I logged into my Kansas sportsman account to see if there was a change in my preference points for pronghorn, and I’m zeroed out! No email yet, but I presume I will be muzzleloader hunting the end of September into the first couple of days into October.
Archery permits are still OTC in Kansas, but muzzleloader and firearms are draw only. Landowner/tenant tags take very few points, while resident point levels average six or more to draw (straight preference system). Archers get multiple weeks to hunt, and then muzzloader hunters get 9/28-10/5 while centerfire hunters get three days to overlap with muzzleloader hunters 10/3-5.
Historically pronghorn covered the western 3/4 of Kansas, nearly as numerous as bison. By the early 1900’s the population had been pushed to the western border areas. There have been stocking/reintroductions starting in the 60’s in the southwest/west, and in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s a population was reintroduced into the Flint Hills. These antelope in Chase county can sometimes be seen by travelers on the turnpike, perhaps the easternmost free ranging antelope in North America.
Pronghorn hunting in Kansas is divided into three far western units. Unit 2, the northern most unit has the vast amount of tags (110 last year equally divided between landowners and the rest of applicants). Unit 17 and 18 had 48 tags between them.
The muzzleloader that I purchased to aid in my Kansas elk adventures will be afield once again in a quest for a big game animal in Kansas.
Archery permits are still OTC in Kansas, but muzzleloader and firearms are draw only. Landowner/tenant tags take very few points, while resident point levels average six or more to draw (straight preference system). Archers get multiple weeks to hunt, and then muzzloader hunters get 9/28-10/5 while centerfire hunters get three days to overlap with muzzleloader hunters 10/3-5.
Historically pronghorn covered the western 3/4 of Kansas, nearly as numerous as bison. By the early 1900’s the population had been pushed to the western border areas. There have been stocking/reintroductions starting in the 60’s in the southwest/west, and in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s a population was reintroduced into the Flint Hills. These antelope in Chase county can sometimes be seen by travelers on the turnpike, perhaps the easternmost free ranging antelope in North America.
Pronghorn hunting in Kansas is divided into three far western units. Unit 2, the northern most unit has the vast amount of tags (110 last year equally divided between landowners and the rest of applicants). Unit 17 and 18 had 48 tags between them.
The muzzleloader that I purchased to aid in my Kansas elk adventures will be afield once again in a quest for a big game animal in Kansas.
