Nick Lyman WMA: hunting, rules and access
Nick Lyman WMA is 703 acres of Game and Parks land, centered about 19 miles south of Bassett, in Rock County and the Calamus West deer unit.
Data updated October 2026. Game and Parks' 2026-27 Public Access Atlas and property layer; OFW 2026-27.
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| Acres | 703 (Game and Parks); 696 inside the mapped boundary |
|---|---|
| District and atlas sheet | NE, map sheet 22 |
| County | Rock |
| Deer unit | Calamus West |
| On Game and Parks' records since | 2002 |
Which deer unit is Nick Lyman WMA in?
The Calamus West deer unit, 4,202 square miles, with 1,108 deer taken across the whole unit in 2025. The Calamus West unit has special rules in the Big Game Guide (page 19).
Unit Buck permits for the Calamus West unit in 2026: Calamus West 1,400 (1 AD2, sold out R - Nov. 12, NR - DRAW 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 Nick Lyman WMA?
Within five miles: 838 acres of Game and Parks land (this area included), and 1,077 acres of OFW walk-in land on 2 tracts. The biggest walk-in tracts reaching into that ring: 5,605 acres 3.5 miles south (All Hunting Seasons and Trapping) and 18 acres 2.2 miles southeast (All Huntings Seasons, Trapping and Fishing (Waters)). Nearest WMAs: Peterson Lake WMA (1.8 mi) and South Pine WMA (11.9 mi).
Measured by FilledTag from USGS PAD-US 4.1 and Game and Parks Open Fields and Waters, 2026-2027. County walk-in totals: Rock County.
How do you get to Nick Lyman WMA?
Highways within five miles, longest stretch first: US 183.
| Town | Miles from the boundary | Direction from the area |
|---|---|---|
| Bassett | 18 | north |
| Long Pine | 18 | northwest |
| Newport | 21 | northeast |
| Ainsworth | 24 | northwest |
| Stuart | 26 | northeast |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Nick Lyman WMA?
Its middle is about 19 miles south of Bassett, in Rock County and the Calamus West deer unit.
How big is Nick Lyman WMA?
703 acres by Game and Parks' count; 696 acres inside the boundary on Game and Parks' map.
Is there walk-in land near Nick Lyman WMA?
Yes: 1,077 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.