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The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission recently approved the 2017 fall big game hunting seasons during a meeting in Topeka.
2017 ANTELOPE SEASON
The archery antelope season will be Sept. 23-Oct. 1 and Oct. 14-31, the firearm season is Oct. 6-9 and the muzzleloader season is Oct. 2-9.
The KDWPT is reducing antelope firearm permit numbers 6 percent in response to survey findings. A total of 230 firearm and muzzleloader permits will be allocated through a random computer drawing in June. The online application period for resident firearm and muzzleloader antelope permits is May 9-June 9. Resident and nonresident archery pronghorn permits are unlimited and may be purchased over the counter.
2017 ELK SEASONS
Twelve either-sex elk permits and 15 antlerless-only elk permits are allocated for hunting in Unit 2A, which is the area around Fort Riley, and Unit 3, which includes the rest of the state, excluding Morton County. Unit 2 permits are divided among military personnel stationed at the fort and Kansas general residents. Applications will be accepted online through July 14.
The 2017 archery and muzzleloader season on Fort Riley for Unit 2 any-elk and antlerless-only permit holders will be Sept. 1-30. Either-sex permit holders may hunt with any legal equipment in Unit 2 from Oct. 1-Dec. 31. One-third of the antlerless-only elk Unit 2 permits are valid during each of the three segments: Oct. 1-31, Nov. 1-30 and Dec. 1-31.
An unlimited number of hunt-own-land either-sex and antlerless-only elk permits for those who own land in Unit 2 are available over the counter. These permits are valid in Unit 2 (excluding Fort Riley) and Unit 3. An unlimited number of resident either-sex and antlerless-only elk permits valid in Unit 3 are available over the counter.
Elk seasons outside of Unit 2A (Fort Riley) are:
Muzzleloader – Sept. 1-30
Archery – Sept. 11-Dec. 31
Firearm – Nov. 29-Dec. 10, Jan. 1-March 15, 2018.
2017 DEER SEASONS
The 2017 deer season dates approved include:
Youth and Persons With Disabilities – Sept. 2-10
Muzzleloader – Sept. 11-24
Archery – Sept. 11-Dec. 31
Pre-rut White-tailed Antlerless-only – Oct. 7-9
Firearm – Nov. 29-Dec. 10
Extended white-tailed antlerless-only firearm seasons include Jan.1, 2018, in Units 6, 8, 9, 10, 16, or 17; Jan. 1-7, 2018, in Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, or 14; and Jan. 1-14, 2018, in Units 10A, 15, or 19; white-tailed antlerless-only archery Jan. 15-31, 2018, in Urban Unit 19.
The next Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism commission meeting will be April 20 at the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Operations Office in Pratt.
The archery antelope season will be Sept. 23-Oct. 1 and Oct. 14-31, the firearm season is Oct. 6-9 and the muzzleloader season is Oct. 2-9.
The KDWPT is reducing antelope firearm permit numbers 6 percent in response to survey findings. A total of 230 firearm and muzzleloader permits will be allocated through a random computer drawing in June. The online application period for resident firearm and muzzleloader antelope permits is May 9-June 9. Resident and nonresident archery pronghorn permits are unlimited and may be purchased over the counter.
2017 ELK SEASONS
Twelve either-sex elk permits and 15 antlerless-only elk permits are allocated for hunting in Unit 2A, which is the area around Fort Riley, and Unit 3, which includes the rest of the state, excluding Morton County. Unit 2 permits are divided among military personnel stationed at the fort and Kansas general residents. Applications will be accepted online through July 14.
The 2017 archery and muzzleloader season on Fort Riley for Unit 2 any-elk and antlerless-only permit holders will be Sept. 1-30. Either-sex permit holders may hunt with any legal equipment in Unit 2 from Oct. 1-Dec. 31. One-third of the antlerless-only elk Unit 2 permits are valid during each of the three segments: Oct. 1-31, Nov. 1-30 and Dec. 1-31.
An unlimited number of hunt-own-land either-sex and antlerless-only elk permits for those who own land in Unit 2 are available over the counter. These permits are valid in Unit 2 (excluding Fort Riley) and Unit 3. An unlimited number of resident either-sex and antlerless-only elk permits valid in Unit 3 are available over the counter.
Elk seasons outside of Unit 2A (Fort Riley) are:
Muzzleloader – Sept. 1-30
Archery – Sept. 11-Dec. 31
Firearm – Nov. 29-Dec. 10, Jan. 1-March 15, 2018.
2017 DEER SEASONS
The 2017 deer season dates approved include:
Youth and Persons With Disabilities – Sept. 2-10
Muzzleloader – Sept. 11-24
Archery – Sept. 11-Dec. 31
Pre-rut White-tailed Antlerless-only – Oct. 7-9
Firearm – Nov. 29-Dec. 10
Extended white-tailed antlerless-only firearm seasons include Jan.1, 2018, in Units 6, 8, 9, 10, 16, or 17; Jan. 1-7, 2018, in Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, or 14; and Jan. 1-14, 2018, in Units 10A, 15, or 19; white-tailed antlerless-only archery Jan. 15-31, 2018, in Urban Unit 19.
The next Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism commission meeting will be April 20 at the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Operations Office in Pratt.
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