PRATT – The phones at Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s Pratt Operations Office have been ringing with calls from nonresident deer hunters anxious to know if they drew a permit. The wait is over. Results can be found at www.ksoutdoors.com. Click on the orange “Check Non-resident Deer Draw Results” button at the top of the homepage. You will be taken to a page with instructions on how to find your draw status.
While the deadline for applications was April 28, it took time to get the data entered and cleaned up before the draw, which was done May 25. Then draw results data had to be converted to a format that could be made available online. In the new license sales system implemented this year, the process for checking draw status is different. Applicants will be instructed on how to log in to their account and see their status and privileges awarded.
Permits and refunds will be mailed in late June. Four units had permits leftover: Unit 13 – 100 permits, Unit 15 – 100 permits, Unit 16 – 459 permits, and Unit 18 – 167 permits. Leftover permits will go on sale at 12:01 a.m. on July 10, first-come, first-served, online (www.kshuntfishcamp.com) and by telephone (1-800-918-2877).