Hunting Seasons
Location: Low Plains Late Zone - Second Segment
- Area open: Low Plains Late 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: High Plains Unit - Second 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 Southeast Zone - Second Segment
- Area open: Southeast 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
(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: Units 10A, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 19
Location: Unit(s) Specified on Permit
January Elk Season Outside Fort Riley - Firearm
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: Ft. Leavenworth
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 with the exception of antlered 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: 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: Statewide
Otter Bag Limits and Management Units
NO OPEN TRAPPING OR HUNTING SEASON ON ANY OTHER FURBEARERS
Location: Statewide
- Area Open: Statewide
- Limit: No Limit
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: Statewide
- Daily Bag Limit: 50
- Possession Limit: no limit
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Stamp, State, Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp
Location: Statewide
- Includes Canada & Cackling Geese (all geese except light and white-fronted)
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 6 (including Brant)
- Possession limit: 18
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp
Location: Greater Prairie Chicken Unit
- Daily Bag Limit: 2
- View prairie chicken map
Location: Statewide
- Area Open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 5
- Possession limit: 20
Location: Unit 19
The following unfilled permits are valid during this season using archery equipment only for antlerless whitetails: Resident and Nonresident Archery Either-species/Either-sex permit, Nonresident Archery White-tailed Deer permit, Resident Any-Season White-tailed Deer permit, Hunt-Own-Land Permit (valid for Unit 19), Special Hunt-Own-Land permit (valid for Unit 19), and Antlerless White-tailed Deer permit. A valid hunting license is required, unless exempt by Kansas law. NOTE: Unit 10A is Ft. Leavenworth and is open only to military personnel.
Location: Ft. Leavenworth
Location: Statewide
- Area open: Statewide
- Daily bag limit: 2
- Possession limit: 6
- Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Permit, State Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Duck Stamp
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: Posted Areas
Posted Areas Include
Inside city parks on the Neosho River in Chetopa and Burlington, Neosho River at Iola downstream from dam to city limits, Marais des Cygnes River below Osawatomie Dam downstream to posted boundary, Marais des Cygnes River from the upstream boundary of the Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area downstream to the Kansas-Missouri border, and the Browning Oxbow Lake of the Missouri River.