Kansas Elk — Unit 2

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%).

Public land:36% Size:398,161 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Every elk license type on offer in Unit 2, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.

0 licenses on offer in the draw

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Other licenses valid in Unit 2

Not in the table above because they had no result in the draw.

The country

Junction City Emporia McPherson Newton Lawrence
Unit 2 within Kansas
2A Junction City Manhattan Abilene
Unit 2 and its neighbours
Zoomable USGS topo, aerial imagery and shaded relief, with the neighboring areas drawn on.

Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.

Who owns the ground

  • Private 253,846 ac · 64%
  • Department of Defense 143,424 ac · 36%
  • County or city land 735 ac · 0%
  • State land 155 ac · 0%

Source: PAD-US 4.1 — Manager Type (fee interests), Kansas subset

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.

Source: Kansas Hunting & Furharvesting Regulations Summary, Fall 2026-Spring 2027

Boundary: Kansas Elk Management Units (KDWP feature service)

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