Red Fox WMA: hunting, rules and access
Red Fox WMA is 374 acres of Game and Parks land, centered just south of Pilger, in Stanton 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 | 374 (Game and Parks); 372 inside the mapped boundary |
|---|---|
| District and atlas sheet | NE, map sheet 40 & 41 |
| County | Stanton |
| Deer unit | Elkhorn |
| Facilities Game and Parks maps | canoe access and parking |
| On Game and Parks' records since | 1992 |
Which deer unit is Red Fox 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 Red Fox WMA?
Within five miles: 577 acres of Game and Parks land and 120 acres of other public (this area included), and 492 acres of OFW walk-in land on 2 tracts. The biggest walk-in tracts reaching into that ring: 505 acres 2.3 miles south (CRP) and 291 acres 3.9 miles southwest (CRP). Nearest WMAs: Wood Duck WMA (11.5 mi).
Measured by FilledTag from USGS PAD-US 4.1 and Game and Parks Open Fields and Waters, 2026-2027. County walk-in totals: Stanton County.
How do you get to Red Fox WMA?
Highways within five miles, longest stretch first: N-15 and US 275.
| Town | Miles from the boundary | Direction from the area |
|---|---|---|
| Pilger | under 1 | north |
| Wisner | 7 | east |
| Stanton | 8 | west |
| Beemer | 13 | east |
| Winside | 14 | northwest |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Red Fox WMA?
Its middle is just south of Pilger, in Stanton County and the Elkhorn deer unit.
How big is Red Fox WMA?
374 acres by Game and Parks' count; 372 acres inside the boundary on Game and Parks' map.
Is there walk-in land near Red Fox WMA?
Yes: 492 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.