Kansas Mule Deer Hunting 2

State

Kansas Deer

Method

Muzzleloader

Interests

Non Resident

Mule Deer Habitat 1

Habitat 2 3 5

Mule Deer Pics

Greg's

Tim's

Jim's

Mike's

Nathan's

Habitat

Mule Deer range from the northwest leases in Norton, Graham and Rooks Counties to the south central lease in Kiowa and Comanche Counties. In northern Kansas they range as far east as Cloud county, however in this fringe zone their numbers are greatly limited.

This picture shows four Mule Deer (highlighted center of photo) sheltering in a dry wash. This is typical south central Mule Deer Habitat.

During the September muzzleloader season scopes are not permitted. Scopes may be added during the later overlapping modern firearms combination muzzleloader season. In-line rifles, pyrodex and sabots are permitted.

This same wash as before show in the opposite direction of where the Mule Deer above were photographed.

This particular draw demonstrates very well just how habitat specific our Mule Deer  are. A similar draw with thicker brush exists just a mile or so up this very draw and it draws the line to where the Mule and Whitetail deer inhabit. The trees seen at the bottom of the draw are much larger than they appear in the picture. Most are well suited for tree stands. 

The draw pictured above is the one in the aerial to the left and this topo map.

These pictures due to scale are deceptive as this is a big area where every little draw could shelter a dozen animals while most will not. Selecting a right turn over a left may reveal the best Kansas Mule Deer rack ever seen or not even seeing any deer all day long.

Continuing through this section will provide additional detail on our Kansas habitat and some success photos. In this part of the country where the Whitetail Deer is king, Mule Deer take a second place in terms of pressure. That combine with the low number of available Mule Deer tags leaves a lot of lease land un-hunted each season.
 

Mule Deer habitat 1 2 4