Elk in SE Kansas

[Phil Lilley]

Posted on Kansas Wildlife, Parks & Tourism - Game Wardens

[MOPanfisher]

Wow, what a critter.

[Johnsfolly]

very nice elk. Can't wait to see MO have a draw hunt down at Peck Ranch.

[JestersHK]

Thats awesome!  One day I'll do an Elk hunt... Tried to plan a work trip to our mine in Idaho. Free guide service, just gotta get out there and get tags...

 

[Quillback]

Didn't know they had elk in KS.

[nomolites]

2 hours ago, Quillback said:

Didn't know they had elk in KS.

X2.  The KS warden who posted this mentioned he was glad to see folks following the regs....Usually therearen’t regs w/o a huntable herd?

Mike

[ollie]

First I have ever heard of Elk being shot in SE Kansas. Didn't know they even existed over there and that is only a few miles away from me. And since when did KS issue a statewide tag system for them? This baffles me a little.

[Lancer09]

It's a draw system.

The elk are mainly in Riley County, near or on the army base, however a few spill out onto some private ground as well.

I believe it is a resident only draw.

 

[Phil Lilley]

I know the young man who shot the elk... they are lifetime friends of ours that farm around Altamont, KS.  I haven't heard the story yet but I'm sure I will very soon... I'm surprised his dad, Jerry, hasn't called to brag on his son.

Note:  It's Jerry's wife, Cathy, that usually kills the giant buck every year.  Season isn't closed yet!

[Johnsfolly]

Here's what the Kansas Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism folks have on website:

Elk were another big game species that were common in pre-settlement Kansas. They were also extirpated at the turn of the century. However, a small herd was maintained at the Maxwell Wildlife Area near McPherson. The 2,200-acre enclosure is operated as a refuge and also features bison. In 1981, elk from Maxwell were released at the Cimarron National Grassland, and that herd was free-ranging. To keep that herd from growing too big and causing crop damage, a limited resident-only season was opened in 1987. Later in the 1980s, elk were captured at Maxwell and released on the Ft. Riley Military Reservation. That herd is also free-ranging, and a season was established for the fort in 1990. Today, elk are primarily hunted on and around Ft. Riley, but individual elk or small herds may be found at other locations around the state, and hunting is permitted everywhere except Morton County. About 900 applications are received for the 20 or so permits allotted each year, and they are divided among military personnel and Kansas residents.