Deer Seasons
Deer Extended Season - Firearms Whitetail Antlerless Only (6, 8, 9, 10 and 17)
Date: 01/01/2025 - 01/05/2025
Location: Units 6, 8, 9, 10, and 17
January Deer Season - Extended Firearms Whitetail Antlerless Only
Deer Extended Season - Firearms Whitetail Antlerless Only (10A, 12, 13, 15 and 19)
Date: 01/01/2025 - 01/19/2025
Location: Units 10A, 12, 13, 15 and 19 only
Deer Extended Season - Firearms Whitetail Antlerless Only (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 14 and 16)
Date: 01/01/2025 - 01/12/2025
Location: Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 14, 16Deer Season - Pre-rut Whitetail Anterless-onlyDate: 10/12/2024 - 10/14/2024Location: Statewide - Fort Riley is CLOSED for Pre-Rut Season
Any permit that allows the harvest of a white-tailed antlerless deer is valid during this season. Equipment and unit restrictions on permit apply. Hunter orange is required.
Fort Riley is CLOSED for the Pre-Rut Season
Deer Season - Archery
Date: 09/16/2024 - 12/31/2024
Location: Statewide
Deer Season - Muzzleloader
Date: 09/16/2024 - 09/29/2024
Location: Statewide
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 is required.
Deer Season - Regular Firearm
Date: 12/04/2024 - 12/15/2024
Location: Statewide
Deer Season - Youth and Disability
Date: 09/07/2024 - 09/15/2024
Location: Statewide
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 K.A.R. 115-18-4 or a disability assistance permit issued pursuant to K.A.R. 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.
Deer - Firearm - Smoky Hill
Date: 11/29/2023 - 12/10/2023
Location: Smoky Hill
Smoky Hill ANG Firearms Deer Season
Deer - Fort Leavenworth Archery Deer Season, Extended (Antlerless only)
Date: 01/22/2024 - 01/31/2024
Location: Ft. Leavenworth
Deer - Fort Leavenworth Firearm Deer Season (1st Segment)
Date: 11/11/2023 - 11/12/2023
Location: Ft. Leavenworth
Ft. Leavenworth Deer Season (in addition to DMU 19 season dates)
Deer - Fort Leavenworth Firearm Deer Season (2nd Segment)
Date: 11/18/2023 - 11/19/2023
Location: Ft. Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth Deer Season (in addition to DMU 19 season dates)
Deer - Fort Leavenworth Firearm Deer Season (3rd Segment)
Date: 11/23/2023 - 11/26/2023
Location: Ft. Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth Deer Season (in addition to DMU 19 season dates)
Deer - Fort Leavenworth
Firearm Deer Season (4th Segment)
Date: 12/02/2023 - 12/03/2023
Location: Ft. Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth Deer Season (in addition to DMU 19 season dates)
Deer - Fort Leavenworth Firearm Deer Season (5th Segment)
Date: 12/09/2023 - 12/10/2023
Location: Ft. Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth Deer Season (in addition to DMU 19 season dates)
Deer - Fort Leavenworth Firearm Deer Season, Extended
Date: 01/01/2024 - 01/21/2024
Location: Ft. Leavenworth
Deer - Archery - Fort Riley
Date: 09/11/2023 - 12/31/2023
Location: Fort Riley
Deer - Firearms - Fort Riley (1st Segment)
Date: 11/24/2023 - 11/26/2023
Location: Fort Riley
Deer - Firearms - Fort Riley (2nd Segment)
Date: 12/16/2023 - 12/23/2023
Location: Fort Riley
Deer Extended Season - Archery Whitetail Antlerless Only (DMU 19, 10A)
Date: 01/20/2025 - 01/31/2025Location: DMU 19, 10A (Fort Leavenworth)
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.
