Sportsmen's Calendar

The following is a list of all hunting seasons

HUNTING SEASONS
All Seasons



FURBEARER SEASONS



BIG GAME SEASONS

Deer Management Unit Map

2025-2026 Deer Application/Purchase Deadlines

Nonresident Deer Permit Draw: Application period April 1 thru April 25, 2025

Resident Any-Deer Firearms Permit Draw: Application period May 13 thru June 13, 2025

Resident Whitetail Any Season Permit: Purchase through Dec 31, 2025

Resident Archery: Purchase through Dec. 31, 2025

Hunt-own-Land Deer Permit: Purchase through Dec. 31, 2025

Antlerless Whitetail Deer Permit: Purchase through Jan 31, 2026

2025-2026 Deer Seasons  (PROPOSED)

Youth and Disability: Sept. 6 - Sept. 14, 2025

Youth 17 and younger, who possess a valid deer permit, may hunt during this special deer season only while under the immediate supervision of an adult 18 or older. Any person who possesses a valid deer permit and has a permit to hunt from a vehicle pursuant to KAR 115-18-4 or a disability assistance permit issued pursuant to KAR 115-18-15 may also hunt during this season. All resident and nonresident permits are valid, and equipment restrictions designated on permits apply. Hunter orange is required.

Muzzleloader: Sept. 15 - Sept. 28, 2025

The following permits may be used during this season in units specified on permit, using muzzleloader or archery equipment: resident or nonresident Muzzleloader Either-species/Either-sex Permit, resident Any-Season White-tailed Deer Permit, nonresident Muzzleloader White-tailed Deer Permit, Hunt-Own-Land Permit, Special Hunt-Own-Land Permit, Antlerless White-tailed Deer Permit, and Antlerless Either-Species Deer Permit. Hunter orange clothing is required.

Archery: Sept. 15 - Dec. 31, 2025

Pre-Rut Firearm Whitetail Antlerless-Only: Oct. 11 - Oct. 13, 2025

Any permit that allows the harvest of a whitetail antlerless deer is valid during this season. Equipment and unit restrictions on permit imposed. Hunter orange clothing is required.

Regular Firearm: Dec. 3 - Dec. 14, 2025

2025-2026 Firearm Whitetail Antlerless-Only (Whitetail Antlerless Only) Deer Seasons  (PROPOSED) Units subject to change for 2026 season. 

1st Extended Whitetail Antlerless Only: Jan. 1 - 4, 2026       Units TBD

2nd Extended Whitetail Antlerless Only: Jan. 1 - 11, 2026    Units TBD

3rd Extended Whitetail Antlerless Only: Jan. 1 - 18, 2026     Units TBD

Extended Archery Whitetail Antlerless-Only Deer Seasons: Jan. 19 - 31, 2026  (Unit DMU 19 ONLY)

The first Whitetail Antlerless Only permit purchased is valid statewide except DMU 18, including all public lands and WIHA. Up to four additional Whitetail Antlerless Only permits may be purchased and are valid in the units shaded on this map on private land with permission, WIHA and the public wildlife areas designated with stars (Elk City, Berentz-Dick.)

Any unfilled 2024 deer permit valid in units open may be used during the extended whitetail antlerless-only seasons. Resident Either-species/Either-sex permits valid for the East or West zones are valid for an antlerless white-tailed deer only in units listed on the permit.

Any legal equipment may be used to take a white-tailed deer without a visible antler plainly protruding from its skull during the extended season. A valid Kansas hunting license is required, unless exempt by Kansas law. Hunter orange clothing is required.

NO ANTLERLESS WHITETAIL PERMITS VALID IN UNIT 18.

  • Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
2024-2025 Fort Riley Deer Seasons  (PROPOSED)

Youth & Disability: Sept. 7-15, 2024

Archery: Sept. 16 - Dec. 31, 2024

Muzzleloader: Sept 16 - Sept 29, 2024

Firearm: Dec. 14-22, 2024

Pre-Rut Whitetail Antlerless Only Firearm: Nov. 29 - Dec 1, 2024

1st Extended Whitetail Antlerless Only: Jan. 1 - 5, 2025       Units 6, 8, 9, 10 and 17

2nd Extended Whitetail Antlerless Only: Jan. 1 - 12, 2025      Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 14 and 16

3rd Extended Whitetail Antlerless Only: Jan. 1 - 19, 2025       Units 10A (Ft. Leavenworth), 12, 13, 15 and 19

Extended Archery Whitetail Antlerless-Only Deer Seasons: Jan. 20 - 31, 2025  (Unit DMU 19 ONLY)

2024 Smoky Hill ANG Firearms Deer Season  (PROPOSED)

Firearm: Dec. 4 - Dec. 15, 2024

2024-2025 Ft. Leavenworth Deer Seasons (in addition to DMU 19 season dates)  (PROPOSED)

Firearm: Nov. 16-17, Nov. 23-24, Nov.28 - Dec. 1, Dec. 7-8 and Dec. 14-15, 2024

Extended Firearm Whitetail Antlerless-Only Deer Season: Jan. 1- 19, 2025

Extended Archery Whitetail Antlerless-Only Deer Season: Jan. 20-31, 2025

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2024 Antelope Application/Purchase Deadlines

Firearm AND Muzzleloader permit application deadline: June 14, 2024

Archery permits may be purchased through: Oct. 1, 2024

2024 Antelope Seasons  (PROPOSED)

Archery: Sept. 21 - Oct. 29, 2024

Muzzleloader: Sept. 30 - Oct 7, 2024

Firearm: Oct. 4-7, 2024

Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. 

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2024-2025 Elk Application/Purchase Deadlines

Permit application deadline: June 14, 2024

Hunt-Own-Land Elk purchase deadline: March 15, 2024

2024 Elk Seasons (OUTSIDE FT. RILEY)

Muzzleloader: Sept. 1-30, 2024

Archery: Sept. 16 - Dec. 31, 2024

Firearm: Aug. 1-31, Dec. 4 - Dec. 15, 2024 and Jan. 1-Mar. 15, 2025

2024 Elk Seasons (ON FORT RILEY)

Muzzleloader/Archery: Sept. 1-30, 2024

Firearm Season (for Any-Elk Permit Holders): Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 2024

Firearm, First Segment: Oct. 1-31, 2024

Firearm, Second Segment: Nov. 1-30, 2024

Firearm, Third Segment: Dec. 1-31, 2024



MIGRATORY BIRD

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

DUCK LIMITS

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.

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



UPLAND GAME BIRD SEASONS

PHEASANT

  • Regular: Nov. 11, 2023 - Jan. 31, 2024
  • Youth: Nov. 4-5, 2023
  • Area Open: Statewide
  • Daily Bag Limit: 4 cocks
  • NOTE: Pheasants in possession for transportation must retain intact a foot, plumage, or some part that will determine sex.

QUAIL

  • Regular: Nov. 11, 2023 - Jan. 31, 2024
  • Youth: Nov. 4-5, 2023
  • Area Open: Statewide
  • Daily Bag Limit: 8 in regular season

GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN (Permit required)

  • Regular (Greater Prairie Chicken Unit): Sept. 15, 2023 - Jan. 31, 2024
  • Daily Bag Limit: 2
  • Southwest Unit closed to all prairie chicken hunting
  • View prairie chicken map.



SMALL GAME SEASONS

SQUIRREL

  • Regular: June 1 - Feb. 28
  • Area Open: Statewide
  • Daily bag limit: 5
  • Possession limit: 20

RABBITS (Cottontail & Jackrabbit)

  • Regular: All year
  • Area Open: Statewide
  • Daily bag limit: 10
  • Possession limit: 30

BULLFROGS

  • Regular: July 1 - Oct. 31
  • Daily bag limit: 8
  • Possession limit: 24

CROW

  • Regular: Nov. 10 - March 10
  • Area Open: Statewide
  • Limit: No Limit



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