Properties enrolled for 2011-2012 include Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) grasslands, sandsage and cholla rangelands, and cultivated cropland. Properties are enrolled for a variety of hunting opportunities, including pheasant, dove, scaled and bobwhite quail, cottontail rabbit, furbearers, and in some cases, ducks and geese.

WIA strives to be a very convenient program with both the hunters who use the program and with the landowners that enroll lands. As of January 1, 2010, hunters no longer need a WIA permit to hunt on Walk-In Access Properties. However, hunters do need to mindful that their actions when hunting on these lands are a critical factor in a landowners decision to enroll property. With that objective in mind, please remember these important regulations:

• Regular Walk-In Access Properties are open for access on September 1 through the end of February;
  
• Late Cropland Walk-In Access Properties are open for access from the opening day of pheasant season through the end of February;
  
• Lands enrolled in and posted as Extended Walk-In Access properties are open from the opening day of pheasant season through the end of March annually;
  
• Statewide, species of take is restricted to small game, furbearers and waterfowl; Hunters may not hunt or harvest Gambel’s quail, Gunnison sage-grouse or greater sage-grouse from Walk-In Access Properties;
  
• Public access is permitted from 1 hour before sunrise to 1 hour after sunset; For waterfowl hunting, access is allowed from 2 hours before sunrise to 2 hours after sunset.
  
• Access shall be by foot only. Entry by horseback, motorized vehicle or other means is prohibited.
  
• Access is prohibited as posted when the landowner is actively harvesting crops.

Access to all Walk-In properties is for hunting only. Hunters must comply with Habitat Stamp requirements. 

To promote safe hunting and to help landowners efficiently harvest crops, some WIA properties, primarily grass sprinkler corners adjacent to irrigated corn fields, will be closed to WIA hunting when landowners are actively harvesting crops. Specifically, when harvesting machines are harvesting the associated corn field, sprinkler corners are CLOSED to all WIA hunting. In most cases, corners will only be closed for a day or two while the landowner completes harvest. All sprinkler corners will be posted with closure signs in addition to regular boundary signs. Adhering to this temporary closure will help us maintain excellent working relations with landowners, and will contribute to keeping high quality sprinkler corners open to public walk-in hunting.

Hunters may download individual maps below.

The Late Cropland Atlas is now available. Hunters please note, the posting of WIA boundary signs on Late Cropland properties is currently underway. Signing of these properties will not be completed until early November.

Hunting licenses and habitat stamps are available for sale online & by phone. Remember, licenses are now by season-year. See "License Requirements" on page 4 of the Small Game Regulations Brochure  (3MB). Also see our interactive small game brochure (includes video, search, links and magnification for easy reading).

• Public access to these private parcels will be permitted for hunting small game, waterfowl and furbearers only;
   
• All hunting must occur during established seasons as listed in the 2011 Small Game Regulations Brochure and the 2010 Waterfowl Regulations Brochure. 
   
• Park where there is no danger of fire;
   
• Leave no trash in fields;
   
• Do not clean game in or along the edges WIA properties;
   
• Determine field boundaries before hunting;
   
• Access for big game hunting is allowed only with landowner’s permission. Small game hunters will have access to Walk-in properties during big game seasons; 
   
• Hunters must walk into enrolled properties;
   
• Access by vehicle, horseback or other means is prohibited. 

Enrolled properties will be clearly marked with “Walk-in Access” signs. Hunters may download a description of WIA signs .

Regular & Late Cropland property maps:
Updated after brochure publication 11/15/2011.
Updates include additional properties and corrections.

Note:  Files are in PDF format. For more information, see Adobe Reader Download/Troubleshooting.