Public Land Hunting & Fishing in Nebraska

Free and permit-required public hunting and fishing areas in Nebraska: national forests, BLM land, state WMAs, and wildlife refuges. 4 areas listed.

National Forests 2
Nebraska National Forest (Bessey District)
Thomas, Blaine, Custer, Logan County · 242,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
The Nebraska National Forest's Bessey Ranger District contains the largest hand-planted forest in the United States, est...
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Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest
Cherry County · 116,000 acres
🦌 Hunting Free Access
Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest encompasses 116,000 acres of planted ponderosa pine and native Sandhills grassland in...
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Wildlife Refuges 2
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge
Cherry County · 71,516 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Valentine NWR encompasses 71,516 acres of the Nebraska Sandhills — the largest sand dune region in the Western Hemispher...
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Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District
Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Fillmore, Franklin, Hamilton, Harlan, Kearney, Nuckolls, Phelps, Webster, York County · 9,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
The Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District manages over 9,000 acres of restored wetland easements in south-central...
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