Medicine Creek WMA: hunting, rules and access
Medicine Creek WMA is 7,487 acres of Game and Parks land, centered about 10 miles southeast of Stockville, in Frontier County and the Frenchman deer unit.
Data updated October 2026. Game and Parks' 2026-27 Public Access Atlas and property layer; OFW 2026-27.
Game and Parks landBureau of ReclamationState park or recreation areaOpen Fields and WatersMedicine Creek WMAOther WMAsDeer unit lineLakeHighway
| Acres | 7,487 (Game and Parks); 8,639 inside the mapped boundary |
|---|---|
| District and atlas sheet | SW, map sheet 19 & 20 |
| County | Frontier |
| Deer unit | Frenchman |
| On Game and Parks' records since | 1964 |
Which deer unit is Medicine Creek WMA in?
The Frenchman deer unit, 6,013 square miles, with 1,985 deer taken across the whole unit in 2025. The Frenchman unit has special rules in the Big Game Guide (page 19).
Unit Buck permits for the Frenchman unit in 2026: Frenchman 1,000 (1 Buck, sold out R - DRAW, NR - DRAW in 2025) and Frenchman WT 500 (1 WT Buck, sold out July 23 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 Medicine Creek WMA?
Within five miles: 7,164 acres of Game and Parks land, 422 acres of state park or recreation area and 320 acres of Bureau of Reclamation (this area included), and 1,300 acres of OFW walk-in land on 5 tracts. The biggest walk-in tracts reaching into that ring: 1,874 acres 3.2 miles southeast (All Hunting Seasons and Trapping), 223 acres 3.5 miles south (CRP), 160 acres 4.4 miles northwest (CRP) and 43 acres 3.4 miles south (All Hunting Seasons and Trapping). Nearest WMAs: Burton's Bend WMA (9 mi).
Measured by FilledTag from USGS PAD-US 4.1 and Game and Parks Open Fields and Waters, 2026-2027. County walk-in totals: Frontier County.
How do you get to Medicine Creek WMA?
Highways within five miles, longest stretch first: N-18.
| Town | Miles from the boundary | Direction from the area |
|---|---|---|
| Stockville | 4 | northwest |
| Cambridge | 7 | south |
| Bartley | 10 | south |
| Holbrook | 11 | southeast |
| Curtis | 14 | northwest |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Medicine Creek WMA?
Its middle is about 10 miles southeast of Stockville, in Frontier County and the Frenchman deer unit.
How big is Medicine Creek WMA?
7,487 acres by Game and Parks' count; 8,639 acres inside the boundary on Game and Parks' map, in 2 pieces.
Is there walk-in land near Medicine Creek WMA?
Yes: 1,300 acres of OFW land on 5 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.