Location: Low Plains Late 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: Sandhill Crane Unit
- Daily bag limit: 3
- Possession limit: 9
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, Sandhill Crane Permit
Location: Unit 12
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
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp
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
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp
Location: Statewide
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 3
- Possession limit: 9
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit
Location: Fort Riley
Location: Statewide
Equipment: Artificial light, scopes and equipment that amplify visible light, and thermal imaging scopes and thermal imaging equipment may be used to hunt coyotes from September 1 thru March 31 except during deer firearm seasons. Use of this equipment is not permitted on department lands and waters, including WIHA, and may not be used in conjunction with the use of a vehicle);
Permit Required: Night Vision Equipment Permit required
Location: Statewide
Location: Unit(s) Specified on Permit
Elk Season Outside Fort Riley - Archery
Location: Greater Prairie Chicken Unit
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)
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit
Location: Statewide
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 25 total (any combination Sora and Virginia rails)
- Possession limit: 75
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit
Location: Statewide
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 8
- Possession limit: 24
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit
Location: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 8
- Possession limit: 24
Location: Statewide
- Area Open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 5
- Possession limit: 20
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
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
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: 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
