When to Hunt
Location: Sandhill Crane Unit
- Daily bag limit: 3
- Possession limit: 9
Location: Statewide
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 3
- Possession limit: 9
Location: High Plains Unit - First Segment
- Area open: High Plains Zone (see map)
- Daily bag limit: 6 - Any combination of six ducks and/or mergansers which may include no more than five mallards (only two of which may be hens), three wood ducks, two redheads, two canvasbacks, one scaup and one pintail.
- Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
Location: Low Plains Early Zone - First Segment
- Area open: Early Zone (see map)
- Daily bag limit: 6 - Any combination of six ducks and/or mergansers which may include no more than five mallards (only two of which may be hens), three wood ducks, two redheads, two canvasbacks, one scaup and one pintail.
- Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
Location: Fort Riley
Elk Season - Firearm Season for Holders of Any-Elk Permits - Fort Riley
Location: Fort Riley
Location: Statewide
Location: Unit(s) Specified on Permit
Elk Season Outside Fort Riley - Archery
Location: Greater Prairie Chicken Unit
- Daily Bag Limit: 2
- View prairie chicken map
Location: Statewide
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 8
- Possession limit: 24
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: Statewide
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 25
- Possession limit: 75
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, 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
Species: Raccoon, opossum
Furharvester license required.
Hunting and trapping by methods that are legal during the general furbearer season are allowed, except that only traps allowed during the extended season are cage or box traps and dog-proof (DP) foot encapsulating traps. Artificial light is prohibited except as permitted for taking treed or trapped furbearers during the general season.
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 year
- Area Open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 10
- Possession limit: 30
Location: Statewide
Season Dates (statewide): All year
Season 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: Low Plains Late Zone - First Segment
- Area open: Low Plains Late Zone (see map)
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Daily bag limit: 6
Six ducks, which may include no more than five mallards (only two of which may be hens), three wood ducks, two redheads, two canvasbacks, one scaup and one pintail. 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
Location: Statewide
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 6 (including Brant)
- Possession limit: 18
Location: Statewide
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 2
- Possession limit: 6
Location: Statewide
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 50
- Possession limit: Unlimited
- NOTE - Light geese may also be taken during the Light Goose Conservation Order. During this period, there will be no bag or possession limit on light geese. In addition, participants will be allowed to use unplugged shotguns and electronic calls and take light geese from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset during the period of the conservation order.
Location: Fort Riley
Location: Statewide
PHEASANT
- Area Open: Statewide
- Daily Bag Limit: 4 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 youth season
Location: Low Plains Southeast 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.
Location: Statewide
Daily Bag Limit: 50
Possession Limit: Unlimited
Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Stamp, State, Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
Location: Sandhill Crane Unit
- Daily bag limit: 3
- Possession limit: 9
Location: Statewide
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 6 (including Brant)
- Possession limit: 18
Location: Statewide
PHEASANT
- Area Open: Statewide
- Daily Bag Limit: 4 cocks in regular 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
Location: Low Plains Southeast Zone - First Segment
- Area open: Southeast Zone (see map)
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Daily bag limit: 6
Six ducks, which may include no more than five mallards (only two of which may be hens), three wood ducks, two redheads, two canvasbacks, one scaup and one pintail. 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
Location: Statewide
- Area Open: Statewide
- Limit: No Limit
Location: Statewide
NOTE: All furbearer hunting, trapping, and running seasons begin at 12:00 a.m. on opening day and close at midnight of closing day.
Species: badger, bobcat, mink, muskrat, raccoon, opossum, swift fox, red fox, gray fox, striped skunk, weasel.
Location: Ft. Leavenworth
Ft. Leavenworth Deer Season (in addition to DMU 19 season dates)
**PROPOSED SEASON DATES**
Location: Ft. Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth Deer Season (in addition to DMU 19 season dates)
**PROPOSED SEASON DATES**
Location: Ft. Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth Deer Season (in addition to DMU 19 season dates)
**PROPOSED SEASON DATES**
Location: Fort Riley
**PROPOSED SEASON DATES**
Location: Fort Riley
Location: Statewide
Location: Smoky Hill
Smoky Hill ANG Firearms Deer Season
**PROPOSED SEASON DATES**
Location: Unit(s) Specified on Permit
Elk Season Outside Fort Riley - Firearm
Location: Ft. Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth Deer Season (in addition to DMU 19 season dates)
**PROPOSED SEASON DATES**
Location: Fort Riley
**PROPOSED SEASON DATES**
Location: Ft. Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth Deer Season (in addition to DMU 19 season dates)
**PROPOSED SEASON DATES**
MIGRATORY DOVE (Mourning, white-winged)
- Season: 09/01/2024 - 11/29/2024
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 15 (The daily bag limit applies to mourning and white-winged doves, single species or in combination.
- Possession limit: 45
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit
EXOTIC DOVE (Eurasian collared and ringed turtle doves only)
- Season: 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: No limit
- Possession limit: No limit
- There is no limit on Eurasian collared and ringed turtle doves, but any taken in addition to a limit of mourning and white-winged doves during the migratory dove season must have a fully-feathered wing attached during transport.
RAIL (Sora and Virginia)
- Season: 09/01/2024 - 11/09/2024
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 25
- Possession limit: 75
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit
SNIPE
- Season: 09/01/2024 - 12/16/2024
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 8
- Possession limit: 24
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Stamp
WOODCOCK
- Season: 10/12/2024 - 11/25/2024
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 3
- Possession limit: 9
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit
TEAL, HIGH PLAINS ZONE
- Season: 09/21/2024 - 09/29/2024
- Area open: West of Hwy. U. S. 283
- Daily bag limit: 6 teal (any combination of teal: blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon teal)
- Possession limit: 18 teal in possession (any combination of teal: blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon teal)
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp
TEAL, LOW PLAINS ZONE
- Season: 09/14/2024 - 09/29/2024
- Area open: East of Hwy. U. S. 283
- Daily bag limit: 6 teal (any combination of teal: blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon teal)
- Possession limit: 18 teal in possession (any combination of teal: blue-winged, green-winged or cinnamon teal)
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp
DUCKS, HIGH PLAINS UNIT
- Season: 10/12/2024 - 01/05/2025 and 01/17/2025 - 01/26/2025
- Area open: High Plains Zone (see map)
- Daily bag limit: 6 (Limit Info)
- Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp
DUCKS, LOW PLAINS EARLY ZONE
- Season: 10/12/2024 - 12/08/2024 and 12/21/2024 - 01/05/2025
- Area open: Early Zone (see map)
- Daily bag limit: 6 (Limit Info)
- Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp
DUCKS, LOW PLAINS LATE ZONE
- Season: 10/26/2024 - 12/29/2024 and 01/18/2025 - 01/26/2025
- Area open: Late Zone (see map)
- Daily bag limit: 6 (Limit Info)
- Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp
DUCKS, LOW PLAINS SOUTHEAST ZONE
- Season: 11/09/2024 - 01/05/2025 and 01/11/2025 - 01/26/2025
- Area open: Southeast Zone (see map)
- Daily bag limit: 6 (Limit Info)
- Possession limit: Three times the daily limit
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp
6 ducks, any combination of six ducks and/or mergansers which may include no more than five mallards (only two of which may be hens), three wood ducks, two redheads, two canvasbacks, one scaup and one pintail.
MERGANSERS
- Season: Same as duck seasons
- Area Open: Statewide
- Daily Bag Limit: 5, including no more than 2 hooded mergansers
- Possession Limit: 15
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp
COOTS
- Season: Same as duck seasons
- Area Open: Statewide
- Daily Bag Limit: 15
- Possession Limit: 45
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp
YOUTH, VETERAN AND ACTIVE MILITARY WATERFOWL SEASONS
(Youth 17 and younger)
- High Plains Unit: 10/05/2024 - 10/06/2024
- Low Plains Early Zone: 10/05/2024 - 10/06/2024
- Low Plains Late Zone: 10/19/2024 - 10/20/2024
- Low Plains Southeast Zone: 11/02/2024 - 11/03/2024
CANADA GEESE
- Season: 10/26/2024 - 10/27/2024 and 11/06/2024 - 02/16/2025
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 6 (including Brant)
- Possession limit: 18
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE
- Season: 10/26/2024 - 12/29/2024 and 01/25/2025 - 02/16/2025
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 2
- Possession limit: 6
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp
LIGHT GEESE
- Season: 10/26/2024 - 10/27/2024 and 11/06/2024 - 02/16/2025
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 50
- Possession limit: No limit
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp
LIGHT GEESE, CONSERVATION ORDER
- Season: 02/17/2025 - 04/30/2025
- Area Open: Statewide
- Daily Limit: Unlimited
- Possession Limit: Unlimited
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp
- Equipment Restrictions: During the Conservation Order, unplugged shotguns and electronic calls may be used. Shooting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
SANDHILL CRANE, CENTRAL ZONE
- Season: 11/06/2024 - 01/02/2025
- Daily bag limit: 3
- Possession limit: 9
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, Sandhill Crane Permit
SANDHILL CRANE, WEST ZONE
- Season: 10/19/2024 - 12/15/2024
- Daily bag limit: 3
- Possession limit: 9
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, Sandhill Crane Permit