Kansas
World-class prairie pheasant runs, giant Flint Hills whitetails, and extensive WIHA walk-in hunting lands.
Small Game & Upland Hunting in Kansas
Official Regulatory Authority
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP)
Ring-necked Pheasant
Kansas is one of the top wild pheasant states in America, with immense populations across the northwestern and north-central grainbelt.
The Walk-In Hunting Access (WIHA) program opens over 1 million private acres. The season opens on the second Saturday in November with a generous 4-rooster daily limit. Cutting through unharvested milo fields, weedy draws, and warm-season grass fields produces thrilling multi-bird flushes.
Northern Bobwhite Quail
The rolling limestone pastures and brushy draws of the Flint Hills and Red Hills make Kansas an elite bobwhite quail state.
With an 8-bird daily limit, hunters can experience the quintessential American covey rise across native plum thickets, sumac patches, and osage hedgerows.
Greater Prairie-Chicken
The native tallgrass prairie of east-central Kansas hosts historic greater prairie-chicken populations. Regulated through regional seasons, hunters walk expansive prairie ridges in autumn to intercept birds flying between pasture roosts and grain feeding fields.
Mourning Dove
Kansas is a premier stop on the Central Flyway mourning dove migration. Tens of thousands of hunters ring public sunflower fields and farm ponds on September 1 for fast-action pass shooting.