Bazile Creek WMA: hunting, rules and access
Bazile Creek WMA is 3,971 acres of Game and Parks land, centered just northeast of Niobrara, in Knox County and the Missouri deer unit.
Data updated October 2026. Game and Parks' 2026-27 Public Access Atlas and property layer; OFW 2026-27.
Game and Parks landArmy Corps of EngineersBLMOpen Fields and WatersBazile Creek WMAOther WMAsDeer unit lineLakeHighway
| Acres | 3,971 (Game and Parks); 3,972 inside the mapped boundary |
|---|---|
| District and atlas sheet | NE, map sheet 33 |
| County | Knox |
| Deer unit | Missouri |
| Facilities Game and Parks maps | boat ramp |
| On Game and Parks' records since | 2019 |
Which deer unit is Bazile Creek WMA in?
The Missouri deer unit, 3,159 square miles, with 2,242 deer taken across the whole unit in 2025. No antlerless mule deer here.
Unit Buck permits for the Missouri unit in 2026: Missouri 2,600 (1 AD, sold out Nov. 7 in 2025) (Game and Parks' 2026 Big Game Guide, page 13).
Harvest: Game and Parks' 2026 Big Game Recommendations.
What public and walk-in land is near Bazile Creek WMA?
Within five miles: 7,083 acres of Game and Parks land, 5,498 acres of Army Corps of Engineers and 31 acres of BLM (this area included), and 41 acres of OFW walk-in land on 2 tracts. The biggest walk-in tracts reaching into that ring: 30 acres 4.9 miles south (All Hunting Seasons and Trapping) and 15 acres 1.2 miles west (All Hunting Seasons and Trapping). Nearest WMAs: Niobrara Confluence WMA (under a mile) and Bohemia Prairie WMA (4.1 mi).
Measured by FilledTag from USGS PAD-US 4.1 and Game and Parks Open Fields and Waters, 2026-2027. County walk-in totals: Knox County.
How do you get to Bazile Creek WMA?
Highways within five miles, longest stretch first: N-12 and N-14.
| Town | Miles from the boundary | Direction from the area |
|---|---|---|
| Niobrara | under 1 | southwest |
| Santee | 4 | northeast |
| Verdel | 8 | northwest |
| Verdigre | 9 | south |
| Center | 11 | southeast |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Bazile Creek WMA?
Its middle is just northeast of Niobrara, in Knox County and the Missouri deer unit.
How big is Bazile Creek WMA?
3,971 acres by Game and Parks' count; 3,972 acres inside the boundary on Game and Parks' map, in 7 pieces.
Is there walk-in land near Bazile Creek WMA?
Yes: 41 acres of OFW land on 2 tracts within five miles, on Game and Parks' 2026-27 map.
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Sources: Game and Parks' 2026-27 Public Access Atlas; Game and Parks properties (WMAs, recreation areas, parks); USGS PAD-US 4.1; Game and Parks Open Fields and Waters, 2026-2027; Game and Parks' 2026 Big Game Recommendations. General WMA rules: all WMAs. FilledTag is not part of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.