Skip to main content
🌲 WildPass

🦆 Upper Decatur Bend Wildlife Management Area

Wildlife Mgmt Area📍 Nebraskaauto-imported (OSM)
Cost of access
Unknown — check official site
🦉 Birdwatching🥾 Hiking🦌 Hunting
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
🧭 Navigate there
Google MapsApple MapsWaze
Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

🧭 Keep exploring nearby

All public land in Nebraska →

The closest public places to Upper Decatur Bend Wildlife Management Area, straight-line distance.

4 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Blue Lake Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
9 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Badger Lake Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
11 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 IHAP Hunting Access — Monona County
Free — public hunting (IA license required)
13 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Open Fields & Waters — Burt County
Free — walk-in hunting, trapping & fishing (NE permit required)
14 mi away · National Park
🏞️ Pelican Point State Recreation Area
Unknown — check official site
14 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Turin Preserve Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
14 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Loess Hills Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
16 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Snyder Bend Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site

🎫 Entry requirements — NE state lands

Required passPark entry permit
NE residents$7/vehicle/day
Out-of-state visitors$14/vehicle/day
Annual option$35 res / $70 non-res

Typical published rates — fees change; confirm at the official site before travel. Hunting/fishing licenses are always separate from entry passes.

📋 Standard rules — Wildlife Mgmt Areas

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page always controls.

  • Managed FOR hunting: expect hunters in season, wear blaze orange, and check season dates before hiking
  • State hunting/fishing license (and sometimes a WMA stamp) required for take; some states require it just to enter
  • Dog training, target shooting, and camping rules vary — check the area's page