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Hunting Seasons

Sportsmen’s Calendar

TURKEY SEASONS

2010 SPRING TURKEY:

Regular (firearm/archery): April 14 – May 31, 2010
Archery-Only : April 1 – 13, 2010
Youth/Disabled : April 1 – 13, 2010
Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset.
Legal Equipment: long, recurve or compound bows and shotguns and muzzleloading shotguns 20 gauge or larger using shot sizes 2 through 9. Crossbows are legal during April 14-May 31 season only.
Limit: Any individual who has purchased a spring turkey permit is eligible for one second turkey game tag. Spring game tags are valid for Units 2 and 3 ONLY.

2010 Spring Turkey Hunting Regulations

2009 FALL TURKEY:

Archery/Shotgun : Oct. 1 – Dec. 1, Dec. 14 – Dec. 31, 2009 and Jan. 11 – Jan. 31, 2010
Fall Turkey Permits in Units 1, 2, and 3 and game tags for Unit 2 may be purchased over the counter at any license vendor from July 13 through Jan. 30, 2010.
No permits authorized in Unit 4.
Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset.
Legal Equipment: Shotguns 20 gauge or larger using shot sizes 2-9; long, recurve or compound bows.
Limit: Each hunter may obtain no more than one turkey permit and three turkey game tags. Residents and nonresidents who purchase a turkey permit may also purchase as many as three turkey game tags valid in Unit 2 only. Fall turkey permits and game tags are valid for both male and female turkeys.

FURBEARERS SEASONS

HUNTING & TRAPPING

NOTE: All furbearer hunting, trapping, and running seasons begin at 12 noon on opening day and close at midnight of closing day.
Species: badger, bobcat, mink, muskrat, opossum, raccoon, swift fox, red fox, gray fox, striped skunk, weasel.
Season Dates (statewide): Nov. 18, 2009 – Feb. 15, 2010 Limit: No limit.

BEAVER TRAPPING

Season Dates (statewide): Nov. 18, 2009 – March 31, 2010
Limit: No limit.
NO OPEN TRAPPING OR HUNTING SEASON ON ANY OTHER FURBEARERS

RUNNING

Species: bobcat, opossum, raccoon, red fox, and gray fox.
Season Dates (statewide): March 1 – Nov. 1
Legal hours for running furbearers is 24 hours daily. Furbearers cannot be killed or taken during the running season. A furharvester license is required to run furbearers. It is illegal to possess any firearm or other hunting or trapping equipment while pursuing these animals during the running season.

NEW FOR 2010:

Nonresident deer permit applications accepted online from April 1-30, 2010.

2010 DEER
Application Deadlines: Nonresident Deer Draw: April 30, 2010,

Resident Any-Deer Draw: July 9 , 2010;

Resident Whitetail Any Season Permit: Dec 30, 2010;

Resident Archery: Jan. 30, 2011; Antlerless Whitetail Permit: Jan 30, 2011;

Hunt-own-Land Permit: Dec. 30, 2010.

2010 PROPOSED Deer Season Dates:

Proposed Youth and Disability: Sept.11 – Sept. 19, 2010 (Youth 16 and younger, who possess a valid deer permit, may hunt during this special deer season only while under the immediate supervision of an adult 18 or older. 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. All resident and nonresident permits are valid, and equipment restrictions designated on permits apply. Hunter orange is required.
Proposed Muzzleloader: Sept. 20 – Oct. 3, 2010 (The following permits may be used during this season in units specified on permit, using muzzleloader or archery equipment: resident or nonresident Muzzleloader Either-species/Either-sex Permit, resident Any-Season White-tailed Deer Permit, nonresident Muzzleloader White-tailed Deer Permit, Hunt-Own-Land Permit, Special Hunt-Own-Land Permit, Antlerless White-tailed Deer Permit, and Antlerless Either-Species Deer Permit. Hunter orange clothing is required
Proposed Archery: Sept. 20 – Dec. 31, 2010
Proposed Early Firearm (DMU 19 only): Oct. 9 – Oct.17, 2010
Proposed Regular Firearm: Dec. 1 – Dec. 12, 2010
Proposed Extended Whitetail Antlerless-OnlyFirearm Whitetail: Jan.1 – Jan.9, 2011 ( Open for Units 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 19 only)
ProposedExtended Archery Whitetail Antlerless-Only (DMU 19): Jan. 10 – Jan. 31, 2011
Proposed Special Extended Firearm Whitetail Antlerless-Only: Jan.10- Jan.16, 2011 ( Open for units 7, 8 and 15 only)
Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.

2010 Proposed Ft. Riley Deer Season Dates:

Youth & Disability: Oct. 8 – Oct. 11, 2010
Archery: Sept. 1 – Dec. 31 , 2010
Muzzleloader: Sept. 20- Oct. 3, 2010
Firearms: Nov. 26 – Nov. 28, Dec. 18 – Dec. 22, and Dec. 26 – Dec. 29, 2010

2010 Proposed Smoky Hill ANG Firearms Deer Season

Nov. 23 – Dec. 4, 2010

2010 Proposed Ft. Leavenworth Deer Season (in addition to DMU 19 season dates)

Nov. 20 – Nov. 21, 2010
Nov. 25 – Nov. 28, 2010
Dec. 4 – Dec. 5, 2010
Dec. 11 – Dec. 12, 2010
Dec. 18 – Dec. 19, 2010

ANTELOPE

2010 Firearm & Muzzleloader permit application deadline: June 11, 2010;
Archery permit deadline: Oct. 30, 2010

2010 Proposed Antelope Season Dates:

Firearm: Oct. 1- Oct. 4, 2010
Archery: Sept. 18 – Sept 26 & Oct. 9 – Oct. 31, 2010
Muzzleloader: Sept. 27 – Oct. 4, 2010
Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.

2010 ELK

Application Deadline: July 9, 2010
HUNT-OWN-LAND Application Deadline: March 14, 2011

2010 Proposed Season dates OUTSIDE FORT RILEY:

Muzzleloader: Sept. 1 – Oct, 3, 2010
Archery: Sept. 20 – Dec. 31, 2010
Firearm: Dec. 1 – Dec. 12, 2010 and Jan.1, 2011 – March 15, 2011

2010 Proposed Season dates ON FORT RILEY:

Muzzleloader and Archery: Sept. 1 – Oct. 3, 20010
Firearm Season for Holders of Any-Elk Permits: Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2010
Firearm First Segment: Oct. 1 – Oct. 31, 2010
Firearm Second Segment: Nov.1 – Nov 30, 2010
Firearm Third Segment: Dec.1 – Dec. 31, 2010

MIGRATORY BIRDS

DOVE (Mourning, white-winged, Eurasian collared, and ringed turtle doves)

Season: Sept.1 – Oct. 31 and Nov 7-15, 2009
Area open: Statewide
Daily bag limit: 15
Possession limit: 30

DOVE (Eurasian collared and ringed turtle doves only)

Season: Nov.20, 2009 – Feb. 28, 2010
Area open: Statewide
Daily bag limit: No limit
Possession limit: No limit

RAIL (Sora and Virginia)

Season: Sept. 1 – Nov 9, 2009
Area open: Statewide
Daily bag limit: 25
Possession limit: 25

SNIPE

Season: Sept. 1 – Dec. 16, 2009
Area open: Statewide
Daily bag limit: 8
Possession limit: 16

WOODCOCK

Season: Oct. 17 – Nov. 30, 2009
Area open: Statewide
Daily bag limit: 3
Possession limit: 6

TEAL, HIGH PLAINS ZONE

Season: Sept. 19-26, 2009
Area open: West of Hwy. U. S. 283
Daily bag limit: 4
Possession limit: 8

TEAL, LOW PLAINS ZONE

Season: Sept. 12-27, 2009
Area open: East of Hwy. U. S. 283
Daily bag limit: 4
Possession limit: 8

DUCKS, HIGH PLAINS ZONE

Season: Oct. 10, 2009 – Jan. 5, 2010 and Jan. 23-31, 2010
Area open: High Plains Zone (see map)
Daily bag limit: 5
Possession limit: Twice the daily limit

DUCKS, EARLY ZONE

Season: Oct. 10 – Dec. 6, 2009 and Dec. 19, 2009 – Jan. 3, 2010
Area open: Early Zone (see map)
Daily bag limit: 5
Possession limit: Twice the daily limit

DUCKS, LATE ZONE

Season: Oct. 31, 2009 – Jan. 3, 2010 and Jan. 23-31, 2010
Area open: Late Zone (see map)
Daily bag limit: 5
Possession limit: Twice the daily limit

DUCK LIMITS

The daily bag limit for ducks is five. This bag may include no more than two scaup, two redheads, and three wood ducks. In addition, only one duck from the following group may be included in the daily bag: hen mallard, pintail, canvasback, or mottled duck. For example, if a pintail is taken, no hen mallard, mottled duck, or canvasback may be taken that day; if a hen mallard is taken, no pintail, mottled duck, or canvasback may be taken that day, and so forth. The season for mottled ducks will be closed for the first five days of the season in each zone. The daily bag may comprise five of any other duck, such as five mallard drakes, five teal, or five wigeon. The possession limit is twice the daily bag limit.

YOUTH WATERFOWL SEASONS

High Plains Zone: Oct. 3 and 4, 2009
Early Zone: Oct. 3 and 4, 2009
Late Zone: Oct. 24 and 25, 2009

CANADA GEESE

Season: Oct. 31 – Nov. 8, 2009 and Nov.11 – Feb. 14, 2010
Area open: Statewide
Daily bag limit: 3
Possession limit: 6

WHITE-FRONTED GEESE

Season: Oct. 31 – Nov. 8, 2009 and Nov. 11 , 2009 – Jan. 3, 2010 and Feb. 6-14, 2010
Area open: Statewide
Daily bag limit: 2
Possession limit: 4

LIGHT GEESE

Season: Oct. 31 – Nov. 8, 2009 and Nov. 11, 2009- Feb. 14, 2010
Area open: Statewide
Daily bag limit: 20
Possession limit: No limit
NOTE - By special conservation order, light geese may also be taken from Feb. 15 – April 30, 2010. During this period, there will be no bag or possesion limit on light geese. In addition, participants will be allowed to use unplugged shotguns and electronic calls and take light geese from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset during the period of the conservation order.

SANDHILL CRANE

Season: Nov. 11 – Jan. 7, 2010
Daily bag limit: 3
Possession limit: 6

UPLAND GAME BIRD SEASONS

PHEASANT

Regular: November 13, 2010 – January 31, 2011
Youth: November 6 – 7, 2010
Area Open: Statewide
Daily Bag Limit: 4 cocks in regular season, 2 cocks in youth season
NOTE: Pheasants in possession for transportation must retain intact a foot, plumage, or some part that will determine sex.

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