Powder Horn WMA: hunting, rules and access
Powder Horn WMA is 285 acres of Game and Parks land, centered about 4 miles northwest of Scribner, in Dodge County and the Elkhorn 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 | 285 (Game and Parks); 275 inside the mapped boundary |
|---|---|
| District and atlas sheet | NE, map sheet 41 |
| Atlas marks | No target shooting |
| County | Dodge |
| Deer unit | Elkhorn |
| On Game and Parks' records since | 1992 |
What are the rules on Powder Horn WMA?
The atlas marks it no target shooting.
Source: Game and Parks' 2026-27 Public Access Atlas, area index (PDF page 125).
Which deer unit is Powder Horn WMA in?
The Elkhorn deer unit, 5,749 square miles, with 1,837 deer taken across the whole unit in 2025. The Elkhorn unit has special rules in the Big Game Guide (page 19).
Unit Buck permits for the Elkhorn unit in 2026: Elkhorn 2,500 (1 Buck, sold out Nov. 9 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 Powder Horn WMA?
Within five miles: 480 acres of Game and Parks land and 171 acres of other public (this area included), and no OFW walk-in land. The biggest walk-in tracts reaching into that ring: 8 acres 5 miles northwest (CRP).
Measured by FilledTag from USGS PAD-US 4.1 and Game and Parks Open Fields and Waters, 2026-2027.
How do you get to Powder Horn WMA?
Highways within five miles, longest stretch first: N-91, US 275 and N-79.
| Town | Miles from the boundary | Direction from the area |
|---|---|---|
| Scribner | 3 | southeast |
| Snyder | 4 | west |
| West Point | 8 | north |
| Dodge | 9 | west |
| Uehling | 10 | east |
Questions hunters ask
Are there special rules on Powder Horn WMA?
The 2026-27 atlas marks it no target shooting.
Where is Powder Horn WMA?
Its middle is about 4 miles northwest of Scribner, in Dodge County and the Elkhorn deer unit.
How big is Powder Horn WMA?
285 acres by Game and Parks' count; 275 acres inside the boundary on Game and Parks' map, in 2 pieces.
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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.