Well Kansas is trying to do some dumb stuff

[Aswob5]

I spend most of my time somewhat around the Hays area and I’m seeing the same with numbers. They are not even half of what they used to be. The number of quality bucks has decreased so bad. A lot of land is being transferred between guys and they wiping out what potential that was there. Also not really a deer problem but something you just hate to see is the Chinese have been buying up tens of thousands of acres

 

[Chris B]

I have hunted northeast of Hays since the mid 2000s . Have also seen a steady decline in both numbers and quality. It's depressing and I love that open prairie country.

 

[highcj5]

I have hunted around the same area as stated above. I’m a non resident and have always said I wouldn’t shoot a doe in that unit. Don’t see that many? Have heard from resi’s and people I know, that hunt that area, about the deer # decline.
Have not drew a tag the last two years. But have heard things haven’t changed or gotten better. Wish they would figure it out.

 

[AARONB]

For the 2025 season, the far west units don’t have antlerless tags or a January season. This change reflects the decrease in the deer herd out there. The commissioners supported these changes. If you feel the units you hunt in need similar changes, communicate with the staff and commissioners. Unfortunately, the state has lost 10’s of thousands of acres of CRP habitat. That land is now back in farm production. Those acres don’t provide the same level of habitat for deer.