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Commission revises January deer seasons and antler‑only permit allocations; military‑unit exceptions approved
Summary
The commission adjusted January antler‑only seasons and permit allocations across multiple deer management units to respond to regional population differences and approved separate season exceptions for three military installations; one commissioner voted against changes to Unit 19.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks commission approved changes to statewide January deer seasons and to antler‑only permit allocations for several deer management units (DMUs), and separately approved exceptions to statewide seasons on three military subunits.
Levi Jaster, Emporia Research and Survey Office big‑game program coordinator, told the commission the season‑date adjustments are largely calendrical and intended to match opening days to the calendar; more substantively, the department proposed moving some western units out of the January season where deer numbers are low and reallocating…
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