Kansas River Wildlife Area, K-18 (Ogden): hunting, rules and access
Kansas River Wildlife Area, K-18 (Ogden) is 604 mapped acres, centered about 3 miles southwest of Ogden, in Geary and Riley counties and deer Unit 8.
Data updated October 2026. KDWP's Fall 2026-Spring 2027 summary; KDWP GIS; WIHA 2026-27.
KDWP landWalk-in (WIHA)Kansas River Wildlife Area, K-18 (Ogden)Other wildlife areasDeer unit lineLakeHighway
| Acres | 604 inside the mapped boundary, water included |
|---|---|
| Daily check-in/check-out | Required (Go Outdoors Kansas app or ksoutdoors.gov/check-in) |
| County | Geary and Riley |
| Deer unit | Unit 8 |
What are the rules on Kansas River Wildlife Area, K-18 (Ogden)?
KDWP's summary has no listing of its own for this area; it is on KDWP's list of areas that need electronic check-in and check-out for each hunt.
Source: KDWP's Fall 2026-Spring 2027 Hunting & Furharvesting Regulations Summary, page 7.
Which deer unit is Kansas River Wildlife Area, K-18 (Ogden) in?
Deer Unit 8, 4,427 square miles, with 4,585 deer taken across the whole unit in 2021. Only the first Whitetail Antlerless-only permit is valid on the area.
Unit 8 gets 1,841 nonresident whitetail permits in 2026, and its extended antlerless firearm season runs Jan. 1-17, 2027 (KDWP deer quotas and draw statistics; KDWP's Fall 2026-Spring 2027 Hunting & Furharvesting Regulations Summary, page 30).
Harvest: KDWP deer harvest by unit (2017 to 2021).
What public and walk-in land is near Kansas River Wildlife Area, K-18 (Ogden)?
Within five miles: 604 acres of KDWP land (this area included), and no WIHA walk-in land. Nearest wildlife areas: Milford Wildlife Area (6.6 mi) and Geary State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area (13.1 mi).
Measured by FilledTag from USGS PAD-US 4.1 and KDWP Walk-In Hunting Access (WIHA) tracts. County walk-in totals: Geary County and Riley County.
How do you get to Kansas River Wildlife Area, K-18 (Ogden)?
Highways within five miles, longest stretch first: KS-18, US 40, I-70 and KS-57.
| Town | Miles from the boundary | Direction from the area |
|---|---|---|
| Ogden | under 1 | northeast |
| Grandview Plaza | 4 | southwest |
| Junction City | 6 | southwest |
| Manhattan | 7 | northeast |
| Milford | 10 | northwest |
Questions hunters ask
Do you have to check in to hunt Kansas River Wildlife Area, K-18 (Ogden)?
Yes, before and after each hunt, in the Go Outdoors Kansas app or at ksoutdoors.gov/check-in.
Where is Kansas River Wildlife Area, K-18 (Ogden)?
Its middle is about 3 miles southwest of Ogden, in Geary and Riley counties and deer Unit 8.
How big is Kansas River Wildlife Area, K-18 (Ogden)?
604 acres inside the boundary on KDWP's map, in 4 pieces.
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Sources: KDWP's Fall 2026-Spring 2027 Hunting & Furharvesting Regulations Summary, page 7 to 16; KDWP wildlife areas; USGS PAD-US 4.1; KDWP Walk-In Hunting Access (WIHA) tracts; KDWP deer harvest by unit (2017 to 2021). General KDWP public land rules: all wildlife areas. FilledTag is not part of Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.