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | York County |
| Adams County Waterfowl Production Area Waterfowl Production Area | 395 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | Adams County |
| Shell Lake Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 381 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Cherry County |
| Wiseman Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 379 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Cedar County |
| Pawnee Lake Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 375 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lancaster County |
| Red Fox Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 374 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Stanton County |
| Frye Lake Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 364 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Grant County |
| North Lake Basin Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 362 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Seward County |
| Louisville State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 357 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Cass County |
| Schramm Park State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 353 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Sarpy County |
| Basswood Ridge Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 340 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Dakota County |
| Bridgeport State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 340 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Morrill County |
| Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 329 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Holt County |
| Kirkpatrick Basin Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 322 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | York County |
| Dry Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 320 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Holt County |
| Bowwood Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 320 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Pawnee County |
| White Front Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 320 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Clay County |
| Arrowhead Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 317 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Gage County |
| Red Wing Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 317 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Antelope County |
| Redtail Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 317 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Butler County |
| Bluewing Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 316 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Clay County |
| Rakes Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 315 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Cass County |
| Alfon C. Haring Memorial Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 313 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Franklin County |
| Diamond Lake Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 308 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Gage County |
| Sora Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 307 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Fillmore County |
| Muskrat Run Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 306 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lincoln County |
| Two Rivers Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 302 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Douglas County, Saunders County |
| Little Blue Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 301 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Thayer County |
| Powder Horn Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 281 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Dodge County |
| Wildcat Hills Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 275 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Scotts Bluff County, Banner County |
| South Fork Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 271 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Richardson County |
| Flathead Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 258 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Jefferson County |
| Little Salt Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 256 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Lancaster County |
| Buffalo Bill State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 254 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lincoln County |
| Blue Hole Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 252 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Buffalo County |
| Harold W. Andersen Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 249 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Howard County |
| Rat and Beaver Lake Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 242 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Cherry County |
| Bulrush Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 240 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Clay County |
| Taylor's Branch Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 240 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Pawnee County |
| Wagon Train Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 240 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lancaster County |
| Deep Well Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 238 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Hamilton County |
| Hackberry Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 238 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Antelope County |
| Straight Water Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 237 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Seward County |
| Platte Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 236 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lincoln County |
| Parshall Bridge Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 234 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Boyd County |
| Cottonwood Lake State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 234 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Cherry County |
| Buffalo Bill Ranch State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 233 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Lincoln County |
| Narrows Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 230 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Webster County |
| Bruce Cowgill Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 222 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Merrick County |
| Memphis Lake State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 219 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Saunders County |
| Little Salt Creek West Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 215 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Lancaster County |
| Cozad Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 206 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Dawson County |
| Kinter's Ford Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 206 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Richardson County |
| Kinter Ford Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 204 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Richardson County |
| Fred Thomas Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 203 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Rock County |
| Black Island Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 202 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Cuming County |
| Whitetail Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 201 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Colfax County |
| Dead Timber State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 199 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Dodge County |
| Keller Park State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 199 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Brown County |
| Greenvale Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 198 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Knox County |
| Spikerush Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 195 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | York County |
| Borman Bridge Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 193 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Cherry County |
| Fort Kearny State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 191 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Buffalo County, Kearney County |
| Avocet Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 189 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Grant County |
| Dry Sandy Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 189 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Thayer County |
| Nine Mile Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 189 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Scotts Bluff County |
| Olive Creek State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 188 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Lancaster County |
| Southeast Sacramento Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 187 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Harlan County |
| Sandy Channel State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 180 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Buffalo County, Phelps County |
| Hayes Center Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 179 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Hayes County |
| Mayberry Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 174 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Pawnee County |
| Ayr Lake Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 171 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Adams County |
| Marsh Hawk Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 171 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Fillmore County |
| Redhead Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 171 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Fillmore County |
| Mormon Island State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 169 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Hall County |
| South Sacramento Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 166 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Harlan County |
| Holt Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 165 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Keya Paha County |
| Aspinwall Bend Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 163 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Nemaha County |
| Larkspur Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 163 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Saunders County, Butler County |
| Windmill State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 163 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Buffalo County |
| American Game Association Marsh Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 162 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Brown County |
| American Game Assoc. Marsh Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 162 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Brown County |
| Divoky Acres Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 162 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Saline County |
| Smartweed Marsh Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 161 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Nuckolls County |
| Little Blue East Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 161 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Thayer County |
| Council Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 160 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Nance County |
| Shypoke Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 160 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Seward County |
| South Twin Lake Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 160 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Brown County |
| Anderson Bridge Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 159 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Cherry County |
| Berggren-Young Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 159 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Custer County |
| Hidden Marsh Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 159 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | York County |
| Father Hupp Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 159 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Thayer County |
| Long Pine Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 159 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Brown County |
| Sandpiper Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 159 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Fillmore County |
| Sunny Hollow Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 159 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Nance County |
| Wanamaker Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 158 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Chase County |
| O. John Emerson Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 157 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Holt County |
| Thompson-Barnes Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 157 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Wayne County |
| Arnold Trupp Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 156 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Morrill County |
| Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 156 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Saline County |
| Long Pine State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 155 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Brown County |
| Thomas C. Matter Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 155 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Richardson County |
| Marsh Duck Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 154 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | York County |
| Conestoga Lake State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 149 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lancaster County |
| Conestoga Lake Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 149 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lancaster County |
| Iron Horse Trail Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 141 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Pawnee County, Gage County + 1 more |
| Hershey Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 141 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Lincoln County |
| Bur Oak Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 133 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Seward County |
| Middle Decatur Bend Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 133 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Burt County |
| Lores Branch Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 133 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Pawnee County |
| Martins Reach Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 131 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Hall County |
| Stagecoach Lake State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 128 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Lancaster County |
| Walgren Lake State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 126 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Sheridan County |
| East Odessa Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 123 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Buffalo County |
| Olive Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 123 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lancaster County |
| De Fair Lake Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 122 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Grant County |
| Indian Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 121 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Webster County |
| Prairie Knoll Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 120 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Pawnee County |
| Big Indian Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 119 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Gage County |
| Elm Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 118 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Webster County |
| High Basin Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 118 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Phelps County |
| Hedgefield Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 112 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lancaster County |
| Renquist Basin Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 107 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | York County |
| Margrave Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 106 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Richardson County |
| Four Mile Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 105 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Richardson County |
| Alexandria State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 99 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Jefferson County |
| Bramble Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 97 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Saunders County, Dodge County |
| Goldenrod Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 96 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Deuel County |
| Rock Creek State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 95 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Dundy County |
| Maloney Reservoir State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 94 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lincoln County |
| Bluestem State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 93 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Lancaster County |
| Frenchman Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 93 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Hayes County |
| Bittersweet Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 91 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Deuel County |
| Gadwall Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 90 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Hamilton County |
| Teal Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 90 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lancaster County |
| Johnson Lake State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 89 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Gosper County |
| Killdeer Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 89 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lancaster County |
| Cattail Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 88 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Hall County |
| Nebraska Game and Parks Commission State Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 80 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Otoe County |
| Bluebill Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 80 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Fillmore County |
| Green Wing Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 80 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Clay County |
| Hansen Memorial Reserve Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 80 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lincoln County |
| Triple Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 80 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Otoe County |
| Flatsedge Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 79 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Polk County |
| Bittern's Call Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 78 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Dawson County |
| Willow Island Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 76 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Dawson County |
| Long Lake State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 75 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Brown County |
| Burton's Bend Wildlife Managenemt Area State wildlife / game area | 75 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Furnas County |
| Prairie Marsh Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 73 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Thayer County |
| Pawnee Slough Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 72 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Lincoln County |
| Stagecoach Lake Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 70 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lancaster County |
| Chester Island Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 67 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lincoln County |
| Lookingglass Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 65 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Platte County |
| Lee Rupp Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 65 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Platte County |
| Arbor Lake Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 62 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Lancaster County |
| Wellfleet Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 62 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Lincoln County |
| Denman Island Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 60 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Buffalo County |
| Greenhead Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 60 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Clay County |
| Memphis Lake Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 60 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Saunders County |
| Rhoden Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 59 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Cass County |
| Victoria Springs State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 58 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Custer County |
| Blue Heron Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 57 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Dawson County |
| Verdon State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 54 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Richardson County |
| Big Alkali Lake Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 47 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Cherry County |
| West Gothenburg Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 47 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lincoln County |
| Buffalo Gap National Grassland National Grassland | 45 | U.S. Forest Service (USDA) | Open access | Dawes County, Sioux County |
| Bartley Diversion Dam Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 45 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Red Willow County |
| Norfolk District Office State wildlife / game area | 45 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Madison County |
| Brady Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 44 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) | Lincoln County |
| West Cozad Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 44 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Dawson County |
| Jeffrey Lake Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 43 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Lincoln County |
| Donald Whitney Memorial Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 43 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Gage County |
| Coot Shallows Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 42 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Buffalo County |
| Bluestem Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 41 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lancaster County |
| Fremont Slough Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 41 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lincoln County |
| Wilson Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 41 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Otoe County |
| Rock Creek Station State Recreation Area State wildlife / game area | 41 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Jefferson County |
| Northeast Sacramento Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area | 40 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Kearney County |
Acreage is calculated from simplified PAD-US boundaries for the portion inside Nebraska. “Access” is the PAD-US public access field, not a statement about hunting. National wildlife refuges are generally coded “restricted” in PAD-US because of seasonal or area closures.
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