Turkey
Wild turkeys were reintroduced into Kansas in the 1960s, and the program has been a great success. Today, huntable populations of turkeys exist in nearly every county. The Rio Grande subspecies dominates the western two-thirds of the state. Low numbers in the southwest provide only limited hunting. Hybrid Rio Grande/Eastern birds are found in the northcentral region. The Eastern subspecies is common in the northeast and far southeast regions, where numbers have grown tremendously in recent years.
Unit 4 Spring Turkey Permit applications were accepted online only from January 10 through February 10, 2023. There were no paper applications or mail in forms for 2023.
To apply, visit www.gooutdoorskansas.com or call (620) 672-0728. Five hundred spring turkey permits are allocated for Kansas residents in Turkey Management Unit 4, which covers the southwestern portion of Kansas. While spring turkey permits in all other units are available over the counter and online, Unit 4 permits are issued through a lottery drawing and the deadline to apply was Friday, Feb. 10, 2023.
Once you’re ready to check out, you’ll have the option to select printed or electronic delivery of your permit. If you select print, your permit will be printed and mailed to you. If you select electronic delivery, your permit will be uploaded to the GoOutdoorsKS mobile app and no paper permit will be printed. Hunters who select electronic delivery must submit their harvest report via the GoOutdoorsKS mobile app.
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- Take a picture of the animal with your phone's camera making sure all the animal is visible.
- Open the Go Outdoors KS App and on the home screen, select "Harvest Reporting".
- On the "Harvest Reporting" screen you will see all your available tags.
- If you have multiple accounts on your phone, you can change to another account's available tags by selecting the name at the top of the screen. This will give you a list of everyone you have on your phone.
- Choose the tag you want to fill.
- Fill out the corresponding questions for the tag (harvest date, time, species, age, weapon used, unit and county).
- Click "Select Image" to select the picture you have taken of the animal.
- The last question, "Are you completing this Harvest Report for a Paper Carcass Tag?" If you are E-tagging select "No".
- Click "Submit" at the bottom and review all your answers for validation. Once reviewed click, "Submit" again.
- You should receive a popup success window with your E-tag confirmation number.
- If taking the animal to a processor or taxidermist, please write the confirmation down and attach it to the animal so it can stay with the animal.
To download the Go Outdoors KS mobile app to your Android device, visit: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brandtinfo.gooutdoorsks&hl=en_US&gl=US
To download the Go Outdoors KS mobile app to your Apple/iOS device, visit: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gooutdoorsks/id1613997956
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