South Pine WMA: hunting, rules and access
South Pine WMA is 443 acres of Game and Parks land, centered about 12 miles south of Long Pine, in Brown 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.
Game and Parks landNational wildlife refuge or WPABLMOpen Fields and WatersSouth Pine WMAOther WMAsDeer unit lineLakeHighway
| Acres | 443 (Game and Parks); 443 inside the mapped boundary |
|---|---|
| District and atlas sheet | NE, map sheet 22 |
| County | Brown |
| Deer unit | Calamus West |
| On Game and Parks' records since | 1998 |
Which deer unit is South Pine 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 South Pine WMA?
Within five miles: 444 acres of Game and Parks land, 271 acres of national wildlife refuge or WPA and 80 acres of BLM (this area included), and 52 acres of OFW walk-in land on 1 tract. The biggest walk-in tracts reaching into that ring: 5,027 acres 4.7 miles southwest (All Hunting Seasons and Trapping). Nearest WMAs: Nick Lyman 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: Brown County.
How do you get to South Pine WMA?
No numbered highway within five miles.
| Town | Miles from the boundary | Direction from the area |
|---|---|---|
| Long Pine | 11 | north |
| Ainsworth | 14 | northwest |
| Bassett | 17 | northeast |
| Johnstown | 21 | northwest |
| Newport | 25 | northeast |
Questions hunters ask
Where is South Pine WMA?
Its middle is about 12 miles south of Long Pine, in Brown County and the Calamus West deer unit.
How big is South Pine WMA?
443 acres by Game and Parks' count; 443 acres inside the boundary on Game and Parks' map.
Is there walk-in land near South Pine WMA?
Yes: 52 acres of OFW land on 1 tract 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.