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Furbearer Hunting & Trapping

11/13/2024 - 02/28/2025

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.

Crow Season

11/10/2024 - 03/10/2025

Location: Statewide

Area Open: Statewide
Limit: No Limit

Ducks - Low Plains Southeast Zone (First Segment)

11/09/2024 - 01/05/2025

Location: Low Plains Southeast Zone - First Segment

Area open: Southeast Zone (see map)
Daily bag limit: 6
Six ducks, 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. The daily bag may comprise six of any other duck, such as six teal, six gadwall, or six wigeon.
Possession limit: Three times the daily limit

Pheasant & Quail Regular Season

11/09/2024 - 01/31/2025

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

Dark Geese Season (Second Segment)

11/06/2024 - 02/16/2025

Location: Statewide

Area open: Statewide
Daily bag limit: 6 (including Brant)
Possession limit: 18

Light Geese Season (Second Segment)

11/06/2024 - 02/16/2025

Location: Statewide

Daily Bag Limit: 50

Possession Limit: Unlimited

Stamps Required: Kansas HIP Stamp, State, Waterfowl Stamp, Federal Waterfowl Stamp

Sandhill Crane Season, Central Zone

11/06/2024 - 01/02/2025

Location: Sandhill Crane Unit

Daily bag limit: 3
Possession limit: 9

Elk Season (Fort Riley) - Firearms, Second Segment

11/01/2024 - 11/30/2024

Location: Fort Riley

Ducks - Low Plains Late Zone (First Segment)

10/26/2024 - 12/29/2024

Location: Low Plains Late Zone - First Segment

Area open: Low Plains Late Zone (see map)
Daily bag limit: 6
Six ducks, 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. The daily bag may comprise six of any other duck, such as six teal, six gadwall, or six wigeon.
Possession limit: Three times the daily limit

White-fronted Geese (First Segment)

10/26/2024 - 12/29/2024

Location: Statewide

Area open: Statewide
Daily bag limit: 2
Possession limit: 6

Sandhill Crane Season, West Zone

10/19/2024 - 12/15/2024

Location: Sandhill Crane Unit

Daily bag limit: 3
Possession limit: 9

Ducks - High Plains Unit (First Segment)

10/12/2024 - 01/05/2025

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

Ducks - Low Plains Early Zone (First Segment)

10/12/2024 - 12/08/2024

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

Woodcock

10/12/2024 - 11/25/2024

Location: Statewide

Area open: Statewide
Daily bag limit: 3
Possession limit: 9

Elk Season (Fort Riley) - Firearm Season for Any-Elk Permit Holders

10/01/2024 - 12/31/2024

Location: Fort Riley

Elk Season - Firearm Season for Holders of Any-Elk Permits - Fort Riley

Deer Season - Archery

09/16/2024 - 12/31/2024

Location: Statewide

Elk Season (Outside Fort Riley) - Archery

09/16/2024 - 12/31/2024

Location: Unit(s) Specified on Permit

Elk Season Outside Fort Riley - Archery

Greater Prairie Chicken Regular Season

09/15/2024 - 01/31/2025

Location: Greater Prairie Chicken Unit

Daily Bag Limit: 2
View prairie chicken map

Dove Season (mourning and whitewing)

09/01/2024 - 11/29/2024

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)

Snipe

09/01/2024 - 12/16/2024

Location: Statewide

Area open: Statewide
Daily bag limit: 8
Possession limit: 24

Squirrel Season

06/01/2024 - 02/28/2025

Location: Statewide

Area Open: Statewide
Daily bag limit: 5
Possession limit: 20

Coyote

01/01/2024 - 01/01/2025

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.

Exotic Dove Season (Eurasian collared, ringed turtle)

01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024

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.

Rabbit

01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024

Location: Statewide