Notice
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has moved to a new hunting and fishing license system.
To purchase your Kansas hunting and fishing licenses, permits and boat registrations visit, https://license.gooutdoorskansas.com/ .
To make campsite reservations and purchase state park permits visit, https://www.campitks.com/ .
To check-in or check-out of Public Lands visit, https://license.gooutdoorskansas.com/ .
Current Seasons
Location: Units 2, 17 and 18
Location: Greater Prairie Chicken Unit
Location: Fort Riley
Location: Statewide
Location: Unit(s) Specified on Permit
Elk Season Outside Fort Riley - Archery
Location: Statewide
Area open: Statewide
Daily bag limit: The daily bag limit of 15 applies to mourning and white-winged doves, single species or in combination. There is no limit on Eurasian collared or ringed turtle doves, but any taken in addition to the mourning and white-winged dove daily bag must have a fully-feathered wing attached while being transported.
Possession limit: 45 (mourning and white-winged doves)
Location: Fort Riley
Elk Season - Muzzleloader and Archery - Fort Riley
Location: Unit(s) Specified on Permit
Elk Season Outside Fort Riley - Muzzleloader
Location: Statewide
Area open: Statewide
Daily bag limit: 25
Possession limit: 75
Location: Statewide
Area open: Statewide
Daily bag limit: 8
Possession limit: 24
Location: Statewide
Daily bag limit: 8
Possession limit: 24
Location: Statewide
Area Open: Statewide
Daily bag limit: 5
Possession limit: 20
Location: Statewide
Species : bobcat, opossum, raccoon, red fox, and gray fox.Legal hours for running furbearers is 24 hours daily. Furbearers cannot be killed or taken during the running season. A furharvester license is required to run furbearers. It is illegal to possess any firearm or other hunting or trapping equipment while pursuing these animals during the running season.
Location: Statewide
Season Dates (statewide): All yearSeason Limit: No limit
There is no closed season for trapping or hunting coyotes. Motor vehicles and radios in vehicles may be used to hunt coyotes only. Furharvester license is required to trap and sell; hunting license is required to hunt and sell.
Location: Statewide
(Eurasian collared and ringed turtle doves)
Area open: Statewide
Season: Year-round
Daily bag limit: There is no limit on Eurasian collared or ringed turtle doves, but any taken during the migratory dove season in addition to the mourning and white-winged dove daily bag must have a fully-feathered wing attached while being transported.
Location: Statewide
Cottontail & Jackrabbit Regular: All yearArea Open: StatewideDaily bag limit: 10Possession limit: 30
Upcoming Seasons
10/01/2022 - 10/02/2022
Location: High Plains Zone
Daily Bag Limit: Youth 17 and younger may hunt ducks, geese, coots, and mergansers with same daily bag limits as during the regular seasons.
Possession Limit: same as regular seasons.
Stamps/Permits Required: Resident youth hunters under 16 years of age do not need any stamps or permits. Nonresident youth need a nonresident hunting license, a Kansas HIP Permit and State Waterfowl Permit.
10/01/2022 - 10/02/2022
Location: Low Plains Early Zone
Daily Bag Limit: Youth 17 and younger may hunt ducks, geese, coots, and mergansers with same daily bag limits as during the regular seasons.
Possession Limit: same as regular seasons.
Stamps/Permits Required: Resident youth hunters under 16 years of age do not need any stamps or permits. Nonresident youth need a nonresident hunting license, a Kansas HIP Permit and State Waterfowl Permit.
10/01/2022 - 12/31/2022
Location: Fort Riley
Elk Season - Firearm Season for Holders of Any-Elk Permits - Fort Riley
10/01/2022 - 10/31/2022
Location: Fort Riley
10/01/2022 - 11/10/2022
Location: Units 1,2,3,5,6 (Unit 4 CLOSED)
Fall Turkey - Archery/Shotgun
Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sun- rise to sunset.Legal Equipment: Shotguns using shot sizes 2-9; long, recurve or compound bows and crossbowsPermit 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.
Go to All Seasons
Fields Managed Specifically for Dove Hunting Now Open
For Immediate Release:September 1, 2022
Contact:
Nadia Marji CMP®, Chief of Public Affairs
(785) 338-3036nadia.marji@ks.gov Fields Managed Specifically for Dove Hunting Now OpenKansas City, Kan. – The 2022 Kansas dove hunting season has officially begun and quality public hunting opportunity awaits at more than 90 locations managed ...
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Application Period Open for Fall, Winter Special Hunting Opportunities
For Immediate Release:July 14, 2022
Contact:
Nadia Marji CMP®, KDWP Chief of Public Affairs
(785) 338-3036nadia.marji@ks.gov Application Period Open for Fall, Winter Special Hunting OpportunitiesKansas City, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is currently accepting applications for 2022-2023 “Special Hunts” – hunts ...
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Application Period Open for Coveted KDWP Commission Big Game Permits
For Immediate Release: November 17, 2021
Contact:
Nadia Reimer, Chief of Public Affairs
(785) 338-3036 nadia.reimer@ks.gov Application Period Open for Coveted KDWP Commission Big Game PermitsPRATT – Local chapters of nonprofit organizations based or operating in Kansas – that actively promote wildlife conservation and the hunting and fishin ...
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