Kansas runs a true preference-point draw for its headline product, the Nonresident Whitetail Either-sex Deer permit: you apply in April (deadline the last Friday of April) for up to four choices, each a unit plus one adjacent unit, with your weapon picked at application, and roughly 20,000-22,000 permits go to 30,000+ applicants - unsuccessful applicants automatically earn a point, and one point has recently been enough to draw any unit. Only the $27.50 application fee and a $125 nonresident hunting license are paid up front; the ~$450 permit balance is charged to your card only if you draw, so nothing is fronted or refunded. Resident deer hunting is almost all over the counter (the lone resident draw is the firearm Either-species permit in two western zones), and the elk and pronghorn firearm/muzzleloader draws are residents-only - a plain nonresident's only Kansas elk or pronghorn option is the over-the-counter archery pronghorn permit.
Every figure below cites the agency document it came from. Last verified September 1, 2026.
Worked example. Tags go to the applicants with the most preference points, one level at a time. If the last level that draws has more applicants than tags remaining, those applicants are chosen at random. Everyone below that level is unsuccessful and earns a point.
News release 2026-04-13; K.S.A. 32-937(l) · verified Sep 1, 2026
Worked example. Tags go to the applicants with the most preference points, one level at a time. If the last level that draws has more applicants than tags remaining, those applicants are chosen at random. Everyone below that level is unsuccessful and earns a point.
2025 Kansas Deer Regulations Summary, 'Resident Firearm Either-species/Either-sex' · verified Sep 1, 2026
Worked example. Every applicant gets points + 1 entries in a random draw, so more points mean more chances — but never a guarantee.
2025 Kansas Elk Regulations Summary, APPLICATION PROCESS (RESIDENTS ONLY); K.A.R. 115-4-11(d) · verified Sep 1, 2026
Worked example. Tags go to the applicants with the most preference points, one level at a time. If the last level that draws has more applicants than tags remaining, those applicants are chosen at random. Everyone below that level is unsuccessful and earns a point.
2025 Kansas Antelope Regulations Summary, APPLICATION PROCESS (RESIDENTS ONLY); K.A.R. 115-4-11(c) · verified Sep 1, 2026
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| Fee | Amount | Paid at application | Refundable | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresident deer application fee (included in the $477.50 permit price) (White-tailed / Mule Deer) | $27.50 | Yes | No | Application Period Now Open for Nonresident Deer Permits (KDWP news release, 2026-04-13) |
| Nonresident hunting license (16+), required at application | $125 | Yes | No | Application Period Now Open for Nonresident Deer Permits (KDWP news release, 2026-04-13) |
| Nonresident youth hunting license (15 and younger) | $40 | Yes | No | Application Period Now Open for Nonresident Deer Permits (KDWP news release, 2026-04-13) |
| Mule Deer Stamp (optional second drawing for units 1, 2, 17, 18 archery/muzzleloader applicants; upgrades permit to either-species) (White-tailed / Mule Deer) | $150 | If drawn | No | Application Period Now Open for Nonresident Deer Permits (KDWP news release, 2026-04-13) |
| Deer preference point (points-only application), plus processing/agent fees (White-tailed / Mule Deer) | $25 | If drawn | No | Application Period Now Open for Nonresident Deer Permits (KDWP news release, 2026-04-13) |
| Antlerless-only Elk permit, nonresident tenant (Elk) | $150 | If drawn | No | Elk | Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (2026 program) |
| Any-Elk permit, nonresident tenant (the only nonresident class eligible) (Elk) | $300 | If drawn | No | Elk | Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (2026 program) |
| Firearm/muzzleloader antelope application, nonresident tenant (Pronghorn) | $95 | If drawn | No | Antelope | Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (2026 draw statistics) |
| Nonresident White-tailed Deer permit (16+) - $477.50 total includes the $27.50 application fee; the $450.00 balance is charged only if drawn (White-tailed / Mule Deer) | $450 | If drawn | No | Application Period Now Open for Nonresident Deer Permits (KDWP news release, 2026-04-13) |
| Nonresident Youth White-tailed Deer permit (15 and younger), $117.50 including application fee (White-tailed / Mule Deer) | $117.50 | If drawn | No | Application Period Now Open for Nonresident Deer Permits (KDWP news release, 2026-04-13) |
| Resident Firearm Either-species/Either-sex deer permit, nonresident tenant (may apply in the resident draw) (White-tailed / Mule Deer) | $95 | If drawn | No | Deer | Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (2026 quotas) |
Drew a tag? Check which cartridges are legal for your species and weapon on the Kansas hunting laws page.
Every percentage on this page is a prior-draw probability: the chance an applicant with that many points would have drawn in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results. It is not a forecast — quotas, applicant numbers, and point creep change every year. Every figure links to the agency document it came from. Where a state does not publish a number, we show a dash, never a zero. Hunts with fewer than five tags show counts instead of percentages. Fees show the fee year used. Read the methodology for the engine details.
This page is informational only. Draw rules, quotas, fees, and deadlines are set by the state agency and change by commission action — confirm everything on the agency's own site before you apply, and apply through the agency, not here. We disclaim all liability for reliance on this page.
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