To qualify as a non-resident landowner, a person must own a farm or ranch in simple possession with their name on the deed. Property owned by a trust, LLC, partnership or other legal entity belongs to that legal entity. Permits for land owned by a corporation are only available to tenants who cultivate at least 80 hectares or manage a farm of 80 hectares or more that produces an agricultural product such as grain or livestock. Serving as a director, trustee, non-executive partner, or other similar position does not qualify a person for a Kansas landowner deer license. For more details, call (620) 672-5911 and ask law enforcement. Many state and federal wildlife preserves have sanctuaries as well as public hunting grounds. These shelters may be closed to all activities during the hunting season. Check with local offices for shelter boundaries and closing dates. It is legal to take migratory birds such as waterfowl, coots and cranes on or over the following areas or areas not otherwise baited: (i) You must remove portable blinds and decoys at the end of each hunting day (see § 27.93 of this chapter). Deer adapt to hunting pressure and find areas where they can avoid hunters. In some cases, these areas are created because a particular landowner wants to restrict or prohibit hunter access. Protected areas serve as sanctuaries and can result in future herd growth and greater damage to deer on nearby or other properties where protected deer spend time when the hunting season is closed. There are several hunting programs in Kansas, such as the Sportsmen Assist Disabled Sportsmen program, which brings together disabled hunters and outdoor partners.
The walk-in access program allows landowners to open private properties for public hunting of a variety of game. Deer hunters can take advantage of the Hunter Referral Program, which offers landowners with large deer herds the opportunity to open their land to hunting. NOTE: All hunting, trapping and racing seasons for furbearers begin at 12:01 p.m. on opening day and end at midnight on rest day. Federal stamps on ducks must be signed on the front of the stamp and worn during waterfowl hunting. Federal duck stamps are available at U.S. Postal Service and KDWPT offices. Hunters purchasing an electronic stamp must carry their 45-day receipt when hunting waterfowl. After the 45-day e-stamp receipt expires, hunters must carry their valid signed federal duck stamp (a purchase or credit card receipt is not valid as a duck stamp). Kansas waterfowl permits are available at all KDWPT offices and permit providers.
(i) We allow the use of dogs when hunting highland game, except that we prohibit the use of dogs when hunting coyotes and fur carriers. A Kansas hunting license is required (unless exempted by Kansas law) to collect or drive big game and wild turkeys for a license holder. Any person with a permanent physical or visual impairment that prevents them from hunting safely, as certified by a physician, may be eligible for a permit to designate another person to take a legal hunting line for the permit holder. A permit holder who is unable to pursue a wildlife animal injured because of a disability may designate any person to assist in the pursuit and shipment of an animal injured by the holder of a disability permit. For more information or to request assistance from people with disabilities, contact the KDWPT Pratt Operations Office, (620) 672-5911, and request enforcement. (iii) At Bow Creek, we allow year-round access to hunting by boat or on foot. (i) We only allow shotguns and archery equipment when hunting big game. (i) We open from 1.
September to February 28 Hunting grounds for places of refuge. It is legal to catch migratory birds, with the exception of waterfowl, coots and cranes, on or over land or areas other than otherwise baited areas where cereals or other fodder have been distributed or dispersed on cultivated land only as a result of handling an agricultural crop or other food or only as a result of normal agricultural operation. Any legal equipment can be used to catch a white-tailed deer with no visible antlers clearly protruding from its skull during the extended season. A valid Kansas hunting license is required, unless exempted by Kansas law. Hunter orange clothing is required. **Hunting is only permitted in certain areas. This season is divided into 3-month segments. Dates vary by Fort Riley area. To ensure you have a legal hunt, visit the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism website for more information. Bait, lures and non-electric calls can be used when hunting big game. Hunters can use blinds and brackets. Distance measuring devices and optical riflescopes or sights that do not project visible light onto the target and do not electronically amplify visible or infrared light may be used.
Horses and mules should not be used to guard or drive big game. Firearm detection devices can be used with the appropriate permits. Handguns can be owned during all big game seasons. However, for big game hunting, only handguns designated as legal firearms equipment or muzzle-loading seasons may be used. Sunflower State offers a selection of game for hunting pleasure. The hunting season in Kansas includes deer, turkey, antelope, moose and small game. When hunting sandhill cranes, be especially careful in low-light or backlit conditions. The photos below show how difficult it can be to identify cranes in low-light conditions. When in doubt, don`t shoot! Sink boxes, live decoys, bait, electronic calls and tracking by any motorized or sailing means of transport are illegal. When hunting from a motorized boat or sailboat, it is necessary to turn off the engine or roll the sail and the progress stops.
Lures should not be left unattended overnight in areas managed by the ministry. Kansas offers a variety of seasons ranging from big game, small game to different birds, each season is based on the species you will be hunting, the type of weapon used, as well as the area needed for each. Big game hunting takes place 30 minutes before sunrise and 30 minutes after sunset. (iv) We allow the use of dogs to hunt migratory birds. Birds such as pelicans, cormorants, grebes, herons, gulls and other migratory birds not listed in this booklet may be illegally captured or possessed under federal and state law. (i) You may only possess non-toxic vaccines approved for turkey hunting (see section 32.2(k)). Southwest Unit closed to all Prairie chicken hunting Hunters licensed to remove a deer with antlers may purchase up to five (5) antlerless white-tailed deer licences. The first Virginia woodless permit acquired is valid nationwide, with the exception of DMU 18, including all public lands and WIHA. Up to four additional such permits may be issued to the same person and are valid only in units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10A, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 19 on private land with permission of the landowner, pedestrian hunting grounds and Glen Elder Wildlife Reserves, Kanopolis, Lovewell, Norton, Webster and Wilson, and Kirwin National Wildlife Area. All whitetail hunting permits only are valid during each season, with equipment legal for that season.
The Fort Leavenworth military facility, adjacent to the Deer 19 boundary, has been declared a municipal deer unit. Unit 19 deer season dates apply to hunters hunting at the military facility. Up to five antlerless white-tailed deer permits for Unit 10A can be purchased for use at Fort Leavenworth. Hunting licenses on your own land apply to both species during each season with legal equipment for that season, and only on land owned and operated for agricultural purposes. This permit is available to individuals who are considered landowners, tenants, non-resident landowners or family members living with a resident owner or tenant. Spring Conservation Order: February 13 to April 30, 2023Daily Pocket Limit: UnlimitedProperty Limit: UnlimitedStamps/Permits Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterbird License, Federal Duck StampEquipment Restrictions: Unconnected shotguns and electronic calls may be used. Shooting times vary from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset. No closed season to catch or hunt coyotes. Motor vehicles and radios in vehicles can only be used to hunt coyotes. Fur fishing licence required to catch and sell; Hunting license required to hunt. It is illegal to possess lead shot when hunting migratory wild birds, except pigeons and woodcocks, or when hunting in a non-toxic area reserved for shot blasting. « Possession » means that lead shot must not be in the weapon, bags, blind person, boat or within reach of a hunter during hunting.
Lead shot in a vehicle is not considered « possessed ». Kansas requires non-toxic shooting to hunt ALL migratory birds, except pigeons and woodcock. These include ducks, geese, coots, mergansers, rails, sandhill cranes and snipe. Legal Shot is steel, bismutt, tungsten polymer, tungsten iron, tungsten matrix, nickel tungsten iron, tungsten tin iron nickel and steel shot, coated with copper, nickel, zinc chromate or zinc chloride. The following uncompleted permits are valid during this season with archery equipment only for woodless whitetails. Resident and non-resident archery permit for both species/sexes, non-resident white-tailed deer hunting permit, white-tailed deer residence permit at any time of the year, hunting license on own land, valid in units 19 and 10A, special permit to hunt on own land, valid in units 19 and 10A and permit for white-tailed deer only.
