Waterfowl Production Areas · Nebraska state guide
Nebraska Waterfowl Production Areas
Nebraska has 63 named WPAs totaling 25,926 acres across 11 counties. Each tract below links to a satellite map, GPS coordinates, directions and shooting-hour tables.
Map of Nebraska WPAs
About Nebraska's Waterfowl Production Areas
Waterfowl Production Areas are federally owned wetlands and grasslands bought mostly with Federal Duck Stamp revenue and managed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wetland management districts. Unlike most National Wildlife Refuges, WPAs are generally open to hunting, fishing and trapping under Nebraska state regulations, with a few federal rules on top — walk-in access only, no camping and, in many districts, nontoxic shot for all shotgun hunting. Land next to a WPA is almost always private, and conservation easements are private land too.
In Nebraska, WPAs are managed by 1 office: Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District (63 WPAs).
Largest WPAs in Nebraska
| WPA | County | Acres | Nearest town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funk WPA | Phelps County | 1,994 | 8.4 mi NE of Holdrege |
| Harvard WPA | Clay County | 1,444 | 24 mi SE of Grand Island |
| Mallard Haven WPA | Fillmore County | 1,246 | 46 mi SE of Grand Island |
| Macon Lakes WPA | Franklin County | 1,197 | 28 mi SE of Holdrege |
| Peterson WPA | Gosper County | 1,156 | 15 mi W of Holdrege |
| Atlanta WPA | Phelps County | 1,147 | 7.3 mi SW of Holdrege |
| Massie WPA | Clay County | 1,080 | 35 mi SE of Grand Island |
| McMurtrey WPA | Clay County | 1,067 | 27 mi S of Grand Island |
| Hannon WPA | Hall County | 969 | 21 mi E of Kearney |
| Prairie Dog WPA | Kearney County | 894 | 13 mi E of Holdrege |
New to WPAs? Read Waterfowl Production Areas explained, upland hunting on WPAs and public-land duck hunting tactics.
All Nebraska WPAs by county
Adams County 2 WPAs · 394 acres
- Kenesaw WPA 231 ac
- Weseman WPA 163 ac
Clay County 19 WPAs · 7,136 acres
- Eckhardt WPA 175 ac
- Glenvil WPA 120 ac
- Green Acres WPA 64 ac
- Hansen WPA 642 ac
- Harms WPA 60 ac
- Harvard WPA 1,444 ac
- Harvard Nw WPA 30 ac
- Hultine North WPA 524 ac
- Hultine South WPA 478 ac
- Lange WPA 160 ac
- Massie WPA 1,080 ac
- McMurtrey WPA 1,067 ac
- Meadowlark WPA 79 ac
- Moger WPA 196 ac
- Rolland WPA 129 ac
- Schuck WPA 80 ac
- Smith WPA 568 ac
- Theesen WPA 81 ac
- Verona WPA 160 ac
Fillmore County 10 WPAs · 3,491 acres
- Brauning WPA 241 ac
- County Line WPA 165 ac
- Griess WPA 21 ac
- Krause WPA 533 ac
- Mallard Haven WPA 1,246 ac
- Miller's Pond WPA 132 ac
- Morphy WPA 90 ac
- Rauscher WPA 252 ac
- Real WPA 231 ac
- Wilkins WPA 581 ac
Franklin County 4 WPAs · 2,148 acres
- Macon Lakes WPA 1,197 ac
- Quadhamer WPA 598 ac
- Ritterbush WPA 194 ac
- Spoonbill Flats WPA 159 ac
Gosper County 3 WPAs · 1,450 acres
- Elley WPA 60 ac
- Peterson WPA 1,156 ac
- Victor Lakes WPA 234 ac
Hall County 1 WPAs · 969 acres
- Hannon WPA 969 ac
Hamilton County 3 WPAs · 1,207 acres
- Nelson WPA 162 ac
- Springer WPA 629 ac
- Troester WPA 417 ac
Kearney County 9 WPAs · 2,889 acres
- Bluestem WPA 76 ac
- Clark WPA 455 ac
- Frerichs WPA 47 ac
- Gleason WPA 571 ac
- Jensen WPA 468 ac
- Killdeer WPA 40 ac
- Lindau WPA 155 ac
- Prairie Dog WPA 894 ac
- Youngson WPA 183 ac
Phelps County 6 WPAs · 4,674 acres
- Atlanta WPA 1,147 ac
- Cottonwood WPA 628 ac
- Funk WPA 1,994 ac
- Johnson WPA 582 ac
- Jones WPA 166 ac
- Linder WPA 156 ac
Seward County 1 WPAs · 286 acres
- Tamora WPA 286 ac
York County 5 WPAs · 1,283 acres
- County Line WPA 247 ac
- Freeman Lakes WPA 347 ac
- Heron WPA 371 ac
- Sinninger WPA 157 ac
- Waco WPA 161 ac