State guide · 2026–2027 season

Kansas Wildlife Refuge Hunting

Kansas has 4 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuges and stations in our database, 4 of which list hunting opportunities. The largest huntable refuge areas are Flint Hills NWR (11.6K ac), Quivira NWR (8.2K ac) and Kirwin NWR (5.8K ac).

4refuges & stations
13hunt units
30.6Khuntable acres
0WPAs

Map of refuges & WPAs in Kansas

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Kansas by the numbers

Hunt unit acreage by status
Special regulations: 30,554 (52%)Closed: 28,547 (48%)30.6Khuntable acres
  • Special regulations30,554 ac 52%
  • Closed28,547 ac 48%
Refuges offering each activity
Hunt unit acres by refuge — open special regs closed

All refuges & stations in Kansas

Flint Hills NWR

Coffey County, KS

2 special2 closed
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11.6K huntable acres

Kirwin NWR

Phillips County, KS

3 special2 closed
🦌🦆🦃🐦🕊️🐇🎣

5.8K huntable acres

Marais des Cygnes NWR

Linn County, KS

1 special1 closed
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5K huntable acres

Quivira NWR

Stafford County, KS

1 special1 closed
🦌🦆🦃🐦🕊️🐇🎣

8.2K huntable acres

Counties with federal public hunting land

Hunting in Kansas: what to know

Licenses & seasons

Refuge hunts follow Kansas seasons, bag limits and license requirements set by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Refuges may be more restrictive — never less — than state rules.

Refuge-specific rules

Each refuge publishes hunt regulations in 50 CFR Part 32 and in its hunt brochure. Units marked special regulations may limit species, dates, weapons, or require quota permits.

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