Applications for resident firearms and deer permits are due by next Friday.

Any deer permits allow the taking of a mule deer or white-tailed deer of either sex. All other resident deer permits and game tags, including whitetail either sex permits, may be purchased throughout the seasons at Wildlife and Parks offices, license vendors or online at www.kdwp.state.ks.us.

Each hunter is limited to a maximum of one antlered deer permit. However, each hunter may purchase as many as five whitetail antlerless permits or tags in addition to that single antlered permit, depending on the unit being hunted.

All deer hunters must possess a valid antlered deer permit before they can acquire an antlerless-only permit or game tag.

The general resident any deer permit costs $37.15. Landowner-tenant any deer permits cost $22.15. Unsuccessful applicants will be charged a $6.15 application fee and receive one preference point for next year’s drawing.

Other deer permit prices are:

¢ Resident general whitetail ether sex: $32.15.

¢ Landowner-tenant whitetail either sex: $17.15.

¢ Archery: $32.15.

¢ Whitetail antlerless only: $32.15.

¢ Whitetail antlerless only game tag: $12.15.

¢ Hunt-Own-Land: $17.15.

Archery permit holders may hunt in as many as two of nine archery units, as specified on the permit, as well as Unit 19. Archery hunters may also hunt during the firearms season (Nov. 28 through Dec. 9) with legal archery equipment only.

Archers hunting during a firearm season must wear orange clothing, as required of firearms hunters.

Here are this year’s deer seasons:

¢ Fireams: Nov. 28-Dec. 9.

¢ Archery: Oct. 1-Dec. 31

¢ Muzzleloader: Sept. 15-28 and Nov. 28-Dec. 9

¢ Youth-disabled: Sept. 29-30.

¢ Urban units (10a and 19) early firearms: Oct. 13-21

¢ Urban units archery extended whitetail antlerless: Jan 7-31.

¢ Firearms extended whitetail antlerless: Jan. 1-6 in units 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 19.

Applications for general resident elk permits are also due July 13 and are available online. Hunt-Own-Land permits are available through March 14.

Most hunting opportunity will occur on Ft. Riley, but unlimited Hunt-Own-Land permits are available off the base. The open unit for elk hunting includes the entire state except Morton County.

Here are this year’s elk seasons:

Outside Ft. Riley

¢ Muzzleloader: Sept. 1-30.

¢ Archery: Oct. 1-Dec. 31.

¢ Firearms: Nov. 28-Dec. 9 and Jan. 1-March 15.

On Ft. Riley

¢ Archery and muzzleloader: Sept. 1-30.

¢ Firearms: Oct. 1-Dec. 31.

General resident any elk permits cost $252.15, and landowner-tenant any elk permits are $127.15. General resident antlerless only elk permits cost $102.15. Landowner/tenant antlerless only elk permits are $52.15. All elk permit applicants will be charged a $6.15 application fee.

Youths younger than 16 may hunt without hunter education if directly supervised by an adult 18 or older. Hunter education is not required while hunting one’s own land.

Otherwise anyone born after July 1, 1957, must have hunter education. Anyone under 27 years old must carry an approved hunter education card while hunting in Kansas.