Quick Tips
- Lots of pheasants in good years
- Scaled quail in the extreme southwestern corner of the unit
- Visit Boot Hill Museum in Dodge City
- Visit Adobe Museum in Ulysses
- Get a map at the Cimarron National Grassland office in Elkhart
| species | general Size | trophy potential |
|---|---|---|
| Antelope | 60"-70" | 70"+ |
On The Ground
This unit is located in the southwestern corner of the state and holds antelope on mixed private and public land, including the largest piece of public land in Kansas — 108,175-acre Cimarron National Grassland.
Antelope hunting is fair in this unit.
Terrain
Most land is flat to slightly rolling and is mostly drained by the Cimarron River and its tributaries. Most land is between 2,500 and 3,600 feet above sea level. Bordering Oklahoma and Colorado, Unit 18 contains Morton, Stevens, Seward and Meade counties and includes parts of Clark, Ford, Gray, Haskell, Grant and Stanton counties. Notable towns are Dodge City, population about 28,000, at the northeastern corner and Liberal, population about 20,000, on the southern border.
Vegetation
Most of the unit is covered with irrigated and dry crops, especially wheat, corn, alfalfa, barley and rye. Native prairie land has sandsage, milkweed, yucca, various shortgrass species, sunflowers, wildflowers and many forbs and species of prairie shrubs. Main grasses are buffalo grass, sideoats and blue grama. There are some junipers and cedars as well as some strips of cottonwoods growing along rivers and dry and running creeks and on some slopes.
Access
Almost all land is private except for Cimarron National Grassland, the largest piece of public land in Kansas at more than 100,000 acres. Pronghorn antelope are found there. Meade Lake Wildlife Area covers 360 acres, the lake itself is 80 acres. Many private walk-in hunting areas are open to the public and are listed here.
Camping and Lodging
Meade State Park in Meade County has four campgrounds with sites that may be reserved. Just outside the unit near Dodge City is Horse Thief Reservoir with a rustic rental cabin and 42 campsites. Liberal city operates Arkalon Park Campground. There are a good number of private camping facilities, such as: Gunsmoke RV Park and Water Sports Campground & RV Park in Dodge City, Ulysses RV & Camper Park (phone: 620-356-3675) in Ulysses, Seven Winds RV Park and Western Star RV Park (phone: 888-248-3129) in Liberal. There are motel in the larger towns. Liberal has a Holiday Inn, Days Inn and Hampton Inn as well as Boles Ranch Bed & Breakfast (phone: 620-598-2323) and Bluebird Inn Bed & Breakfast. Shady Lane Bed & Breakfast (phone: 620-544-7747) is in Hugoton, Boot Hill Bed & Breakfast is in Dodge City and Fort’s Cedar View is a bed and breakfast on the outskirts of Ulysses.
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