Guide Rock Diversion Dam WMA: hunting, rules and access
Guide Rock Diversion Dam WMA is 518 acres of Game and Parks land, centered about 3 miles west of Guide Rock, in Webster County and the Republican deer unit.
Data updated October 2026. Game and Parks' 2026-27 Public Access Atlas and property layer; OFW 2026-27.
Game and Parks landOpen Fields and WatersGuide Rock Diversion Dam WMAOther WMAsDeer unit lineLakeHighway
| Acres | 518 (Game and Parks); 534 inside the mapped boundary |
|---|---|
| District and atlas sheet | SW, map sheet 32 |
| County | Webster |
| Deer unit | Republican |
| On Game and Parks' records since | 2009 |
Which deer unit is Guide Rock Diversion Dam WMA in?
The Republican deer unit, 4,977 square miles, with 2,565 deer taken across the whole unit in 2025. The Republican unit has special rules in the Big Game Guide (page 19).
Unit Buck permits for the Republican unit in 2026: Republican 50 (1 AD2, sold out R - July 11, NR - DRAW in 2025) and Republican WT 2,000 (1 WT, sold out Oct. 8 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 Guide Rock Diversion Dam WMA?
Within five miles: 737 acres of Game and Parks land (this area included), and 350 acres of OFW walk-in land on 2 tracts. The biggest walk-in tracts reaching into that ring: 237 acres 2.4 miles southeast (CRP) and 113 acres 1.4 miles west (All Hunting Seasons and Trapping).
Measured by FilledTag from USGS PAD-US 4.1 and Game and Parks Open Fields and Waters, 2026-2027. County walk-in totals: Webster County.
How do you get to Guide Rock Diversion Dam WMA?
Highways within five miles, longest stretch first: US 136 and N-78.
| Town | Miles from the boundary | Direction from the area |
|---|---|---|
| Guide Rock | 2 | east |
| Red Cloud | 7 | west |
| Cowles | 8 | northwest |
| Superior | 16 | east |
| Lawrence | 17 | northeast |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Guide Rock Diversion Dam WMA?
Its middle is about 3 miles west of Guide Rock, in Webster County and the Republican deer unit.
How big is Guide Rock Diversion Dam WMA?
518 acres by Game and Parks' count; 534 acres inside the boundary on Game and Parks' map, in 2 pieces.
Is there walk-in land near Guide Rock Diversion Dam WMA?
Yes: 350 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.