Nemaha Wildlife Area: hunting, rules and access
Nemaha Wildlife Area is 710 acres by KDWP's count, centered about 6 miles southeast of Seneca, in Nemaha County and deer Unit 9. Camping: yes, in designated areas; equipment: none (KDWP 2026-27).
Data updated October 2026. KDWP's Fall 2026-Spring 2027 summary; KDWP GIS; WIHA 2026-27.
KDWP landWalk-in (WIHA)Nemaha Wildlife AreaOther wildlife areasDeer unit lineLakeHighway
| Acres | 710 acres (KDWP); 718 inside the mapped boundary, water included |
|---|---|
| Location (KDWP) | 1 mile E, 4 S of Seneca |
| Phone | (785) 363-7316 |
| Camping | Yes, in designated areas |
| Boating | Yes, fishing and hunting only |
| Equipment restrictions | None |
| Daily check-in/check-out | Not listed for this area |
| County | Nemaha |
| Deer unit | Unit 9 |
What are the rules on Nemaha Wildlife Area?
KDWP's 2026-27 listing puts no equipment restriction on the area. No other rule is listed.
Source: KDWP's Fall 2026-Spring 2027 Hunting & Furharvesting Regulations Summary, page 11.
Which deer unit is Nemaha Wildlife Area in?
Deer Unit 9, 3,251 square miles, with 3,581 deer taken across the whole unit in 2021. Only the first Whitetail Antlerless-only permit is valid on the area.
Unit 9 gets 1,206 nonresident whitetail permits in 2026, and its extended antlerless firearm season runs Jan. 1-17, 2027 (KDWP deer quotas and draw statistics; KDWP's Fall 2026-Spring 2027 Hunting & Furharvesting Regulations Summary, page 30).
Harvest: KDWP deer harvest by unit (2017 to 2021).
What public and walk-in land is near Nemaha Wildlife Area?
Within five miles: 739 acres of KDWP land (this area included), and 77 acres of WIHA walk-in land on 1 tract. The biggest walk-in tracts reaching into that ring: 80 acres 3.9 miles east (Nov. 1 to Jan. 31).
Measured by FilledTag from USGS PAD-US 4.1 and KDWP Walk-In Hunting Access (WIHA) tracts. County walk-in totals: Nemaha County.
How do you get to Nemaha Wildlife Area?
KDWP's directions: 1 mile E, 4 S of Seneca. Highways within five miles, longest stretch first: KS-63, KS-9, KS-187 and US 36.
| Town | Miles from the boundary | Direction from the area |
|---|---|---|
| Seneca | 5 | northwest |
| Centralia | 6 | southwest |
| Corning | 6 | south |
| Goff | 7 | southeast |
| Oneida | 8 | northeast |
Questions hunters ask
Can you camp at Nemaha Wildlife Area?
Yes, in designated areas, by KDWP's 2026-27 listing, for up to seven days in a row.
Do you have to check in to hunt Nemaha Wildlife Area?
Not by KDWP's 2026-27 list of check-in areas.
Where is Nemaha Wildlife Area?
Its middle is about 6 miles southeast of Seneca, in Nemaha County and deer Unit 9.
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Sources: KDWP's Fall 2026-Spring 2027 Hunting & Furharvesting Regulations Summary, page 7 to 16; KDWP wildlife areas; USGS PAD-US 4.1; KDWP Walk-In Hunting Access (WIHA) tracts; KDWP deer harvest by unit (2017 to 2021). General KDWP public land rules: all wildlife areas. FilledTag is not part of Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.