Hodgeman County, Kansas
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Pheasant, Mule Deer
- Group
- West & Southwest
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
Season & harvest data is published for no species so far. White-tailed Deer, Pheasant, Mule Deer also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedHodgeman County straddles the Pawnee River in west-central Kansas, a transition zone where mixed-grass prairie rolls through creek drainages lined with cottonwood, cedar, and native brush. Whitetail deer concentrate along the Pawnee and its tributaries while pheasants use the upland CRP and harvested grain fields. Mule deer are present in the more open western rangelands and occasionally produce exceptional bucks in the brushy draws.
West-central Kansas mixed-grass and shortgrass prairie with the Pawnee River as the primary drainage. Creek bottoms hold cottonwood and cedar cover with surrounding uplands in wheat production, native range, and enrolled CRP providing upland bird habitat.
Low to moderate. Hodgeman County is off the main radar for most eastern Kansas deer hunters and does not attract the intense pressure seen in the more developed whitetail counties to the east.
Over-the-counter either-sex deer tags. No antler restrictions. Both whitetail and mule deer tags are available and the county supports both species depending on the portion of county hunted.
Pheasant hunting is a meaningful secondary species with CRP and native grass providing good habitat in productive years. Mule deer inhabit the western portions of the county and the open mixed-grass range adjacent to dryland wheat.
The Pawnee River corridor produces quality whitetail bucks with less competition than comparable deer habitat to the east. The mix of whitetail, mule deer, and pheasant makes Hodgeman a versatile hunting destination for west-central Kansas.
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Boundaries: KDWP county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.