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    Outdoor Activities » Hunting in Kansas

    What to Hunt

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    Kansas offers diverse hunting opportunities across big game, upland birds, migratory birds, and small game and furbearers. Explore each category to find seasons, regulations, and resources for planning your next hunt.

    • Upland Birds & Small Game

      Explore upland bird and small‑game hunting for quail, prairie chicken, pheasant, squirrels, and rabbits. Review seasons and regulations, then plan your next upland hunt.

    • Migratory Birds

      Explore migratory game birds like ducks, geese, crow, dove, rail, sandhill crane, snipe, and woodcock. Learn seasons, regulations, and gear up for your next hunt.

    • A wild turkey with its tail feathers fanned out stands in a grassy field, facing the viewer.

      Turkey

      Explore turkey hunting across Kansas, review seasons and regulations, and then get ready for the field

    • Big Game

      Explore big game hunting for deer, elk, and antelope. Find seasons, units, and regulations, plus planning resources to prepare for your next pursuit. Begin your big game adventure.

    • A red fox stands alert in a snow-covered landscape with shadows cast from unseen trees.

      Furbearing Animals

      Explore furbearer hunting, trapping, and running for Kansas species ranging from coyote and bobcat to raccoon, beaver, and other regulated furbearers. Review seasons and regulations

     

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