Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks

09/15/2026

Greater prairie-chicken season is open in Kansas! 🌾

Before heading afield, review the current season dates, open units, possession limits and identification information. Greater prairie-chickens depend on healthy native grasslands, so always respect the land and positively identify your target before taking a shot.

Season details:
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Good luck and hunt safely!

09/15/2026

Fall hunting seasons bring longer days in the field for Kansas game wardens. 🍂

Throughout the season, wardens:

• Check licenses, permits and harvested game
• Investigate wildlife violations
• Respond to hunting incidents and emergencies
• Assist hunters, landowners and other law-enforcement agencies
• Help protect Kansas’ wildlife and natural resources

If you meet a game warden in the field, say hello, and don’t hesitate to ask a question. Education is an important part of the job, too.

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09/14/2026

09/14/2026

Three seasons. One opening day.

Today, Sept. 14, marks the opening of several Kansas big-game seasons:

Deer Muzzleloader: Sept. 14–27
Deer Archery: Sept. 14–Dec. 31
Elk Archery: Sept. 14–27

Before heading afield, confirm your permit, review unit boundaries and equipment regulations, and check all blaze-orange requirements.

Season details: https://ksoutdoors.pulse.ly/puztn1navi

Good luck and hunt safely!

09/13/2026

Fall is on the move. And so is Kansas wildlife. 🍂

As animals migrate, search for food and prepare for winter, you may see them more often. Enjoy the encounter from a distance, never attempt to touch or feed wildlife, and keep pets under control.

Give wildlife room to stay wild.

09/12/2026

Low Plains teal season is officially open! 🦆

The season runs Sept. 12–20, with a daily bag limit of six teal in any combination.

Remember to carry the required licenses and stamps, use approved non-toxic shot and positively identify your target before taking the shot.

Season details: https://ksoutdoors.pulse.ly/xzarrx6z0m

Good luck and hunt safely!

09/11/2026

A Kansas icon in every sense of the word. 🦬

The American bison became Kansas’ official state animal in 1955. Today, KDWP manages public herds at Maxwell Wildlife Refuge and Sandsage Bison Range, helping preserve this important piece of Kansas’ natural heritage.

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09/11/2026

09/11/2026

Waterfowl season waits for no one, and neither does a leaky pair of waders. 🦆

Before heading to the marsh:

• Confirm your licenses, stamps and HIP registration
• Pack approved non-toxic shot
• Inspect your fi***rm, waders and decoys
• Review species identification and current regulations
• Make a plan for retrieving every bird

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09/10/2026

Through Kansas’ Walk-In Hunting Access program, participating landowners help provide public hunting access to more than one million acres of privately owned habitat each year.

Hunters should consult the current Hunting Atlas, verify property-specific access dates and follow all posted boundaries and regulations. iWIHA properties also require hunters to check in and out.

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