WAPITI WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA
The Wapiti Wildlife Management Area is a gem for those wanting to “get away from it all” in a pristine and primitive environment. Located just to the west of the Effenback Road Hunting Ranch, 1,920 acre parcel is rugged and remote. Wapiti is one of only three elk hunting areas in Nebraska and an ideal place to bring a spotting scope, binoculars and a picnic lunch, especially to look for various hawks, vultures and eagles. Rock Wrens, Black-headed Grosbeaks, Say’s Phoebe and many others are found here. Wapiti provides critical habitat for the Box Elder elk herd and endangered American burying beetle. It will also support other wildlife including whitetail and mule deer, coyotes, turkeys, mourning doves, and other wildlife.
LOESS CANYON REGION of NEBRASKA
This unique ecosystem located south of the Platte River valley and southeast of North Platte is comprised of about 340,000 acres of silty soils, which long ago eroded into narrow gulches and steep canyons. These hills support mixed-grass prairie and scattered cropland. The mixed-grass prairies have been highly invaded by eastern red cedars in recent decades. Though the cedars have limited the grazing capacity of the rangeland they have created fantastic wildlife habitat for elk, mule deer, whitetail deer, turkey and many species of fur baring animals including coyote, bobcat and raccoon. Upland bird hunting including prairie chicken and grouse is also active in this region.
NORTH PLATTE AND REGIONAL INFORMATION
Maxwell as a community has limited services. Maxwell Public School is a K-12 school. North Platte is the County seat of Lincoln County. It is home to a Regional hospital and nearly all the services one could want.
North Platte Regional Airport is located about 20 minutes from Effenback Road Hunting Ranch. There is daily air service to Denver’s DIA and runways to handle jet landings and take offs.
Just over an hours travel on I-80 to the east is Kearney, NE, where you will find additional hospital services and more shopping.
