I agree with hilltop. I just moved to the state a year ago, but I hunted out west last year a bit. Whitetail are throughout the entire state and mule deer, from what I have seen, are just east of Hays and west. I know their range is closer to hwy 81 or 135, but I haven't seen any there and haven't talked to anyone that has seen any recently. I hunted some in unit 2 and saw a few mulies, but it was pretty far from where I was staying, so I only went out there for about half a day. It looks more like rifle and antelope country for the most part. As for unit 5, I have some corn and soybean research plots in Pawnee county and have been driving there once a week for a year and have seen nothing but WT. I know there are some muleys around, but I haven't seen any. From what I have seen, if you want a mule deer, it is best to stay in the western 4 units with exceptions being unit 3 and 16. Again, this is just from one year living here so don't take it as the gospel truth. I'll be looking harder this year with my stick and string in the western areas, so hopefully I'll have better info after this year. If you don't mind me asking, where will you be moving to in Kansas?
