Kansas Unit 17: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 172026 draw

30 tags, 201 applied, 15% drew.

One of Kansas's hardest deer draws: 3rd hardest of 27 in 2026.

Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Unit 17

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.

Hunt code	Draw result · 2026	Tags
NR Mule Deer Stamp Unit 17	30 of 201 drew	30
NR Whitetail Either Sex Unit 17	619 tags · 812 applied	619
Resident Either Species Either Sex Western Kansas	854 of 2,000 drew	854

Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.

Herd

How the herd is doing

Herd unit Dmu 17

2019–2025

Bucks / 100 does 2025

46.2

Bucks per 100 doesFalling

2019202020212022202320242025

Before you apply

Deadline: “DRAW APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR 2027: (residents only) (Firearm and muzzleloader) Second Friday in June”
Tag fee: “Kansas Resident Deer Permits | • Kansas Resident Any-Season White-tailed Deer Permit • Kansas Resident Archery Either Species/Either Sex Deer Permit • Kansas Resident Muzzleloader Either-species/Either-sex Deer Permit | General $40.00 | available August 5-December 31”
Points: “If applicant fails to make at least one application within a period of five consecutive years, all earned points are lost;”
Application fee: “General Resident Application: $60.00”

Rules for 2027.

Map & access

Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.

Public land & access

Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.

Offline maps

Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.

Free

Unit boundary

The unit outline only.

Unit 17

Members

Unit 17 hunt pack

One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each deer hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.

Unit 17 · NR Mule Deer Stamp Unit 17

30 of 201 drew