Toronto Wildlife Area: hunting, rules and access
Toronto Wildlife Area is 4,766 acres of land and 2,800 of water by KDWP's count, centered about 4 miles west of Toronto, in Greenwood and Woodson counties and deer Units 12 and 14. Camping: no; equipment: none (KDWP 2026-27).
Data updated October 2026. KDWP's Fall 2026-Spring 2027 summary; KDWP GIS; WIHA 2026-27.
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| Acres | 4,766 land, 2,800 water (KDWP); 4,914 inside the mapped boundary, water included |
|---|---|
| Location (KDWP) | 3 mi. NW of Toronto |
| Phone | (620) 583-6783 |
| Camping | No |
| Boating | Yes |
| Equipment restrictions | None |
| Daily check-in/check-out | Not listed for this area |
| County | Greenwood and Woodson |
| Deer unit | Unit 12 and Unit 14 |
What are the rules on Toronto 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 15.
Which deer unit is Toronto Wildlife Area in?
It spans deer Units 12 and 14. Only the first Whitetail Antlerless-only permit is valid on the area.
Unit 12 gets 2,303 nonresident whitetail permits in 2026, and its extended antlerless firearm season runs Jan. 1-24, 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 Toronto Wildlife Area?
Within five miles: 7,709 acres of KDWP land, 1,184 acres of state park or recreation area, 152 acres of Army Corps of Engineers and 96 acres of other public (this area included), and no WIHA walk-in land. Nearest wildlife areas: Woodson State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area (2.7 mi), Fall River Wildlife Area (6.6 mi) and Wilson State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area (12.9 mi).
Measured by FilledTag from USGS PAD-US 4.1 and KDWP Walk-In Hunting Access (WIHA) tracts. County walk-in totals: Greenwood County.
How do you get to Toronto Wildlife Area?
KDWP's directions: 3 mi. NW of Toronto. Highways within five miles, longest stretch first: US 54 and KS-105.
| Town | Miles from the boundary | Direction from the area |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | under 1 | east |
| Coyville | 4 | southeast |
| Virgil | 9 | north |
| Yates Center | 10 | east |
| Fall River | 11 | south |
Questions hunters ask
Can you camp at Toronto Wildlife Area?
No. KDWP's 2026-27 listing says no camping.
Do you have to check in to hunt Toronto Wildlife Area?
Not by KDWP's 2026-27 list of check-in areas.
Where is Toronto Wildlife Area?
Its middle is about 4 miles west of Toronto, in Greenwood and Woodson counties and deer Units 12 and 14.
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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.