Kansas Veterans Wildlife Area: hunting, rules and access
Kansas Veterans Wildlife Area is 2,627 acres of land and 200 of dry lake bed by KDWP's count, centered about 11 miles south of Goodland, in Sherman County and deer Unit 2. Camping: no; equipment: none (KDWP 2026-27).
Data updated October 2026. KDWP's Fall 2026-Spring 2027 summary; KDWP GIS; WIHA 2026-27.
KDWP landWalk-in (WIHA)Kansas Veterans Wildlife AreaOther wildlife areasDeer unit lineLakeHighway
| Acres | 2,627 land, 200 (dry lake) (KDWP); 2,783 inside the mapped boundary, water included |
|---|---|
| Location (KDWP) | 10 mi. S, 2 W of Goodland |
| Phone | (785) 726-3212 |
| Camping | No |
| Boating | Yes, fishing and hunting only |
| Equipment restrictions | None |
| Daily check-in/check-out | Not listed for this area |
| County | Sherman |
| Deer unit | Unit 2 |
What are the rules on Kansas Veterans Wildlife Area?
KDWP's 2026-27 listing puts no equipment restriction on the area. No other rule is listed.
Source: KDWP's Fall 2026-Spring 2027 Hunting & Furharvesting Regulations Summary, page 9.
Which deer unit is Kansas Veterans Wildlife Area in?
Deer Unit 2, 5,619 square miles, with 1,540 deer taken across the whole unit in 2021. Whitetail Antlerless-only permits are not valid in Unit 2.
Unit 2 gets 303 nonresident whitetail permits in 2026 (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 Veterans Wildlife Area?
Within five miles: 2,805 acres of KDWP land (this area included), and 5,077 acres of WIHA walk-in land on 13 tracts. The biggest walk-in tracts reaching into that ring: 1,280 acres 2.3 miles southwest (Sept. 1 to Jan. 31), 640 acres 0.9 miles southwest (Sept. 1 to Jan. 31), 640 acres 3 miles west (Sept. 1 to Jan. 31) and 640 acres next to it on the southeast side (Sept. 1 to Jan. 31).
Measured by FilledTag from USGS PAD-US 4.1 and KDWP Walk-In Hunting Access (WIHA) tracts. County walk-in totals: Sherman County.
How do you get to Kansas Veterans Wildlife Area?
KDWP's directions: 10 mi. S, 2 W of Goodland. Highways within five miles, longest stretch first: KS-27.
| Town | Miles from the boundary | Direction from the area |
|---|---|---|
| Goodland | 10 | north |
| Kanorado | 16 | northwest |
| Sharon Springs | 19 | south |
| Wallace | 21 | southeast |
| Brewster | 23 | northeast |
Questions hunters ask
Can you camp at Kansas Veterans Wildlife Area?
No. KDWP's 2026-27 listing says no camping.
Do you have to check in to hunt Kansas Veterans Wildlife Area?
Not by KDWP's 2026-27 list of check-in areas.
Where is Kansas Veterans Wildlife Area?
Its middle is about 11 miles south of Goodland, in Sherman County and deer Unit 2.
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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.