Valentine National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of Nebraska and includes 19,131 acres. The refuge protects a portion of the largest remaining area of tall and mid grass prairie in the United States.
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HUNTING REVIEW. I have hunted at Valentine since being stationed at Offutt AFB 11 years ago. There are a lot of nice deer up there and it's a great place to hunt, but the road hunting is out of control. Tonight between 1700 and 1750 we saw 16 vehicles driving the main east to west road. They are driving slowly and no one ever got out. Clearly waiting for a deer to run. These individuals ruin it for those that are out in the refuge hunting. I have never noted a ranger or anyone asking why the same vehicles spend their day driving back and forth down the road. It would be nice if a ranger was present and attempted to monitor the...
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Valentine NWR is an excellent wildlife refuge to visit. While it provides numerous hunting and fishing opportunities, bird watching, especially shore birds and waterfowl is excellent. In addition, cycling the refuge roads early in the morning during summer months is quite the experience. You will encounter abundant wildlife. There are almost no facilities on the refuge such as picnic areas. However, there are two short hiking trails and one restroom. There is also an auto tour route on a maintained gravel road that runs through Little Hay valley. Dogs are welcome but must be on a leash...
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3/5 stars, would have been 5 but the refuge needs to train their porcupines better, maybe they can be a bit friendlier to hunting dogs? Also they need to release more Sharptail and Prairie Chickens. They could also comb the Sandhills for cactus, those suckers hurt!
All jokes aside, great experiences in the Sandhills, appreciate the opportunity to hunt Prairie Chickens and Sharptail Grouse, see a well managed NWR. The hills were thick with great forb species, appreciate the work done for...
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