Kansas Elk · Unit 2
Kansas Unit 2 covers 398,161 acres and lies 11 miles north of Junction City and 26 miles north-east of Abilene. 36% of it is public land, mostly military (36%).
0 licenses · NR capped at 0%
first choice, NR
not published
36% Other public
398,161 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in Unit 2
First-choice nonresident odds at your points, draw. Cut = points the last tag went at; ▲ = points added since the earliest draw on file. Not in the table, with no result: ELK-ANTLERLESS-DRAW, ELK-ANY-DRAW.
The Ground
| Private | 253,846 ac | 64% |
| Department of Defense | 143,424 ac | 36% |
| County or city land | 735 ac | <1% |
| State land | 155 ac | <1% |
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project 2026 PAD-US 4.1.
Next Door
What the Agency Says About the Area
The state is divided into three elk management units. No elk hunting is currently allowed in Unit 1. Unit 2 includes parts of Clay, Dickinson, Riley and Geary counties. Unit 2A is the Fort Riley reservation. Unit 3 is the remaining part of the state.
▸ Sources 3
- KDWP 2026 Elk Management Units boundary, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project 2026 PAD-US 4.1 land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- KDWP 2026 Hunting & Furharvesting Regulations… area description, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
About These Numbers
Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward.
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