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 within units 19 and 10A, Special Hunt-Own-Land permit valid within units 19 and 10A, and Whitetail Antlerless Only Deer permit. Devices that may be attached to a bow or arrow shall include lighted pin, dot or holographic sights; illuminated nocks; rangefinders; film or video cameras; radio-frequency location devices; and draw-lock devices. Hunters who harvest an older deer (2.5 years-old or older) in the Northcentral Zone can have it tested for free through the KDWPT CWD surveillance program until sample size goals are met.
As surveillance continues, KDWPT plans to sample hunter-killed deer from the Northcentral Surveillance Zone in 2020-2021. Hunters harvesting multiple deer may submit multiple samples. It typically takes about 1-1.5 weeks to get a result once the sample arrives at the lab. To protect a non-waterproof paper tag, place it in a clear plastic bag and attach it to the leg of the animal with a zip-tie or other attachment. If you would like to know if your deer tests positive for CWD, include your name and phone number or KDWPT number. Any permit that allows the harvest of a white-tailed antlerless deer is valid during this season. Fort Leavenworth Firearm: Nov. 14-15, Nov. 21-22, Nov. 26-29, Dec. 5-6, and Dec. 12-13, 2020Smoky Hill Air National Guard Subunit Firearm: Dec. 2-13, 2020 Fort Riley Firearm: Nov. 27-29 and Dec. 15-23, 2020Fort Riley Archery: Sept. 14-Dec. 31, 2020Fort Riley Youth/Disabled: Oct. 10-12, 2020Fort Riley Archery by Special Authorization: Sept. 1-13, 2020 and Jan. 11-31, 2021. The permit is valid only on lands owned or operated by the landowner or tenant, and may be used in any season with equipment legal for that season. Hunter orange required. Do not use household knives or other kitchen utensils for field dressing. During the youth season, hunters 16 and younger may hunt under adult supervision. Holders of Any-season/Either-sex Whitetail permits, during any season with legal equipment. Kansas Copyright 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. When applying for a landowner/tenant permit, land owned must be in the unit applying for. 32-937) requires that deer hunters receiving a harvest report card complete the survey. Nonresident Archery White-tailed Deer permits are available only by draw (deadline to apply is April 30, 2021) and are valid in two adjacent Deer Management Units listed on permit and DMU 19 (during special seasons). The application deadline for Resident Firearm Either-species/Either-sex permits is June 11, 2021. While hunting, the student must carry evidence of being a full-time student residing in Kansas. Hunters should consider muzzle velocity, kinetic energy, bullet type, recoil and accuracy when selecting equipment that is adequate for the game hunted. Any person who possesses a valid deer permit and has a permit to hunt from a vehicle pursuant to KAR 115-18-4 or a disability assistance permit issued pursuant to KAR 115-18-15 may also hunt during this season. Ethical hunters select equipment most effective for their capabilities, the game they hunt and the style of hunting they prefer. Cervids are thought to become infected via animal-to-animal contact and indirectly via contaminated environment-to-animal transmission.
All hunters are required to register their firearms prior to hunting on the military reservation, and are required to check-in/out. This is not a telephone check system, and it is not required unless you want to transport your deer or elk taken with an antlerless only permit without the head attached or a spring turkey without the beard attached to the breast. A landowners or tenants uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, or cousin are not eligible for this permit.)
Once the data and photo are submitted, a confirmation number will be displayed within the app must be kept on the mobile device during transport and retained by the hunter until the meat is consumed, given to another or otherwise disposed of. For a guide on how to perform a tick check, and how to remove ticks, visit https://www.cdc.gov/features/hunting-season-ticks/index.html. It is anticipated that a goal of 458 samples can be obtained from taxidermists (older animals), road-killed animals, and sick/suspect animals. Any legal equipment may be used to take a white-tailed deer without a visible antler plainly protruding from its skull during the extended season. Youth/Disabled Season: Sept. 5-13, 2020Muzzleloader Season: Sept. 14-27, 2020Archery Season: Sept. 14-Dec. 31, 2020Pre-rut Whitetail Antlerless Firearm Season: Oct.10-12, 2020 Regular Firearm Season: Dec. 2-13, 2020Extended Firearm Whitetail Antlerless-only Season: Jan. 1-10, 2021, Units 6, 8, 9, 10, 17.
After all these years of service to the American Sportsman, we have become the premier whitetail outfitter of the Midwest running 3 states here in the nations agricultural belt." (The archery season remains open, but archery permit holders may only hunt with archery equipment and must wear hunter orange.
Infected deer will excrete as many infectious prions throughout the course of its life (urine, feces, saliva, breath, etc.) If the hunter selects an adjacent unit not list-ed above, the permit is valid for a white-tailed buck, doe, or fawn in that unit. (Map Page 20). We accept Paypal or credit card below. Hunters will be notified if their sam-ple tests positive for CWD.
Archery permit holders may only use archery equipment during the archery season, even during days that overlap the muzzleloader or regular firearm season. Resident Firearm Either-Species/Either-Sex permits and nonresident antlered permits and are available through online application only. You may alsobook by calling660-385-1800. Six different deer management units (DMUs) will be sampled each year of the project. Based on KDWPT data, the 95% Prevalence Confidence Interval for 2.5 and older bucks in the Northwest Zone is currently between 29.2% and 42.3%. Equipment and unit restrictions on permit imposed. During the 2019-2020 seasons, the Northwest Zone was sampled. We received almost 30,000 applications from April 1 29. Impacts of CWD on population dynamics of deer and elk are presently unclear. Hunters wanting a quicker result can submit samples privately by calling 785-532-5650. Available over the counter through Dec. 30 to residents and landowner/tenants only. Holders of Hunt-Own-Land permits valid in Unit 19, during any season with legal equipment. The application includes a $10 nonrefundable application fee for residents and $25 nonrefundable application fee for nonresidents. Lures, decoys and non-electric calls may be used while hunting big game. Members of the immediate family who are domiciled with a resident landowner or tenant may apply for a resident big game permit as landowners or as a tenants, but at least 80 acres must be owned by such landowner or operated by such tenant for each individual applying as a landowner or as a tenant. If your animal tests positive for CWD, do not eat meat from that animal. A landowner is any resident who owns 80 acres or more of Kansas farm or ranch land. Email or Call Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Client Care at: clientcare@vet.k-state.edu (785) 532-5650 | 866-512-5650 toll free. Property held in a trust, LLC, partnership, or other legal entity is owned by that legal entity. KDWP had another record year of nonresident deer applications, said Shanda Knapic, chief of licensing. Fort Leavenworth military installation, which is adjacent to the Unit 19 deer unit boundary, has been declared an urban deer unit. --- Darrin Bradley. TO TEST DEER HARVESTED OUTSIDE OF THE NORTHCENTRAL (NC) ZONE AND THE EASTERN CWD STUDY ZONE (BLUE): KDWPT is requesting hunter assistance with a new three-year research project to better understand how different habitats affect the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease within your Kansas deer herd. Tick-borne diseases are transmitted to humans when an infected tick bites a human. Hunters may possess e-licenses, e-permits and e-tags on a mobile device.
Bag limit: One (1) buck, doe, or fawn white-tailed or mule deer Resident Archery Either-species/Either-sex Deer permits are valid statewide with archery equipment during archery season. Information received helps biologists make decisions and manage a healthy herd. Results will be posted at https://ksout-doors.com/Hunting/Big-Game-Information. Hunter orange clothing is required. Deer hunters may purchase only one permit that allows the harvest of an antlered deer. Baiting, feeding, and artificially concentrating deer is not advised. This permit is available to individuals who qualify as landowners, tenants, nonresident landowners or as family members living with a resident landowner or tenant.
If the deer you harvest is at least 2.5 years-old (no fawns) and comes from the Northcentral (NC) Zone (see map), you can have it tested for free until the sample size goal is attained. Horses and mules shall not be used for herding or driving big game. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) has been associated with consumption of beef from the large-scale outbreak of BSE in cattle herds, starting in the 1980s, in Great Britain and over 220 people contracted vCJD. White-tailed Either-sex Deer: any buck, doe, or fawn white-tailed deer.Either-species/Either-sex Deer: any buck, doe, or fawn white-tailed or mule deer.Antlerless-Only White-tailed Deer: any white-tailed deer without a visible antler plainly protruding from the skull.Antlerless-only Deer: any white-tailed or mule deer without a visible antler plainly protruding from the skull. SAMPLE COLLECTORS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH SAMPLING DEER IN THE NORTHCENTRAL (NC) ZONE, 2020-2021. The application deadline for nonresident antlered permits is April 30, 2021. Unit 19. will host an extended archery season (Jan. 2531, 2021). PRE-RUT FIREARM WHITETAIL ANTLERLESS (Oct.10-12). For season dates, fact sheets and more, call (785) 239-6211 or visit www.fortriley.isportsman.net. Deer Hunting Regulations. Bag limit: One (1) buck, doe, or fawn white-tailed deer AND one (1) white-tailed antlerless deer. Resident and nonresident youth who are 15 and younger qualify for reduced price youth big game permits. Northcentral samples will only be picked up from the sample collectors and delivered to the lab 2-3 times during the 2020-2021 deer seasons. Available to resi-dents and landowner/tenants by draw only (deadline to apply is June 11, 2021). Hunters have the option of freezing their venison until a result is obtained. Testing of samples submitted for the research project will be completed at no cost to the hunter. Holders of Whitetail Antlerless-only permits, during any season with legal equipment. Unsuccessful applicants will earn a preference point for the following years draw. If you harvest any big game or turkey that is not edible, a replacement permit will not be issued. At the time of purchase, hunters will have the option of paper carcass tags or e-tags. Special Extended Firearm Whitetail Antlerless-only Season: Jan. 1-24, 2021, Units 10A, 12, 13, 15 and 19Extended Archery Whitetail Antlerless-only Season: Jan. 25-31, 2021, Units 19 and 10A. Members of the armed services on active duty and officially stationed in Kansas may purchase resident licenses and permits, except for lifetime licenses. Serving as a board member, trustee, non managing partner or other such position does not qualify a person for a Kansas landowner deer permit. Hunters, especially in CWD areas, are advised to bone out their meat to avoid transporting prions to uninfected areas. Available over the counter through Dec. 30 to residents and landowner/tenants only. Symptoms dont manifest until the last couple months before the cervid dies; therefore, most CWD-positive cervids are asymptomatic and look normal when they are harvested. Hunters must have a deer permit that allows the taking of an antlered deer before acquiring an antlerless deer permit.
These permits shall be valid only on lands owned or lands leased for agricultural purposes.
Unit 10A is Ft. Leavenworth and is open only to active and retired military staff.
There is no minimum age to hunt big game. All Whitetail Antlerless Only permits are valid during any season with equipment legal for that season. It is wise to limit walking time on game trails, as ticks target these trails as a way to latch onto their wildlife hosts. The permit is still valid for either species in the original unit. Note: After caping is completed, samples can be collected from a deer that will be taxidermy mounted without affecting the mount; check with your taxidermist for specifics. An animal taken with an antlerless-only permit may be quartered as long as genitalia is left attached to one of the rear quarters, leaving the spinal column and head at the hunting site. Unit 10A is Fort Leavenworth and is open to active and retired military staff only. A map to assist you with section-township-range location information and a video showing how to collect the lymph node tissue sample for chronic wasting disease testing can be found at: ksoutdoors.com/Hunting/Big-Game-Information/Chronic-Wasting-Disease. The balance of your hunt is due 45 days prior to arrival. An e-tag confirmation number will work the same as electronic registration for a hunter wanting to bone out an animal taken with an antlerless-only permit and transport only meat. Hunters may use blinds and stands. Sample collector contact information will be posted at ksoutdoors.com/Hunting/Big-Game-Information in the coming months. This brings the cumulative total to 362 animals (274 white-tailed deer, 81 mule deer, 5 unknowns, and 2 captive elk), which have tested positive for CWD in Kansas since surveillance efforts started in 1996. This permit is not transferable. If drawn, their permit becomes a Nonresident Muzzleloader Either-species/Either-sex permit with a bag limit of one (1) buck, doe, or fawn white-tailed or mule deer in two designated adja-cent units listed on permit. ), Urban deer management units were created to focus greater deer harvest in the Kansas City-to-Topeka corridor. Most tick-borne diseases are spread through the bite of an infected tick. Minimize how much you handle the organs of the animal, particularly the brain or spinal cord tissues. However, CWD has not been documented to have caused disease in humans to date, but due to the similarities of prions and certain lab experiments, hunters and those eating venison should take certain precautions to avoid exposure to abnormal prions to manage and lower exposure risk. At this time, there is no evidence that CWD has been transmitted to humans.
Any person with a permanent physical or visual disability that prevents the person from hunting safely, as certified by a physician, may be eligible to obtain a permit to designate someone else to take a legal limit of game for the permit holder. Samples need to be accompanied by sex, age, and location information.
Unit 19 deer season dates apply to hunters hunting on the military installation. Upon returning from the outdoors, hunters should immediately shower to remove any unattached ticks, then perform a body check. Questions about this survey or assistance in completing it may be obtained at the KDWPT Research and Survey Office, (620) 342- 0658. 1998 - 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Paper tags: Sign permit prior to hunting to validate it. Those who are successful will receive either a printed carcass tag in the mail or an e-tag on the Go Outdoors mobile app, depending on which option they chose on the application. This permit may be issued to a resident landowners or tenants siblings and lineal ascendants or descendants, or their spouses, whether or not Kansas residents. Legal archery equipment includes long-bows, recurve bows, compound bows and crossbows. Unit 9, 10, 11, and 14 permit holders, with permit season and equipment restrictions. Hunters should always wear gloves when handling sick or dead animals. Up to four additional such permits may be issued to the same individual and are valid only in units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10A, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 19 on private land with landowner permission, on Walk-In Hunting Areas, and on Glen Elder, Kanopolis, Lovewell, Norton, Webster and Wilson wildlife areas and Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge. To validate an e-tag when an animal is killed, open the HuntFishKS mobile app and record the date and time of kill and enter a photograph of the entire carcass with sufficient clarity to display the species and whether it is antlered or antlerless.
Duplicate permits may be obtained online at no charge.
For more information about this research project, visit ksoutdoors.com/cwd. Additionally, clothes that have been worn outside when ticks are active should be contained in an air-tight bag until washed, and shoes left outside, to help prevent ticks from entering a house. A valid hunting license is required, unless exempt by Kansas law. The map is also available in the ArcGIS Explorer App, simply search for Kansas CWD Sampling Map in the app. If drawn, their permit becomes a Nonresident Archery Either-species/Either-sex permit with a bag limit of one (1) buck, doe, or fawn white-tailed or mule deer in two designated adjacent units listed on permit. State law (K.S.A. If you have your deer or elk commercially processed, consider asking that your animal be processed individually to avoid mixing meat from multiple animals. Hunter orange is required of all deer hunters during any firearm sea-son. Hunters surveyed will receive an email or a postcard with a weblink to direct them to a website with the online survey. EXTENDED FIREARM WHITETAIL ANTLERLESS ONLY, Jan. 1-10, 2021 (DMU 6, 8, 9, 10, and 17)Jan. 1-17, 2021 (DMU 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 14 and 16)Jan. 1-24, 2021 (DMU 10A, 12, 13, 15 and 19).
Permits are limited to one per 80 acres owned or operated.
The following unfilled permits are valid during this season using archery equipment only for antlerless whitetails. After your deposit is received, you will be contacted by a representative to confirm the requested dates for your specific hunt. Dogs should also be inspected for ticks. Nonresident Firearm White-tailed Deer permits are available only by draw (deadline to apply is April 30, 2021) and are valid in unit selected and one adjacent unit listed on permit during the regular firearm season. The permit is still valid for either species in the original unit.
Permits on properties owned by a legal entity are available only to tenants who either farm at least 80 acres, or manage an 80 acre or larger farm that produces an agricultural commodity such as crops or cattle. Survey: Hunters may be requested to complete an online KANSAS DEER HUNTER HARVEST SURVEY at the end of the season. Clients can send or bring samples and fill out submission forms in person at 1800 Denison Ave, Manhattan. Reduced price youth permits are valid for the seasons specified on the permit. Arrows used for hunting big game must be equipped with broadhead points that when fully expanded cannot pass through a ring 3/4-inch in diameter. Hunters who harvest a deer within one of the DMUs being sampled can submit a Chronic Wasting Disease sample to KDWPT for testing. When the draw is completed, all applicants will get an email with their results. The launch of a new licensing system by the KDWP on May 1 has pushed the timeline for the nonresident deer draw back several weeks while customer data is transferred. Each hunter must make the decision whether to consume wildlife or deer that test positive for CWD. For more information, contact the post hunting coordinator at (913) 684-1703. Check state wildlife and public health guidance to see whether testing of animals is recommended or required. However, hunters who are 16 are not eligible for the youth-priced permits. Hunter orange clothing is required. Dogs may be used to locate dead or wounded big game animals with the following restrictions: each dog shall be maintained on a hand-held leash at all times; an individual tracking big game animals outside of legal shooting hours shall not carry equipment capable of harvesting the big game animal; and each individual harvesting a big game animal shall be limited to the equipment type for the permit and season that is authorized. Available over the counter through Dec. 30 to residents and landowner/tenants only. Any unfilled 2020 deer permit valid in units open may be used during the extended whitetail antlerless-only seasons. Hunting on Smoky Hill ANG Range is open only to military and retired military personnel who have attended a training class and who possess a deer permit valid in Unit 4. Consider having the deer or elk tested for CWD before you eat the meat. State-owned and state-managed lands, excluding WIHA, are not included in Unit 19.
(For example, a grandson or his wife, daughter or her husband, a parent, or a brother or his wife would be eligible for this permit. Because ticks live in grassy, brushy, or wooded areas, and on animals, hunters are at an increased risk of contracting. Shipping labels and sampling kits can be ordered from KSVDL by calling Client Care, (785) 532-5650. Hunters with valid unit permits must possess a limited access permit to hunt on Fort Riley.
Watch this video to learn how to sample a deer for CWD testing. However, the KDWP says that for 2022 applicants can expect results in mid-June at the earliest. Protected areas serve as refuges and may result in future herd increases and higher deer damage on adjacent or other properties where protected deer spend time when hunting season is closed. Land must be in the unit applied for to qualify. In Kansas, ticks most likely to cause disease in humans and animals are American dog ticks, Lone Star ticks, and Blacklegged ticks. EXTENDED ARCHERY WHITETAIL ANTLERLESS ONLY. Nonresident Muzzleloader White-tailed Deer Combo permits are available only by draw (deadline to apply is April 30, 2021) and are valid in two adjacent units listed on permit during the muzzleloader-only and regular firearm seasons. A human form, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), occurs naturally and spontaneously in about one out of every one million people world-wide. A random sample of hunters will be contacted after the season, making it important for hunters to update address information each year when they purchase a permit. To learn more about electronic registration, visitksoutdoors.com/programs, then click Electronic Deer Check-in.. Do not shoot, handle or eat meat from deer and elk that look sick or are acting strangely or are found dead. Hunter orange clothing is required. Those who were unsuccessful will receive a refund check in the mail. To find individuals with trained blood tracking dogs, go to www.unitedbloodtrackers.org.
No bow, crossbow or arrow may have any electronic device attached that controls the flight of the arrow. Archery permit holders during the regular archery season; the Extended Firearm Whitetail Antlerless-only season, Jan. 1-24, 2021; and the Extended Archery Whitetail Antlerless-only season, Jan. 25-31, 2021.
As surveillance continues, KDWPT plans to sample hunter-killed deer from the Northcentral Surveillance Zone in 2020-2021. Hunters harvesting multiple deer may submit multiple samples. It typically takes about 1-1.5 weeks to get a result once the sample arrives at the lab. To protect a non-waterproof paper tag, place it in a clear plastic bag and attach it to the leg of the animal with a zip-tie or other attachment. If you would like to know if your deer tests positive for CWD, include your name and phone number or KDWPT number. Any permit that allows the harvest of a white-tailed antlerless deer is valid during this season. Fort Leavenworth Firearm: Nov. 14-15, Nov. 21-22, Nov. 26-29, Dec. 5-6, and Dec. 12-13, 2020Smoky Hill Air National Guard Subunit Firearm: Dec. 2-13, 2020 Fort Riley Firearm: Nov. 27-29 and Dec. 15-23, 2020Fort Riley Archery: Sept. 14-Dec. 31, 2020Fort Riley Youth/Disabled: Oct. 10-12, 2020Fort Riley Archery by Special Authorization: Sept. 1-13, 2020 and Jan. 11-31, 2021. The permit is valid only on lands owned or operated by the landowner or tenant, and may be used in any season with equipment legal for that season. Hunter orange required. Do not use household knives or other kitchen utensils for field dressing. During the youth season, hunters 16 and younger may hunt under adult supervision. Holders of Any-season/Either-sex Whitetail permits, during any season with legal equipment. Kansas Copyright 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. When applying for a landowner/tenant permit, land owned must be in the unit applying for. 32-937) requires that deer hunters receiving a harvest report card complete the survey. Nonresident Archery White-tailed Deer permits are available only by draw (deadline to apply is April 30, 2021) and are valid in two adjacent Deer Management Units listed on permit and DMU 19 (during special seasons). The application deadline for Resident Firearm Either-species/Either-sex permits is June 11, 2021. While hunting, the student must carry evidence of being a full-time student residing in Kansas. Hunters should consider muzzle velocity, kinetic energy, bullet type, recoil and accuracy when selecting equipment that is adequate for the game hunted. Any person who possesses a valid deer permit and has a permit to hunt from a vehicle pursuant to KAR 115-18-4 or a disability assistance permit issued pursuant to KAR 115-18-15 may also hunt during this season. Ethical hunters select equipment most effective for their capabilities, the game they hunt and the style of hunting they prefer. Cervids are thought to become infected via animal-to-animal contact and indirectly via contaminated environment-to-animal transmission.
All hunters are required to register their firearms prior to hunting on the military reservation, and are required to check-in/out. This is not a telephone check system, and it is not required unless you want to transport your deer or elk taken with an antlerless only permit without the head attached or a spring turkey without the beard attached to the breast. A landowners or tenants uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, or cousin are not eligible for this permit.)
Once the data and photo are submitted, a confirmation number will be displayed within the app must be kept on the mobile device during transport and retained by the hunter until the meat is consumed, given to another or otherwise disposed of. For a guide on how to perform a tick check, and how to remove ticks, visit https://www.cdc.gov/features/hunting-season-ticks/index.html. It is anticipated that a goal of 458 samples can be obtained from taxidermists (older animals), road-killed animals, and sick/suspect animals. Any legal equipment may be used to take a white-tailed deer without a visible antler plainly protruding from its skull during the extended season. Youth/Disabled Season: Sept. 5-13, 2020Muzzleloader Season: Sept. 14-27, 2020Archery Season: Sept. 14-Dec. 31, 2020Pre-rut Whitetail Antlerless Firearm Season: Oct.10-12, 2020 Regular Firearm Season: Dec. 2-13, 2020Extended Firearm Whitetail Antlerless-only Season: Jan. 1-10, 2021, Units 6, 8, 9, 10, 17.
After all these years of service to the American Sportsman, we have become the premier whitetail outfitter of the Midwest running 3 states here in the nations agricultural belt." (The archery season remains open, but archery permit holders may only hunt with archery equipment and must wear hunter orange.
Infected deer will excrete as many infectious prions throughout the course of its life (urine, feces, saliva, breath, etc.) If the hunter selects an adjacent unit not list-ed above, the permit is valid for a white-tailed buck, doe, or fawn in that unit. (Map Page 20). We accept Paypal or credit card below. Hunters will be notified if their sam-ple tests positive for CWD.
Archery permit holders may only use archery equipment during the archery season, even during days that overlap the muzzleloader or regular firearm season. Resident Firearm Either-Species/Either-Sex permits and nonresident antlered permits and are available through online application only. You may alsobook by calling660-385-1800. Six different deer management units (DMUs) will be sampled each year of the project. Based on KDWPT data, the 95% Prevalence Confidence Interval for 2.5 and older bucks in the Northwest Zone is currently between 29.2% and 42.3%. Equipment and unit restrictions on permit imposed. During the 2019-2020 seasons, the Northwest Zone was sampled. We received almost 30,000 applications from April 1 29. Impacts of CWD on population dynamics of deer and elk are presently unclear. Hunters wanting a quicker result can submit samples privately by calling 785-532-5650. Available over the counter through Dec. 30 to residents and landowner/tenants only. Holders of Hunt-Own-Land permits valid in Unit 19, during any season with legal equipment. The application includes a $10 nonrefundable application fee for residents and $25 nonrefundable application fee for nonresidents. Lures, decoys and non-electric calls may be used while hunting big game. Members of the immediate family who are domiciled with a resident landowner or tenant may apply for a resident big game permit as landowners or as a tenants, but at least 80 acres must be owned by such landowner or operated by such tenant for each individual applying as a landowner or as a tenant. If your animal tests positive for CWD, do not eat meat from that animal. A landowner is any resident who owns 80 acres or more of Kansas farm or ranch land. Email or Call Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Client Care at: clientcare@vet.k-state.edu (785) 532-5650 | 866-512-5650 toll free. Property held in a trust, LLC, partnership, or other legal entity is owned by that legal entity. KDWP had another record year of nonresident deer applications, said Shanda Knapic, chief of licensing. Fort Leavenworth military installation, which is adjacent to the Unit 19 deer unit boundary, has been declared an urban deer unit. --- Darrin Bradley. TO TEST DEER HARVESTED OUTSIDE OF THE NORTHCENTRAL (NC) ZONE AND THE EASTERN CWD STUDY ZONE (BLUE): KDWPT is requesting hunter assistance with a new three-year research project to better understand how different habitats affect the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease within your Kansas deer herd. Tick-borne diseases are transmitted to humans when an infected tick bites a human. Hunters may possess e-licenses, e-permits and e-tags on a mobile device.
Bag limit: One (1) buck, doe, or fawn white-tailed or mule deer Resident Archery Either-species/Either-sex Deer permits are valid statewide with archery equipment during archery season. Information received helps biologists make decisions and manage a healthy herd. Results will be posted at https://ksout-doors.com/Hunting/Big-Game-Information. Hunter orange clothing is required. Deer hunters may purchase only one permit that allows the harvest of an antlered deer. Baiting, feeding, and artificially concentrating deer is not advised. This permit is available to individuals who qualify as landowners, tenants, nonresident landowners or as family members living with a resident landowner or tenant.
If the deer you harvest is at least 2.5 years-old (no fawns) and comes from the Northcentral (NC) Zone (see map), you can have it tested for free until the sample size goal is attained. Horses and mules shall not be used for herding or driving big game. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) has been associated with consumption of beef from the large-scale outbreak of BSE in cattle herds, starting in the 1980s, in Great Britain and over 220 people contracted vCJD. White-tailed Either-sex Deer: any buck, doe, or fawn white-tailed deer.Either-species/Either-sex Deer: any buck, doe, or fawn white-tailed or mule deer.Antlerless-Only White-tailed Deer: any white-tailed deer without a visible antler plainly protruding from the skull.Antlerless-only Deer: any white-tailed or mule deer without a visible antler plainly protruding from the skull. SAMPLE COLLECTORS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH SAMPLING DEER IN THE NORTHCENTRAL (NC) ZONE, 2020-2021. The application deadline for nonresident antlered permits is April 30, 2021. Unit 19. will host an extended archery season (Jan. 2531, 2021). PRE-RUT FIREARM WHITETAIL ANTLERLESS (Oct.10-12). For season dates, fact sheets and more, call (785) 239-6211 or visit www.fortriley.isportsman.net. Deer Hunting Regulations. Bag limit: One (1) buck, doe, or fawn white-tailed deer AND one (1) white-tailed antlerless deer. Resident and nonresident youth who are 15 and younger qualify for reduced price youth big game permits. Northcentral samples will only be picked up from the sample collectors and delivered to the lab 2-3 times during the 2020-2021 deer seasons. Available to resi-dents and landowner/tenants by draw only (deadline to apply is June 11, 2021). Hunters have the option of freezing their venison until a result is obtained. Testing of samples submitted for the research project will be completed at no cost to the hunter. Holders of Whitetail Antlerless-only permits, during any season with legal equipment. Unsuccessful applicants will earn a preference point for the following years draw. If you harvest any big game or turkey that is not edible, a replacement permit will not be issued. At the time of purchase, hunters will have the option of paper carcass tags or e-tags. Special Extended Firearm Whitetail Antlerless-only Season: Jan. 1-24, 2021, Units 10A, 12, 13, 15 and 19Extended Archery Whitetail Antlerless-only Season: Jan. 25-31, 2021, Units 19 and 10A. Members of the armed services on active duty and officially stationed in Kansas may purchase resident licenses and permits, except for lifetime licenses. Serving as a board member, trustee, non managing partner or other such position does not qualify a person for a Kansas landowner deer permit. Hunters, especially in CWD areas, are advised to bone out their meat to avoid transporting prions to uninfected areas. Available over the counter through Dec. 30 to residents and landowner/tenants only. Symptoms dont manifest until the last couple months before the cervid dies; therefore, most CWD-positive cervids are asymptomatic and look normal when they are harvested. Hunters must have a deer permit that allows the taking of an antlered deer before acquiring an antlerless deer permit.
These permits shall be valid only on lands owned or lands leased for agricultural purposes.
Unit 10A is Ft. Leavenworth and is open only to active and retired military staff.
There is no minimum age to hunt big game. All Whitetail Antlerless Only permits are valid during any season with equipment legal for that season. It is wise to limit walking time on game trails, as ticks target these trails as a way to latch onto their wildlife hosts. The permit is still valid for either species in the original unit. Note: After caping is completed, samples can be collected from a deer that will be taxidermy mounted without affecting the mount; check with your taxidermist for specifics. An animal taken with an antlerless-only permit may be quartered as long as genitalia is left attached to one of the rear quarters, leaving the spinal column and head at the hunting site. Unit 10A is Fort Leavenworth and is open to active and retired military staff only. A map to assist you with section-township-range location information and a video showing how to collect the lymph node tissue sample for chronic wasting disease testing can be found at: ksoutdoors.com/Hunting/Big-Game-Information/Chronic-Wasting-Disease. The balance of your hunt is due 45 days prior to arrival. An e-tag confirmation number will work the same as electronic registration for a hunter wanting to bone out an animal taken with an antlerless-only permit and transport only meat. Hunters may use blinds and stands. Sample collector contact information will be posted at ksoutdoors.com/Hunting/Big-Game-Information in the coming months. This brings the cumulative total to 362 animals (274 white-tailed deer, 81 mule deer, 5 unknowns, and 2 captive elk), which have tested positive for CWD in Kansas since surveillance efforts started in 1996. This permit is not transferable. If drawn, their permit becomes a Nonresident Muzzleloader Either-species/Either-sex permit with a bag limit of one (1) buck, doe, or fawn white-tailed or mule deer in two designated adja-cent units listed on permit. ), Urban deer management units were created to focus greater deer harvest in the Kansas City-to-Topeka corridor. Most tick-borne diseases are spread through the bite of an infected tick. Minimize how much you handle the organs of the animal, particularly the brain or spinal cord tissues. However, CWD has not been documented to have caused disease in humans to date, but due to the similarities of prions and certain lab experiments, hunters and those eating venison should take certain precautions to avoid exposure to abnormal prions to manage and lower exposure risk. At this time, there is no evidence that CWD has been transmitted to humans.
Any person with a permanent physical or visual disability that prevents the person from hunting safely, as certified by a physician, may be eligible to obtain a permit to designate someone else to take a legal limit of game for the permit holder. Samples need to be accompanied by sex, age, and location information.
Unit 19 deer season dates apply to hunters hunting on the military installation. Upon returning from the outdoors, hunters should immediately shower to remove any unattached ticks, then perform a body check. Questions about this survey or assistance in completing it may be obtained at the KDWPT Research and Survey Office, (620) 342- 0658. 1998 - 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Paper tags: Sign permit prior to hunting to validate it. Those who are successful will receive either a printed carcass tag in the mail or an e-tag on the Go Outdoors mobile app, depending on which option they chose on the application. This permit may be issued to a resident landowners or tenants siblings and lineal ascendants or descendants, or their spouses, whether or not Kansas residents. Legal archery equipment includes long-bows, recurve bows, compound bows and crossbows. Unit 9, 10, 11, and 14 permit holders, with permit season and equipment restrictions. Hunters should always wear gloves when handling sick or dead animals. Up to four additional such permits may be issued to the same individual and are valid only in units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10A, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 19 on private land with landowner permission, on Walk-In Hunting Areas, and on Glen Elder, Kanopolis, Lovewell, Norton, Webster and Wilson wildlife areas and Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge. To validate an e-tag when an animal is killed, open the HuntFishKS mobile app and record the date and time of kill and enter a photograph of the entire carcass with sufficient clarity to display the species and whether it is antlered or antlerless.
Duplicate permits may be obtained online at no charge.
For more information about this research project, visit ksoutdoors.com/cwd. Additionally, clothes that have been worn outside when ticks are active should be contained in an air-tight bag until washed, and shoes left outside, to help prevent ticks from entering a house. A valid hunting license is required, unless exempt by Kansas law. The map is also available in the ArcGIS Explorer App, simply search for Kansas CWD Sampling Map in the app. If drawn, their permit becomes a Nonresident Archery Either-species/Either-sex permit with a bag limit of one (1) buck, doe, or fawn white-tailed or mule deer in two designated adjacent units listed on permit. State law (K.S.A. If you have your deer or elk commercially processed, consider asking that your animal be processed individually to avoid mixing meat from multiple animals. Hunter orange is required of all deer hunters during any firearm sea-son. Hunters surveyed will receive an email or a postcard with a weblink to direct them to a website with the online survey. EXTENDED FIREARM WHITETAIL ANTLERLESS ONLY, Jan. 1-10, 2021 (DMU 6, 8, 9, 10, and 17)Jan. 1-17, 2021 (DMU 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 14 and 16)Jan. 1-24, 2021 (DMU 10A, 12, 13, 15 and 19).
Permits are limited to one per 80 acres owned or operated.
The following unfilled permits are valid during this season using archery equipment only for antlerless whitetails. After your deposit is received, you will be contacted by a representative to confirm the requested dates for your specific hunt. Dogs should also be inspected for ticks. Nonresident Firearm White-tailed Deer permits are available only by draw (deadline to apply is April 30, 2021) and are valid in unit selected and one adjacent unit listed on permit during the regular firearm season. The permit is still valid for either species in the original unit.
Permits on properties owned by a legal entity are available only to tenants who either farm at least 80 acres, or manage an 80 acre or larger farm that produces an agricultural commodity such as crops or cattle. Survey: Hunters may be requested to complete an online KANSAS DEER HUNTER HARVEST SURVEY at the end of the season. Clients can send or bring samples and fill out submission forms in person at 1800 Denison Ave, Manhattan. Reduced price youth permits are valid for the seasons specified on the permit. Arrows used for hunting big game must be equipped with broadhead points that when fully expanded cannot pass through a ring 3/4-inch in diameter. Hunters who harvest a deer within one of the DMUs being sampled can submit a Chronic Wasting Disease sample to KDWPT for testing. When the draw is completed, all applicants will get an email with their results. The launch of a new licensing system by the KDWP on May 1 has pushed the timeline for the nonresident deer draw back several weeks while customer data is transferred. Each hunter must make the decision whether to consume wildlife or deer that test positive for CWD. For more information, contact the post hunting coordinator at (913) 684-1703. Check state wildlife and public health guidance to see whether testing of animals is recommended or required. However, hunters who are 16 are not eligible for the youth-priced permits. Hunter orange clothing is required. Dogs may be used to locate dead or wounded big game animals with the following restrictions: each dog shall be maintained on a hand-held leash at all times; an individual tracking big game animals outside of legal shooting hours shall not carry equipment capable of harvesting the big game animal; and each individual harvesting a big game animal shall be limited to the equipment type for the permit and season that is authorized. Available over the counter through Dec. 30 to residents and landowner/tenants only. Any unfilled 2020 deer permit valid in units open may be used during the extended whitetail antlerless-only seasons. Hunting on Smoky Hill ANG Range is open only to military and retired military personnel who have attended a training class and who possess a deer permit valid in Unit 4. Consider having the deer or elk tested for CWD before you eat the meat. State-owned and state-managed lands, excluding WIHA, are not included in Unit 19.
(For example, a grandson or his wife, daughter or her husband, a parent, or a brother or his wife would be eligible for this permit. Because ticks live in grassy, brushy, or wooded areas, and on animals, hunters are at an increased risk of contracting. Shipping labels and sampling kits can be ordered from KSVDL by calling Client Care, (785) 532-5650. Hunters with valid unit permits must possess a limited access permit to hunt on Fort Riley.
Watch this video to learn how to sample a deer for CWD testing. However, the KDWP says that for 2022 applicants can expect results in mid-June at the earliest. Protected areas serve as refuges and may result in future herd increases and higher deer damage on adjacent or other properties where protected deer spend time when hunting season is closed. Land must be in the unit applied for to qualify. In Kansas, ticks most likely to cause disease in humans and animals are American dog ticks, Lone Star ticks, and Blacklegged ticks. EXTENDED ARCHERY WHITETAIL ANTLERLESS ONLY. Nonresident Muzzleloader White-tailed Deer Combo permits are available only by draw (deadline to apply is April 30, 2021) and are valid in two adjacent units listed on permit during the muzzleloader-only and regular firearm seasons. A human form, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), occurs naturally and spontaneously in about one out of every one million people world-wide. A random sample of hunters will be contacted after the season, making it important for hunters to update address information each year when they purchase a permit. To learn more about electronic registration, visitksoutdoors.com/programs, then click Electronic Deer Check-in.. Do not shoot, handle or eat meat from deer and elk that look sick or are acting strangely or are found dead. Hunter orange clothing is required. Those who were unsuccessful will receive a refund check in the mail. To find individuals with trained blood tracking dogs, go to www.unitedbloodtrackers.org.
No bow, crossbow or arrow may have any electronic device attached that controls the flight of the arrow. Archery permit holders during the regular archery season; the Extended Firearm Whitetail Antlerless-only season, Jan. 1-24, 2021; and the Extended Archery Whitetail Antlerless-only season, Jan. 25-31, 2021.