North Platte National Wildlife Refuge

North Platte NWR is CLOSED to all migratory bird hunting. Bowhunters at North Platte NWR on the Nebraska panhandle can expect to see vast panoramas of mostly untouched grasslands when they visit the refuge's Lake Alice unit, which is open for a brief archery deer season. They can also expect a solitary, unpressured hunt. Conditions vary from year to year depending on rainfall. North Platte NWR is open to very limited hunting opportunities primarily for youth hunters. A youth hunt is held for squirrel, rabbit, pheasant, coyote, raccoon, opossum, long-tailed weasel, mink, fox, badger and striped skunk.