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🤝 Open Fields & Waters — Knox County

Private Land — Open Access📍 Nebraska
Cost of access
Free — walk-in hunting, trapping & fishing (NE permit required)

3,776 acres across 36 enrolled tracts. Nebraska's Open Fields and Waters program — private land and waters leased for free public walk-in access. Contracts vary: all-season hunting, fishing-only, or spring-turkey-only tracts. Exact tract boundaries and current-year enrollment: official program map.

🦉 Birdwatching🎣 Fishing🥾 Hiking🦌 Hunting
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
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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.

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The closest public places to Open Fields & Waters — Knox County, straight-line distance.

17 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
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Free — walk-in hunting, trapping & fishing (NE permit required)
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🌿 Missouri National Recreational River
Unknown — check official site
26 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Open Fields & Waters — Antelope County
Free — walk-in hunting, trapping & fishing (NE permit required)
35 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Open Fields & Waters — Cedar County
Free — walk-in hunting, trapping & fishing (NE permit required)
38 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Open Fields & Waters — Pierce County
Free — walk-in hunting, trapping & fishing (NE permit required)
39 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Open Fields & Waters — Boyd County
Free — walk-in hunting, trapping & fishing (NE permit required)
40 mi away · National Park
🏞️ Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge
Unknown — check official site
41 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Open Fields & Waters — Madison,Pierce County
Free — walk-in hunting, trapping & fishing (NE permit required)

📋 Standard rules — Private Land — Open Accesss

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

  • Private land in a public-access program: foot traffic only unless posted otherwise
  • Stay out of fields with standing crops and away from buildings and livestock
  • The enrollment can end any year — always check current-year program maps