Kansas publishes deer harvest in a form FDR could rank for 19 hunt units. Deer Management Unit 12 is highest at 2.4 deer harvested per square mile in 2021. Deer Management Unit 11 has 2.4 in 2021 and Deer Management Unit 13 has 1.7 in 2021. Harvest in a hunt unit includes private land, so the public share is shown next to each unit. The rankings describe reported harvest and do not measure access or hunting pressure.
KEY FINDINGS
- Deer Management Unit 12 has the highest harvest per square mile at 2.4. The agency reported 6,449 deer on 1,699,342 acres in 2021.
- 19 hunt units are ranked. Ranks compare areas measured in 2021 and each row shows its own newest year.
Kansas public land rankings
Best public land in Kansas
Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Season measured 2021. Captured October 18, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
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Hunt units
Top 15 of 19 ranked hunt units by deer harvest per square mile. Hunt units include private land, so the public share column shows how much of each unit is public land open to hunting.
15 of 19 hunt units shown
| 1 | Deer Management Unit 12 | 1,699,342 | 2021 | 6,449 | 2.4 | 12.3 | 0.5% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Deer Management Unit 11 | 4,146,162 | 2021 | 15,611 | 2.4 | 61.4 | 0.9% |
| 3 | Deer Management Unit 13 | 614,349 | 2021 | 1,603 | 1.7 | 7.2 | 0.7% |
| 4 | Deer Management Unit 10 | 2,743,381 | 2021 | 6,706 | 1.6 | 32.6 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Deer Management Unit 14 | 4,310,197 | 2021 | 10,232 | 1.5 | 33.9 | 0.5% |
| 6 | Deer Management Unit 15 | 3,280,879 | 2021 | 6,569 | 1.3 | 40.5 | 0.8% |
| 7 | Deer Management Unit 09 | 2,050,910 | 2021 | 3,581 | 1.1 | 19.7 | 0.6% |
| 8 | Deer Management Unit 06 | 1,679,318 | 2021 | 2,888 | 1.1 | 12.5 | 0.5% |
| 9 | Deer Management Unit 04 | 1,676,155 | 2021 | 2,752 | 1.1 | 56.4 | 2.2% |
| 10 | Deer Management Unit 08 | 2,806,418 | 2021 | 4,585 | 1.0 | 160.7 | 3.7% |
| 11 | Deer Management Unit 07 | 3,049,227 | 2021 | 4,641 | 1.0 | 36.5 | 0.8% |
| 12 | Deer Management Unit 19 | 1,601,042 | 2021 | 2,355 | 0.9 | 23.7 | 0.9% |
| 13 | Deer Management Unit 05 | 2,162,779 | 2021 | 3,096 | 0.9 | 57.8 | 1.7% |
| 14 | Deer Management Unit 03 | 2,746,441 | 2021 | 3,394 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Deer Management Unit 16 | 3,028,381 | 2021 | 3,218 | 0.7 | 15.3 | 0.3% |
01Hunt units
19 hunt units ranked on harvest per square mile
Deer Management Unit 12 has the most deer harvested per square mile at 2.4 in 2021. Deer Management Unit 11 has 2.4 in 2021 and Deer Management Unit 13 has 1.7 in 2021.
The public share is the part of each unit that is public land open to hunting.
02Basis of this report
Sources and method
FDR divided the agency's deer harvest by the area's size to get harvest per square mile. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Ranks compare areas measured in 2021 and each row shows its own newest year.
Success rate is the agency's published figure or harvest divided by hunters. Tied values share a rank and the order uses the unrounded values.
A ranking does not evaluate an individual property and does not confirm that it is open to hunting for you.
Sources
- ksoutdoors.com (archived copy)
NOTES AND SOURCES
- Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Season measured 2021. Captured October 18, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
Fully Drawn Research is an independent data analysis desk, not affiliated with any state wildlife agency, transportation agency, mapping provider or outfitter. FDR rankings are independent analysis of state agency numbers. A ranking does not evaluate an individual property.
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