Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
(a) Hunting equipment for the taking of big
game during a big game archery season shall consist of the following:
(1) Archery equipment.
(A) No bow or arrow shall have any electronic
device attached to the bow or arrow that controls the flight of the arrow.
Devices that may be attached to a bow or arrow shall include lighted pin, dot,
or holographic sights; illuminated nocks; rangefinders; film or video cameras;
locking draws; and radio-frequency location devices.
(B) Each arrow used for hunting shall be
equipped with a broadhead point incapable of passing through a ring with a
diameter of three-quarters of an inch when fully expanded. A big game hunter
using archery equipment may possess non-broadhead-tipped arrows while hunting
if the arrows are not used to take or attempt to take big game
animals.
(2) Crossbows
using arrows that are equipped with broadhead points incapable of passing
through a ring with a diameter of three-quarters of an inch when fully
expanded.
(A) A big game hunter using crossbow
equipment may possess non-broadhead-tipped arrows while hunting if the arrows
are not used to take or attempt to take big game animals.
(B) No crossbow or arrow shall have any
electronic device attached to the crossbow or arrow that controls the flight of
the arrow. Devices that may be attached to a crossbow or arrow shall include
lighted pin, dot, or holographic sights; illuminated nocks; rangefinders; film
or video cameras; and radio-frequency location devices.
(b) Hunting equipment for the
taking of big game during a big game muzzleloader-only season shall consist of
the following:
(1) Archery and crossbow
equipment as authorized in subsection (a); and
(2) muzzleloading rifles, pistols, and
muskets that can be loaded with bullets only through the front of the firing
chamber and are .40 inches in diameter bore or larger. Only tumble-on-impact,
hard-cast solid lead, conical lead, or saboted bullets shall be used with
muzzleloading rifles, pistols, and muskets.
(c) Hunting equipment for the taking of big
game during a big game firearm season shall consist of the following:
(1) Archery and crossbow equipment as
authorized in subsection (a);
(2)
muzzleloader-only season equipment as authorized in subsection (b);
(3) centerfire rifles and handguns that are
not fully automatic, while using only tumble-on-impact, hard-cast solid lead,
soft point, hollow point, or other expanding bullets; and
(4) shotguns using only slugs.
(d)
(1) Each individual hunting deer or elk
during a firearms deer or elk season and each individual assisting an
individual hunting deer or elk as authorized by
K.A.R.
115-4-2 or
K.A.R.
115-18-15 during a firearms deer or elk
season shall wear outer clothing of a bright orange color commonly referred to
as daylight fluorescent orange, hunter orange, blaze orange, or safety orange.
This bright orange color shall be worn as follows:
(A) A hat or other garment upon the head with
the exterior of not less than 50 percent of the bright orange color, an equal
portion of which is visible from all directions; and
(B) at least 100 square inches of the bright
orange color that is on the front of the torso and is visible from the front
and at least 100 square inches that is on the rear of the torso and is visible
from the rear.
(2)
Lures, decoys except live decoys, and nonelectric calls shall be legal while
hunting big game.
(3) Any
individual may use blinds and stands while hunting big game.
(4) Optical scopes or sights that project no
visible light toward the target and do not electronically amplify visible light
or detect infrared light or thermal energy may be used.
(5) Any range-finding device, if the device
does not project visible light toward the target, may be used.
(6) Devices capable of dispensing lethal,
debilitating, or immobilizing chemicals to take big game animals shall not be
used.
(e) Shooting hours
for deer, antelope, and elk during each day of any deer, antelope, or elk
hunting season shall be from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour
after sunset.
(f) Horses and mules
may be used while hunting big game, except that horses and mules shall not be
used for herding or driving big game.
(g) Firearm report-suppressing devices may be
used.
(h) Handguns may be possessed
during all big game seasons. However, no handgun shall be used to take deer
except as legal equipment specified in subsection (c) during a big game
firearms season.
(i) Dogs may be
used to retrieve dead or wounded big game animals if the following requirements
are met:
(1) Each dog shall be maintained on a
handheld leash at all times while tracking the big game animal.
(2) An individual tracking big game animals
outside of legal shooting hours shall not carry any equipment capable of
harvesting the big game animal.
(3)
Each individual harvesting a big game animal shall be limited to the equipment
type for the permit and the season that is authorized.
(4) Each individual participating in the
tracking of the big game animal shall have a hunting license, unless the
individual is exempt by law or regulation.
