kansas fall & spring hunting atlas

Hunting Atlas

2021-2022Kansas Fall & Spring

Includes Walk-in Hunting Access(WIHA) areas and Public Lands

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Obey all Kansas hunting rules and regulations.• WIHA tracts are for hunting purposes only. Other activities are

prohibited without landowner permission.• Hunting is by foot traffic only. No vehicular traffic is allowed.• Do not trespass on neighboring property. Hunt only on the side

enrolled in WIHA as designated by posted signs.• WIHA tracts are open to hunting either September 1 – January

31, November 1 – January 31, September 1 – March 31 orApril 1 – May 31 as indicated in this atlas and on postedboundaries. Entering WIHA tracts prior to or after the contractperiod for any reason is trespassing.

• Any game species with an open season during the contract periodmay be hunted on WIHA, using legal means and method oftake, with the exception of some WIHA tracts designated as“Archery & Shotshell Only.”

Hunters must be ethical and sportsmanlike.• Obey safety zones – Allow a buffer around buildings, homes,

and livestock.• Respect the rights of the landowner and others using the area.• Do not litter. Take all trash with you. • Do not enter abandoned or maintained buildings.• Do not leave game remains in parking areas, roads, or roadside

ditches.• Treat the land as if it was your own and act responsibly.• Do not destroy or damage any equipment, machinery, or other

items left on the area.• Do not start fires.

All regulations for KDWP public lands apply to WIHA tracts. Fora complete list of regulations, visit ksoutdoors.com. The followingactivities are NOT permitted on WIHA tracts: Target practice, trap-ping, commercial or noncommercial dog training, camping, horsebackriding, stocking or releasing of wildlife, operation of vehicles, dis-charge of fireworks, fires, littering, drinking cereal malt beverages oralcoholic liquor, and destructive acts, including digging, destruction,or removal of signs or vegetation. Although the WIHA program allowsaccess for hunting only, trapping may occur on WIHA properties byindividuals with appropriate landowner permission. Baiting whilehunting or preparing to hunt is illegal. Only two portable blinds orstands are allowed per hunter, per area. Portable blinds may notbe left unattended overnight. Stands and portable blinds must bemarked with the owner’s name and address or KDWP number.Decoys may not be left unattended overnight. Commercial guideservices are prohibited.

Additional rules and behavior.• Do not block access to crop fields or pasture land, or park in

field access sites on neighboring properties – Farmers andranchers may need access to their fields.

• Do not enter property with vehicles or park in the field. Parkonly in designated parking areas or along the road.

• Do not open gates or leave gates open.• Avoid stretching fences when crossing them.• Allow farmers to pass with farm equipment and machinery.

Using the WIHA atlas• The maps included in the atlas are to be used for general refer-

ence only. Signs will designate actual WIHA boundaries. Insome instances, the boundary may be a creek, river, hedgerow,crop field, or CRP field where the boundary may be difficultto map. Use posted signs as the true boundary.

• This atlas also depicts state and federal areas that may be opento public hunting. Some of these areas have special regulationsin effect, and some may have refuge areas that are closed tohunting. Contact local staff for area-specific information priorto accessing these properties.

• WIHA property can be unenrolled from the program at any time,for any reason; in this case, “No Longer Enrolled in WIHA”signs will be posted. Once these signs are posted, access is pro-hibited. For the most current list of WIHA tracts, visitwww.ksoutdoors.com/wiha and click “Post-Print Changes.”

WIHA, CRP, crop fields, and livestock• Some WIHA is comprised of CRP grass. Occasionally, USDA

releases CRP land for emergency haying and grazing. KDWPhas no control whether WIHA property is hayed or grazed.However, in most circumstances, if WIHA is hayed or grazed,the cooperator receives a reduced payment. Haying and graz-ing may actually improve habitat conditions on the WIHAproperty in future years.

• Less than 25 percent of WIHA is cropland. This may includewheat or milo stubble and winter wheat. In some cases, theWIHA tract that is enrolled may be in a crop rotation; one yearit may be winter wheat and the next it may be milo stubble. Inother cases, the cropland is accepted to round out the otheracres and make signing and access easier. Some winter wheatis enrolled for goose or crane hunting.

• Respect unharvested crops. Some agreements with cooperatorsstipulate that hunting access be limited until crops are harvested.Such fields will be posted with “NO HUNTING IN UNHAR-VESTED CROPS.” If land is included in the same WIHA tractthat is not unharvested crop, that portion of the property may behunted. Care should always be taken not to cause crop damage.

• WIHA contracts are signed months in advance of the huntingseason. At the time the contract was signed, the area had suitablehabitat and offered hunting opportunity. If habitat was negative-ly impacted by the cooperator following signing, paymentreduction will occur. However, if habitat was negatively impact-ed by weather conditions, no payment reduction will take place.

• As part of the agreement, livestock may be present on the area.The area is still open for hunting, but precautions should betaken not to harass or injure livestock.

Report violations to the local game warden. Contact informationis listed on the inside back cover.

Your behavior will decide the future of these areas. • Kansas landowners have voluntarily enrolled more than 1 mil-

lion acres in the WIHA program.• Landowners can remove property from the WIHA program at

anytime, for any reason.• KDWP encourages hunters to be responsible, ethical, safe, and

courteous to ensure the future success of the WIHA program.

WIHA Area Rules

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On each map, all WIHA areas andpublic lands, including state- andfederally-owned properties, are marked.See the legend below for color codes usedto identify properties. Not all state- andfederally-owned properties are open forpublic hunting. Consult local areainformation prior to accessing theseproperties. Access dates for fall WIHA propertiesare either Sept. 1 – Jan. 31, Nov. 1 – Jan. 31,

or Sept. 1 – Mar. 31. Tracts enrolled forboth fall and spring access will be postedas such and indicated by a green outlinein the atlas. Public hunting access onWIHA tracts is limited to the specifiedaccess period. Accessing WIHA tracts priorto or after the access period is prohibited. Maps are at a scale of 1:277,500 (1 inchrepresents 4.38 miles) and were compiledaccording to conventional cartographicstandards using the most reliable

information available. The KansasDepartment of Wildlife and Parks does notguarantee freedom from errors orinaccuracies and disclaims any legalresponsibility for interpretations made fromthese maps, or decisions based thereon. This atlas is a continual work inprogress and any comments, suggestions,or corrections are welcomed. Any suchcomments may be submitted atksoutdoors.com/KDWP-Info/Contact-us.

Using the Hunting AtlasSafetyZone

NoShooting

PROJECT OF THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM

WIHAWALK-IN HUNTING ACCESS

ARCHERY ANDSHOTSHELLONLY AREA

NOTICE

PROJECT OF THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, PARKS AND TOURISM

WIHAWALK-IN HUNTING ACCESS

FOOTTRAFFIC

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ACCESS DATES

ATLAS LEGEND

WIHA: Nov. 1 - Jan. 31

WIHA: Sep. 1 - Jan. 31

WIHA: Sep. 1 - Mar 31

WIHA: Archery & Shotshell Only

WIHA: ALSO April 1 - May 31

WIHA: ONLY April 1 - May 31

Federal or State Land

Military Reservation

State Boundary

County Boundary

Urban Area

Interstate Route

US Route

State Route

Street or Road

Youth/Disability Deer SeasonSept. 4-12, 2021

Youth, Veteran and Active Military Waterfowl SeasonsHigh Plains . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 2-3, 2021Low Plains Early . . . . . . . .Oct. 2-3, 2021Low Plains Late . . . . . . .Oct. 23-24, 2021Low Plains Southeast . . .Oct. 30-31, 2021

Youth Pheasant & Quail SeasonNov. 6-7, 2021

Youth/Disability Spring Turkey SeasonApril 1-12, 2022

This atlas contains maps for FALL and SPRING hunting seasons

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Dove...................................................................Migratory (Mourning, white-winged): Sept. 1 - Nov. 29, 2021Exotic (Eurasian collared, ringed turtle): Year-round

Rail (Virginia and Sora)........................................Sept. 1 - Nov. 9, 2021

Common Snipe.................................................Sept. 1 - Dec. 16, 2021

Woodcock..........................................................Oct. 16 - Nov. 29, 2021

Sandhill Crane.................................................West Zone: Oct. 16 - Dec. 12, 2021Central Zone: Nov. 10, 2021 - Jan. 6, 2022

Pheasant/Quail.................................................Youth/Disability: Nov. 6-7, 2021Regular: Nov. 13, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2022

Greater Prairie Chicken (GPC).....................GPC Unit: Sept. 15, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2022

Squirrel.............................................................June 1, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2022

Rabbit/Hare (Cottontail & Jackrabbit)..........................Year-round

Crow..................................................................Nov. 10, 2021 - Mar. 10, 2022

Turkey...............................................................Fall 2021 Season: Oct. 1 - Nov. 10, 2021Spring 2022 Season:

Youth/Disability: April 1-12, 2022Archery: April 4-12, 2022Regular: April 13 - May 31, 2022

Teal....................................................................High Plains: Sept. 18-26, 2021Low Plains: Sept. 11-26, 2021

Goose.................................................................Dark (Canada, Cackling, Brant): Oct. 30-31, 2021 and Nov. 3, 2021 - Feb. 13, 2022White-fronted: Oct. 30, 2021 - Jan. 2, 2022 and Jan. 22 - Feb. 13, 2022Light (Ross’, Snow, Blue): Oct. 30-31, 2021 and Nov. 3, 2021 - Feb. 13, 2022Spring Conservation Order: Feb. 14 - April 30, 2022

Duck..................................................................High Plains – Youth: Oct. 2-3, 2021Low Plains Early – Youth: Oct. 2-3, 2021Low Plains Late – Youth: Oct. 23-24, 2021Low Plains Southeast – Youth: Oct. 30-31, 2021

High Plains: Oct. 9, 2021 - Jan. 2, 2022 and Jan. 21-30, 2022Low Plains Early: Oct. 9 - Dec. 5, 2021 and Dec. 18, 2021 - Jan. 2, 2022Low Plains Late: Oct. 30, 2021 - Jan. 2, 2022 and Jan. 22-30, 2022Low Plains Southeast: Nov. 6, 2021 - Jan. 2, 2022 and Jan. 15-31, 2022

Deer...................................................................Youth/Disability: Sept. 4-12, 2021Muzzleloader: Sept. 13-26, 2021Archery: Sept. 13 - Dec. 31, 2021Pre-rut Firearm Whitetail Antlerless-only:Oct. 9-11, 2021Regular Firearm: Dec. 1-12, 2021

Extended Firearm Whitetail Antlerless-only(Units 6, 8, 9, 10 and 17): Jan. 1-9, 2022

Extended Firearm Whitetail Antlerless-only(Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 14 and 16): Jan. 1-16, 2022

Extended Firearm Whitetail Antlerless-only (Units 10A, 12, 13, 15 and 19): Jan. 1-23, 2022

Extended Archery Whitetail Antlerless-only(Units 10A and 19): Jan. 24-31, 2022

2021-2022 Hunting SeasonsSee the 2021-2022 Kansas Hunting & Furharvesting Regulations Summary for details.

To view the most current WIHA maps, visit

ksoutdoors.com/wiha


Walk-InHunting Access

(WIHA)

Printed WIHA AtlasAvailable at licensevendors and KDWPoffices early September.

Online WIHA AtlasAn electronic version of the printed atlas can bedownloaded from the “Hunting” section ofksoutdoors.com beginning mid-August.

GPS UnitMappingLocate WIHA tracts usingGarmin GPS, GoogleEarth and handhelddevices capable ofrunning Google Maps.Instruction and filesavailable mid-August atksoutdoors.com.

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Interactive Walk-InHunting Access (iWIHA)

Online WIHA AtlasiWIHA tracts can be found within the2021 online hunting atlas. These tractsoffer limited-use hunting opportunitiesnear our urban centers and are purple onthe atlas. An iSporstman account isrequired and can be obtained at theKDWP iSportsman website below.

Additional Rules & RegulationsiWIHA leases are tailor-made to the specifications of theindividual landowner and may have additional rules oracknowledgements. These rules, open dates, andmaximum daily occupancy can be obtained by searching"Locations" on the KDWP iSportsman website. Huntersmust check-in by using this website on either asmartphone, personal computer, or telephone.

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AREA INFORMATION CONTACTSKansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

Office of the Secretary (785) 296-2281Pratt Operations Office (620) 672-5911Region 1 Office (785) 628-8614Region 2 Office (785) 273-6740Region 3 Office (316) 683-8069Chanute District Office (620) 431-0380Dodge City District Office (620) 227-8609Kansas City District Office (913) 422-1314Emporia Research Office (620) 342-0658

Area and State Park Offices

Cedar Bluff (785) 726-3212Cheney (316) 542-3664Cheyenne Bottoms (620) 793-7730Clinton (785) 842-8562 Council Grove (620) 767-5900Crawford (620) 362-3671Cross Timbers (620) 637-2213Eisenhower (785) 528-4102El Dorado (316) 321-7180Elk City (620) 331-6295Fall River (620) 637-2213Glen Elder (785) 545-3345Hillsdale (913) 594-3600Kanopolis (785) 546-2565Lovewell (785) 753-4971

Marais des Cygnes (913) 352-8941Meade (620) 873-2572Milford (785) 238-3014Mined Land (620) 231-3173Perry (785) 246-3449Pomona (785) 828-4933Prairie Dog/Norton (785) 877-2953Pratt Sandhills (620) 672-5911Sandsage Bison Range (620) 276-8886Scott (620) 872-2061Tuttle Creek (785) 539-7941Webster (785) 425-6775Wilson (785) 658-2465

Federal Wildlife Areas

Cimarron Grasslands (620) 697-4621Flint Hills NWR (620) 392-5553Marais des Cygnes NWR (913) 352-8956Quivira NWR (620) 486-2393Kirwin NWR (785) 543-6673Ft Riley (785) 239-6211

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Big Hill Reservoir (620) 336-2741Clinton Reservoir (785) 843-7665Council Grove Reservoir (620) 767-5195El Dorado Reservoir (316) 321-9974Elk City Reservoir (620) 336-2741Fall River Reservoir (620) 658-4445Hillsdale Reservoir (913) 783-4366John Redmond Reservoir (620) 364-8614Kanopolis Reservoir (785) 546-2294Marion Reservoir (620) 382-2101Melvern Reservoir (785) 549-3318Milford Reservoir (785) 238-5714Perry Reservoir (785) 597-5144Pomona Reservoir (785) 453-2202Toronto Reservoir (620) 658-4445Tuttle Creek Reservoir (785) 539-8511Wilson Reservoir (785) 658-2551

Anyone who finds evidence of a wildlife crime should report it. Details of the crime and any other information, such as license tag numbers,dates, and times, should be noted. Local game wardens can be contacted through county sheriffs’ offices or by phoning the department’s tipline, Operation Game Thief, at 1-877-426-3843. Do NOT use these numbers for general information calls. General information may be obtained by phoning the department'sPublic Affairs Section, (620) 672-5911, calling KDWP offices listed in this publication, or by visiting www.ksoutdoors.com. If you’re an active outdoorsman or woman, or are simply concerned about conservation in your area, get to know your local game wardens.They protect the resources in your area.

GAME WARDENS

Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 212-0183Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . .(785) 221-2694Atchison . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 230-8466Barber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 770-9035Barton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 770-6083Bourbon . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 432-5058Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 256-1202Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(316) 215-2123Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 340-5968Chautauqua . . . . . . . . . (620) 388-7643Cherokee . . . . . . . . . . . .(620) 431-8834Cheyenne . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 342-7382Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 262-7019Clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 230-7148Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(620) 770-9085Coffey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 207-3151Comanche . . . . . . . . . . .(620) 727-4822Cowley . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 229-3104Crawford (N1/2) . . . . . . .(620) 432-5058Crawford (S1/2) . . . . . . .(620) 431-8834Decatur . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 230-5960Dickinson . . . . . . . . . . . .(785) 256-3606Doniphan . . . . . . . . . . . .(785) 230-8466Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 230-2148Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 770-9564Elk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 388-7643Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 770-6148Ellsworth . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 342-7276Finney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 770-6218Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(620) 262-7019Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 221-2694Geary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 338-0096Gove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 483-0504Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 342-7265Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 388-7790Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 450-7194Greeley . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 282-7009

Greenwood . . . . . . . . . . (620) 431-8775Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 282-7009Harper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 727-6893Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(316) 215-2119Haskell . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 388-7790Hodgeman . . . . . . . . . . (620) 450-7194Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 256-3619Jefferson (E1/2) . . . . . . (620) 450-7185Jefferson (W1/2) . . . . . . (785) 256-3619Jewell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 250-7028Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 256-3611Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 205-2155Kearny . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(620) 282-7009Kingman . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 727-6893Kiowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 727-4822Labette . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 875-2275Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 770-6218Leavenworth . . . . . . . . . (785) 256-1204Lincoln . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(785) 342-7276Linn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 230-3567Logan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 230-5593Lyon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 431-9873Marion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 727-3386Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 256-1207McPherson . . . . . . . . . . (620) 242-4122Meade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 262-7019Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 230-7538Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 243-0553Montgomery . . . . . . . . . (620) 432-5057Morris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 340-5968Morton . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(620) 388-2951Nemaha . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 256-1202Neosho N1/2 . . . . . . . . . (620) 212-0183Neosho S1/2 . . . . . . . . . (620) 875-2275Ness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 450-7194Norton . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 342-7311Osage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 230-8466

Osborne . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 243-0553Ottawa . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(785) 452-0478Pawnee . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 770-9564Phillips . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(785) 342-7311Pottawatomie . . . . . . . . .(785) 256-3603Pratt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 770-9035Rawlins . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 260-1149Reno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (316) 215-2124Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 770-9085Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 242-4122Riley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 256-3614Rooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 342-7265Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 770-6083Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 770-6148Saline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 452-0478Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 230-5593Sedgwick . . . . . . . . . . . (316) 215-2119Seward . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 388-2951Shawnee . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 230-4434Sheridan . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 230-5960Sherman . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 342-7382Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 250-7028Stafford . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 770-9564Stanton . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 388-7790Stevens . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 388-2951Sumner . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 326-1866Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 260-1149Trego . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 483-0504Wabaunsee . . . . . . . . . . (785) 260-1954Wallace . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 342-7382Washington . . . . . . . . . . (785) 256-1207Wichita . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 230-5593Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 875-1976Woodson . . . . . . . . . . . . (620) 875-1976Wyandotte . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 256-1204

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This program receives federal financial assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Under TitleVI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americanswith Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title IX of the EducationAmendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior and its bureaus prohibit discrimination onthe bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex (in educational programs). If you believethat you have been discriminated against in any program, activity or facility, or if your desire furtherinformation please write to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Officer for Diversity and Civil RightsPrograms, External Programs, 4040 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 130 Arlington, VA 22203 08/21

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