How to Hunt in Kansas

The state of Kansas offers an enticing range of public wildlife areas, waterfowl zones and controller shooting areas where you can hunt small and big game, wild turkeys and a variety of migratory birds and waterfowl. Hunting opportunities exist year-round, with open seasons on exciting prey like bobcats and antelope.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Firearm(s) or other preferred weapons (and permits)
• Ammunition
• Hunter education training
• Appropriate hunting permit(s)

Get Licensed to Hunt in Kansas

1. Contact the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks to complete hunting applications. You may do so online via Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks website, in person or by mail (see Resources below). There are separate application procedures for residents and non-residents. Keep in mind that general hunting licenses are subject to limits and restrictions that do not apply to specialized licenses for certain types of prey.

2. Make absolutely certain you understand all terms and conditions of your hunting license(s) before you go out to hunt. You will have to sign your license for it to be valid. Your signature is an implicit acknowledgment that you are familiar with and understand all laws applicable to your hunting license.

3. Take advantage of the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks' many hunter education and training programs. You can learn everything from how to go fur trapping to how to go blood trailing. Specialized instruction for firearms hunters, bow hunters and fur harvesters are all available.

Go on the Hunt in Kansas

4. Learn the beginning and end dates of the hunting seasons on the game you wish to hunt. The Department of Wildlife & Parks website provides convenient online tables detailing valid dates on every type of game classified under state law.

5. Head for one of the many valid hunting zones in the wide-open state of Kansas. If you are in doubt about where the public is permitted to hunt in the state, consult the Department of Wildlife & Parks website for "Where to Hunt" pages.

6. Observe Kansas hunting laws regarding legal property to hunt on, game limits and hunting seasons at all times. Report poachers to the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks.

Tips & Warnings

• Residents of Kansas are eligible for lifetime hunting permits, payable in quarterly installments that can save you big money over time.
• Learn all the specifics by navigating from the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks hunting information homepage.
• The state of Kansas requires that all people hunting deer with firearms mark themselves with "blaze orange" for heightened visibility. Failure to comply with the law can lead to fines, accidental injury or death.

Resources

• Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks website for hunting information
• Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks website for hunting season information
• Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks website for where to hunt

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