BIG GAME - DEER LEGAL DEFINITIONS FOR DEER
MILITARY BASE DEER SEASONS
White-tailed Either-sex Deer: any buck, doe, or fawn white-tailed deer. Either-species/Either-sex Deer: any buck, doe, or fawn white-tailed or mule deer. Antlerless-Only White-tailed Deer: any white-tailed deer without a visible antler plainly protruding from the skull. Antlerless-Only Deer: any white-tailed or mule deer without a visible antler plainly protruding from the skull.
Fort Leavenworth Firearm: Nov. 21-22, Nov. 26-29, Dec. 5-6, Dec. 12-13, and Dec. 19-20, 2015 Smoky Hill Air National Guard Subunit Firearm: Nov. 26-29, and Dec. 6-13, 2015 Fort Riley Firearm: Nov. 27-29, Dec. 19-23, and Dec. 26-29, 2015 Fort Riley Archery: Sept. 14-Dec. 31, 2015 Fort Riley Youth/Disabled: Sept. 5-13 and Oct. 9-12, 2015
SEASONS
Fort Riley Archery by Special Authorization: Sept. 1-13, 2015 and Jan. 11-31, 2016
Youth/Disabled Season: Sept. 5-13, 2015 Muzzleloader Season: Sept. 14-27, 2015
APPLICATIONS (RESIDENT/NONRESIDENT)
Archery Season: Sept. 14-Dec. 31, 2015
Nonresident antlered permits and Resident Firearm EitherSpecies/Either-Sex permits are available through online application only. There is a $6.50 application fee for unsuccessful resident applicants and a $21.50 application fee for nonresident applicants. Unsuccessful applicants will earn a preference point for the following year’s draw. Application deadline for the 2016 nonresident draw is April 29, 2016. The deadline for Resident Firearm Either-species/Either-sex permits is the second Friday in July.
Pre-rut Whitetail Antlerless Firearm Season: Oct. 10-11, 2015 Regular Firearm Season: Dec. 2-13, 2015 Extended Firearm Whitetail Antlerless-only Season: Jan. 1-3, 2016, Units 6, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17. (Map Page 20) Extended Firearm Whitetail Antlerless-only Season: Jan. 1-10, 2016, Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13 and 14.
ORANGE REQUIRED
Special Extended Firearm Whitetail Antlerless-only Season: (DMUs 10A, 15 and 19): Jan. 1-17, 2016
All deer hunters and persons assisting them must wear orange during an open firearm or muzzleloader season. An orange hat and at least 200 squares inches of orange is required. Of this, 100 square inches must be visible from the front and 100 square inches must be visible from the back on the upper half of the body. Camouflage orange providing the required orange is legal.
Extended Archery Whitetail Antlerless-only Season (DMU 19): Jan. 18-31, 2016 (Map Page 20) Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.
DEER SEASON CALENDAR
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