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Deer - Archery by Special Authorization

01/02/2019 - 01/31/2019

Location: Fort Riley

Fort Riley Special Authorization

Deer Extended Season - Firearms Whitetail Antlerless Only

01/01/2019 - 01/13/2019

Location: Units 10A, 12, 15 and 19 only

Elk Extended Season Outside Fort Riley - Firearm

01/01/2019 - 03/15/2019

Location: Unit(s) Specified on Permit

January Elk Season Outside Fort Riley - Firearm

Fall Turkey - Second Segment

12/10/2018 - 01/31/2019

Location: Units 1,2,3,5,6 (Unit 4 CLOSED)

Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset.
Legal Equipment: Shotguns using shot sizes 2-9; long, recurve or compound bows and crossbows.
Permit Limit: Each hunter may obtain no more than one turkey permit. Fall turkey permits are valid for both male and female turkeys. Dogs may be used in fall season.
Bag Limit: One turkey, either sex, per permit.

Greater Prairie Chicken Regular Season

11/17/2018 - 01/31/2019

Location: East and Northwest Zones

Daily Bag Limit: 2 (single species or in combination)
View prairie chicken map

Furbearer Hunting & Trapping

11/14/2018 - 02/15/2019

Location: Statewide

NOTE: All furbearer hunting, trapping, and running seasons begin at 12 noon on opening day and close at midnight of closing day.

Species: badger, bobcat, mink, muskrat, opossum, raccoon, swift fox, red fox, gray fox, striped skunk, weasel.

Crow Season

11/10/2018 - 03/10/2019

Location: Statewide

Area Open: Statewide
Limit: No Limit

Pheasant & Quail Regular Season

11/10/2018 - 01/31/2019

Location: Statewide

PHEASANT

Area Open: Statewide
Daily Bag Limit: 4 cocks in regular season, 2 cocks in youth season
NOTE: Pheasants in possession for transportation must retain intact a foot, plumage, or some part that will determine sex.

QUAIL

Area Open: Statewide
Daily Bag Limit: 8 in regular season, 4 in youth season

Canada Geese Season (Second Segment)

11/07/2018 - 02/17/2019

Location: Statewide

Area open: Statewide
Daily bag limit: 6 (including Brant)
Possession limit: 18

Light Geese Season (Second Segment)

11/07/2018 - 02/17/2019

Location: Statewide

Daily Bag Limit: Unlimited

Possession Limit: Unlimitied

Conservation Order: Feb. 18-April 30, 2019

Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Stamp, State, Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp

Trout Season

11/01/2018 - 04/15/2019

Location: Statewide

Squirrel Season

06/01/2018 - 02/28/2019

Location: Statewide

Area Open: Statewide
Daily bag limit: 5
Possession limit: 20

Upcoming Seasons

Ducks

01/12/2019 - 01/27/2019
Location: Low Plains Southeast Zone - Second Segment

Area open: Southeast Zone (see map)
Daily bag limit: 6
Six ducks is the daily bag limit, which may include no more than two canvasbacks, two redheads, two pintails, three wood ducks, three scaup and five mallards (only two of which may be hens). The daily bag may comprise six of any other duck, such as six teal, six gadwall, or six wigeon.
Possession limit: Three times the daily limit

Ducks

01/12/2019 - 01/27/2019
Location: High Plains Unit - Second Segment

Area open: High Plains Zone (see map)
Daily bag limit: 6
Six ducks is the daily bag limit, which may include no more than two canvasbacks, two redheads, two pintails, three wood ducks, three scaup and five mallards (only two of which may be hens). The daily bag may comprise six of any other duck, such as six teal, six gadwall, or six wigeon.
Possession limit: Three times the daily limit

Deer Extended Season - Extended Archery Whitetail Antlerless Only (DMU 19, 10A)

01/14/2019 - 01/31/2019
Location: DMU 19, 10A (Fort Leavenworth)

The following unfilled permits are valid during this season using archery equipment only for antlerless whitetails. Resident and nonresident Archery Either species/ Either-sex permit, nonresident Archery White-tailed Deer permit, resident Any-Season White-tailed Deer permit, Hunt-Own-Land Permit valid for Unit 19, Special Hunt-Own-Land permit valid for Unit 19, and Antlerless White-tailed Deer permit. A 2019 hunting license is required, unless exempt by Kansas law. Unit 10A is Ft. Leavenworth and is open only to military personnel.

Duck

01/19/2019 - 01/27/2019
Location: Low Plains Late Zone - Second Segment

Area open: Low Plains Late Zone (see map)
Daily bag limit: 6
Six ducks is the daily bag limit, which may include no more than two canvasbacks, two redheads, two pintails, three wood ducks, three scaup and five mallards (only two of which may be hens). The daily bag may comprise six of any other duck, such as six teal, six gadwall, or six wigeon.
Possession limit: Three times the daily limit

White Fronted Geese (Second Segment)

01/26/2019 - 02/17/2019
Location: Statewide

Area open: Statewide
Daily bag limit: 2
Possession limit: 6

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