Other Hunting Seasons

Furbearers and Other Game

When it comes to hunting in Kansas, it isn't just our prized bucks and hybrid turkey breeds that keep outdoor enthusiasts coming back year after year. Just when you thought Kansas couldn’t offer any more than world-class white-tailed bucks, hard-gobbling turkeys, fantastic pheasant and quail opportunities, and more than six months of wonderful waterfowl hunting, you find out there’s even more game to chase in Kansas.

For Kansas hunters, there’s no such thing as downtime – there’s not a place like Kansas!

Furbearers & Harvesting

FURBEARERS & HARVESTING

The state’s long fur harvesting season brings in many fur harvesters and fur trappers to Kansas in search of the state's abundant coyote population, various fox species, and other game, including Badgers, Beavers, and even Bobcats! And with coyotes heavily populated from border to border, with no closed season, Kansas offers predator-calling opportunities year-round.

Seasons

Please visit the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks' website for the complete list of furbearing and fur-trapping seasons

Fur Harvesting License

Please note that a fur harvester license is required to hunt, trap, or pursue (run) furbearers, or to sell their pelts unless exempt by Kansas law.

Fur Harvesting License

A furharvester license is required to hunt, trap, or pursue (run) furbearing animals, or to sell their pelts. A furharvester license is…

Furbearers in Kansas

With abundant furbearer populations throughout most of Kansas, furharvesting opportunities abound.

Furbearing Species in Kansas

Kansas is home to many furbearers like Badger, Beaver, Bobcat, Coyote, Gray Fox, Mink, Muskrat, Otter, Raccoon, Red Fox, Striped Skunk…

Fur Harvesting Education

Persons born on or after July 1, 1966 must complete the course before harvesting furbearers in the state on lands other than their own.

Fur Harvesting Rules & Regulations

Find the definition of furbearers in Kansas, the legal equipment, and disposing of furbearers

Small Game Seasons

SMALL GAME

Small game hunting includes rabbits, squirrels, crows, and even bullfrogs! Of course, other small game includes upland birds like pheasants, bobwhite quails, and greater prairie chickens! Kansas also has plenty of Cottontail and Jackrabbits which have no closed season and are abundant in most public hunting areas. Virtually un-hunted by most, (another reason why bobcats and coyotes are thickly populated) it also serves as an excellent way to test your skills on smaller game that you didn't think Kansas had!

Small Game Hunting

Find upcoming seasons for small game hunting in Kansas!

Upland Bird Hunting

Kansas boasts some of the best upland bird populations in the world.

Two prairie dogs stand outside burrow at Prairie Dog State Park

Small Game Regulations

Find regulations on small game hunting for pheasant, quail, prairie chicken, rabbit, hare, and squirrel.

Big Game Seasons

BIG GAME

Those who are interested in our Big Game will be pleased to find large deer populations in Kansas, especially white-tail. Other big game, while not quite as common as white-tailed bucks, such as elk and antelope, are also hunted in Kansas. Their habitat ranges are usually kept to the western third of the state, particularly the Southwest Region. Those who want the best chance at getting in the draw for our big game should visit the Kansas Dept of Wildlife and Parks webpage on Big Game Hunting.

Big Game Hunting

Find upcoming seasons for big game hunting in Kansas!

Antelope Hunting

Find more information on antelope hunting in Kansas!

Elk Hunting

Find more information on elk hunting in Kansas!

Deer Hunting

Find out more about deer hunting in Kansas.

Hunting on Ft. Riley

HUNTING ON FT. RILEY

Perhaps the most popular elk season occurs on the base of Ft. Riley. For more information on elk hunting in Kansas, please visit the KDWP page on Elk Hunting, and for those interested in elk hunting on Ft. Riley, please download their Fort Riley Elk Facts sheet.

Permits & Tags