Resident Permit |
$50 |
Resident youth permit(age 15 and under) |
$20 |
General resident (OTC) |
$40 |
General resident youth (OTC) |
$10 |
Nonresident whitetail deer permit application |
$475 |
Nonresident youth whitetail deer permit application(age 15 and under) |
$115 |
Nonresident Mule Deer stamp application |
$150 |
Preference point only- resident |
$10 |
Preference point only- nonresident |
$25 |
Resident Permit | $50 |
Resident youth permit(age 15 and under) | $20 |
General resident (OTC) | $40 |
General resident youth (OTC) | $10 |
Nonresident whitetail deer permit application | $475 |
Nonresident youth whitetail deer permit application(age 15 and under) | $115 |
Nonresident Mule Deer stamp application | $150 |
Preference point only- resident | $10 |
Preference point only- nonresident | $25 |
Overlooked by many mule deer hunters, Kansas produces some big bucks because the state controls the yearly harvest through a limit on the number of rifle tags. Additionally, most of Kansas in comprised of private land and deer can avoid most hunters and grow to mature ages and size. Bucks in the 170s and 180s are taken regularly in both the western and eastern mule deer zones, which together take up roughly the western half of the state.
Rifle hunting is limited to residents except for direct descendants of landowner-tenants and their spouses and for holders of a select few so-called governor’s tags, which are made available to the winners of auctions or raffles. Landowner-tenants with “hunt-own-land” tags are restricted to their own property.
Nonresidents may hunt with a muzzleloader or bow and arrow but only after drawing a whitetail archery or muzzleloader tag and then drawing a mule deer stamp. The draw odds on the mule deer stamps are slim which will ultimately cause a lot of hopeful applicants to look into other states.
* Units are included if any part of the unit is in the county.
Chronic wasting disease exists among mule deer in Kansas
Fewer than 10 cases of CWD have been reported in most counties
The long archery season includes the peak of the rut in November
Successful applicants are notified two to four weeks later
Unsuccessful applicants receive a preference point
Preference points do not apply for mule deer stamps
Fluorescent orange clothing is required of hunters and helpers during gun seasons
Baiting is not legal on public land, even before hunting seasons
Most mule deer roam across several properties
Hunters and outfitters who consistently do well usually have access to large ranches or to several smaller ranches or farms
The ban against scopes during muzzleloader season has been lifted
Muzzleloader bullets must be “hard-cast solid lead, conical lead or saboted”
Hunters with certain disabilities may get a permit to use a crossbow
Electronic calls are illegal
Decoys and scent lures are legal
Mule deer stamps are available by drawing in Units 1-5, 7 and 16-18