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TOPEKA -- On April 27, the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission approved the upcoming deer season dates as follows: Archery -- Oct. 2 through Nov. 28 and Dec. 11 through Dec. 31; Firearms -- Nov. 29 through Dec. 10; Muzzleloader -- Sept. 16 through Sept. 29 and Nov. 29 through Dec. 10; Extended Season (whitetail antlerless only) -- Jan. 1 through Jan. 14; Youth/Disabled Hunter (new) -- Sept. 30 through Oct. 1.
During the extended whitetail antlerless-only season, all unfilled permits revert to whitetail antlerless-only permits but retain the unit designation (if applicable). Any legal equipment may be used, but blaze orange must be worn. After December 31, 2000, game tags may be purchased for use in the extended season without first purchasing a deer permit.
The Youth/Disabled season is open to any person 16 years old or younger while under the immediate supervision of an adult 21 or older (adult may not hunt) and any person with a permit to hunt from a vehicle. Resident and nonresident archery, firearms, and muzzleloader permits may be used during this season. The unit and equipment restrictions on the permit apply, and blaze orange must be worn.
The Commission also approved a regulation that will limit general residents to a single "antlered" or "any deer" permit. All leftover permits will now revert to antlerless-only permits. This change will continue to put emphasis on the harvest of antlerless deer while enhancing Kansas^ trophy buck population. General residents will still have the opportunity to obtain as many as six deer permits during the upcoming seasons, including one primary permit, two antlerless-only leftovers, two game tags, and one unit archery permit.
As many as two game tags, valid only for antlerless white-tailed deer, may be purchased by anyone who already has a deer permit. However, after December 31, 2000, game tags may be purchased for use in the antlerless-only season without first purchasing a deer permit. Game tags are valid in all management units except 8A, 10A, 17, and 18. Game tags may not be used on department-managed lands, but they may be used on Walk-In Hunting Areas (WIHA), where allowed.
Through actions taken by the Kansas Legislature, resident landowners and all tenants/managers may now apply for an antlered or any-deer nonresident permit through May 31, or a nonresident whitetail antlerless-only permit through November 28. They may only apply for a nonresident permit in the unit(s) in which they qualify as a landowner, tenant, or manager. They are limited to a single application and are required to submit the full nonresident permit fee.
If a landowner, tenant, or manager obtains a nonresident permit, they may transfer the permit to anyone, with or without compensation, provided the transferee does not have a Hunt-Own-Land, Statewide Archery, or Firearms/Muzzleloader primary permit. The landowner must send a completed transfer application AND the actual nonresident permit to the Pratt Operations Office. The Pratt office personnel will process the application, reprint a new permit, and send it to the address specified on the transfer application. This process will most likely take five business days. "Hunt-Own-Land" permits may NOT be resold.
For more information regarding deer permits, or to obtain a nonresident deer application, please visit the department^s website, www.kdwp.state.ks.us, or contact the Pratt Operations Office at (316) 672-5911.
Uploaded: 5/5/2000
Uploaded: 5/5/2000