Vogel Wildlife Area: hunting, rules and access
Vogel Wildlife Area is 200 acres by KDWP's count, centered about 6 miles northwest of Speed, in Phillips County and deer Unit 3. 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)Vogel Wildlife AreaOther wildlife areasDeer unit lineLakeHighway
| Acres | 200 (KDWP); 197 inside the mapped boundary, water included |
|---|---|
| Location (KDWP) | 8 mi. W, 1 mi. S of Phillipsburg |
| Phone | (785) 425-6775 |
| Camping | No |
| Boating | None |
| Equipment restrictions | None |
| Daily check-in/check-out | Not listed for this area |
| County | Phillips |
| Deer unit | Unit 3 |
What are the rules on Vogel 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 Vogel Wildlife Area in?
Deer Unit 3, 4,307 square miles, with 3,394 deer taken across the whole unit in 2021. Only the first Whitetail Antlerless-only permit is valid on the area.
Unit 3 gets 689 nonresident whitetail permits in 2026, and its extended antlerless firearm season runs Jan. 1-10, 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 Vogel Wildlife Area?
Within five miles: 197 acres of KDWP land (this area included), and 1,430 acres of WIHA walk-in land on 4 tracts. The biggest walk-in tracts reaching into that ring: 860 acres 3.3 miles north (Sept. 1 to May 31), 320 acres 1.2 miles west (Sept. 1 to May 31), 240 acres 3.6 miles south (Nov. 1 to Jan. 31) and 160 acres 3.5 miles east (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: Phillips County.
How do you get to Vogel Wildlife Area?
KDWP's directions: 8 mi. W, 1 mi. S of Phillipsburg. Highways within five miles, longest stretch first: US 36 and KS-9.
| Town | Miles from the boundary | Direction from the area |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 5 | southeast |
| Logan | 6 | southwest |
| Prairie View | 8 | northwest |
| Phillipsburg | 8 | east |
| Glade | 10 | southeast |
Questions hunters ask
Can you camp at Vogel Wildlife Area?
No. KDWP's 2026-27 listing says no camping.
Do you have to check in to hunt Vogel Wildlife Area?
Not by KDWP's 2026-27 list of check-in areas.
Where is Vogel Wildlife Area?
Its middle is about 6 miles northwest of Speed, in Phillips County and deer Unit 3.
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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.