Kansas · Whitetail rut
Whitetail rut dates in Kansas.
Kansas's whitetail rut peaks November 8–18 — the heart of the country's most productive trophy whitetail window.
Nov 8 – Nov 17 → Nov 10 – Nov 19 · Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Kansas's whitetail rut peaks in the second and third weeks of November across the state's mix of prairie, river bottoms, and CRP habitat. Kansas's tag-management structure and cover diversity produce one of the highest mature-buck densities in the country, which compresses the rut into a tight window. KDWP publishes annual deer harvest data and rut analysis.
Zone
Eastern Kansas
- Pre-rut
- Oct 25 – Nov 7
- Peak breeding
- Nov 8 – Nov 17
- Post-rut
- Nov 18 – Dec 1
- Late rut
- Dec 6 – Dec 19
Zone
Western Kansas
- Pre-rut
- Oct 27 – Nov 9
- Peak breeding
- Nov 10 – Nov 19
- Post-rut
- Nov 20 – Dec 3
- Late rut
- Dec 8 – Dec 21
Source
Data sourced from Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks deer-program reports.
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