Kansas Unit 18: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 182026 draw

15 tags, 86 applied, 17% drew.

5th hardest of 27 Kansas deer draws in 2026.

Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Unit 18

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

Hunt code	Draw result · 2026	Tags
NR Mule Deer Stamp Unit 18	15 of 86 drew	15
NR Whitetail Either Sex Unit 18	228 tags · 297 applied	228
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 18

2019–2025

Bucks / 100 does 2025

34

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.

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Unit boundary

The unit outline only.

Unit 18

Members

Unit 18 hunt pack

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

Unit 18 · NR Mule Deer Stamp Unit 18

15 of 86 drew