Game and Parks 2018 PHEASANT HUNTING TRIP PLANNER Featuring the Pine Ridge and Southwest Nebraska

Pheasant hunt Nebraska, where you will find: • Affordable prices Pheasant Hunting Opportunities • Mixed-bag hunting opportunities • Concentrated areas of intense habitat management and access for pheasants and upland game in the southwest Nebraska • Abundant quail populations in some areas of pheasant habitat

Where to Hunt Good Pheasants have a statewide distribution; however, certain Best areas of the state have higher densities than others. In addition, some areas have more public access options than others. The area with the greatest number of birds and most access is the Pine Ridge and southwest part of the state. Most Pheasant Season Dates of the access can be found on Wildlife Management Areas Anticipated: October 27, 2018 – January 31, 2019 (WMAs) and Open Fields and Waters sites (OFW). Youth Season: October 20 – 21, 2018 Public Lands Hunting Opportunities Permits and Stamps 2017 The Open Fields and • Annual nonresident hunt – $97 Waters program is • Two-day nonresident small game hunt – $67 PUBLIC ACCESS ATLAS designed to enhance • Nebraska Habitat Stamp (required) – $25 FOR WALK-IN HUNTING, TRAPPING, AND FISHING IN NEBRASKA wildlife habitat and increase public walk- How to Buy a Permit in hunting, fishing and Online at OutdoorNebraska.org or via mobile device. trapping opportunities on private lands. The Contact Us Nebraska Public Access Atlas identifies and For more information about pheasant hunting or things to do in consolidates these access the area, contact: areas on public and The Open Fields and Waters Program is a joint project • Northwest District Office in Alliance at 308-763-2940 of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and valued partners. This atlas is valid through July 2018. private lands into an atlas Funding support provided by: specifically for hunters, • Southwest District Office in North Platte at 308-535-8025 trappers and anglers.

Learn more at OutdoorNebraska.org The Atlas is available where permits are sold and online at: OutdoorNebraska.org/maps

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Other Activities to Enjoy During Your Stay Where to Stay • Nebraska pheasant hunters can add variety to their hunting Enjoy Nebraska’s Midwestern hospitality with a stay at one of trip. Quail season hunting dates are anticipated to be the same dates our state parks or state recreation areas (SRA). Contact our as pheasant season again in 2018. Abundant quail can be found reservation call center at 402-471-1414 (Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to throughout the southern portions of the state, where ample WMAs 6 p.m., CT) for information on: and OFW sites offer great opportunities. Your Nebraska small game hunting permit and habitat stamp gives you a complete mixed-bag Pine Ridge Area opportunity that not only includes pheasant and quail, but waterfowl • State Park – near Crawford in Dawes County and grouse, too. • – near Chadron in Dawes County • Nebraska is the best turkey hunting destination in the Southwest Area country. Plan to add a fall turkey hunt to your trip. Permits are • Ranch SRA – North Platte in Lincoln County unlimited in quantity and sold over-the-counter. Hunters may • Lake McConaughy and Lake Ogallala SRAs – near Ogallala in purchase up two fall permits. These affordable permits include a $8 Keith County youth permit. • Medicine Creek Reservoir SRA – near Cambridge in Frontier County • Hunt Nebraska deer season with over-the-counter permits, • Red Willow Reservoir SRA – near McCook in Red the opportunity to hunt the rut and $8 youth permits for residents Willow County and nonresidents. Contact us at 1-800-742-0056 for more information on obtaining a deer permit for the portion of the state Other places to stay and dine in the area: you plan to hunt. • North Platte, Lincoln County – visitnorthplatte.com • Don’t leave home without your fishing pole! Lake • Ogallala, Keith County – visitogallala.com McConaughy is one of the best reservoirs in the state for walleyes • Chadron, Dawes County – chadron.com and offers a variety of other species such as white bass and wipers. For a full list of where to stay and things to do while in Lake McConaughy’s sister lake, Lake Ogallala, offers excellent trout Nebraska, go to OutdoorNebraska.org or VisitNebraska.gov. fishing. Medicine Creek, Red Willow, Swanson and Enders SRAs offer anglers great fall fishing opportunities for white bass, wipers, crappie and catfish. Purchase an affordable one- or three-day Go Online at OutdoorNebraska.org nonresident fishing license and enjoy a fun side trip from your hunt. • Find interactive and • Buy a permit mobile maps • Find places to hunt • Read Turkey and Small • Find lodging Game hunting guides accommodations and • Find season information make reservations and dates • Read Fishing guide

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