Spear Creek (5-day, Deer Hunt)

Spear Creek delivers 5 days of managed whitetail deer hunting on 76 private acres of river bottom near Solomon, Kansas, in Dickinson County and Deer Management Unit 8. Small enough to learn quickly and managed hard for age, this is a property built for hunters chasing a mature Kansas buck.

The ground blends river bottom timber with rotated crop fields of corn, soybeans, milo, and wheat, plus native forage that keeps deer fed and close through the season. Bucks bed in the timber and slip out to the field edges to feed, giving you clear ambush points along the transition between cover and crops. Because the property is managed for mature bucks only, deer here get the chance to reach their full potential.

Five days gives you time to hunt the wind, read the sign, and wait out the right buck. Booking your first day automatically reserves the full 5 day hunt for your party of up to three, with the property to yourselves the entire time.

Harvest is limited to mature bucks that score at least 140 inches and are at least 3 years old, and a deer that falls short of either standard carries a fine. Residents can buy a whitetail permit over the counter, while nonresidents draw for a Unit 8 permit in the spring. Hunter orange is required during firearm seasons, and lodging can be arranged at an additional cost through Infinite Outdoors.

The Solomon and Smoky Hill river valleys in central Kansas are known for producing heavy bodied whitetails with impressive antlers, and Spear Creek sits right in that country. Rich bottomland soils, steady water, and a long growing season add up to the nutrition bucks need to grow big racks.
Hardwoods along the river, including oaks, hickories, and maples, provide thick bedding cover and a fall supply of acorns and nuts. Just outside the timber, the crop rotation shifts each year between corn, soybeans, milo, and wheat. Standing corn and milo hold deer late into the season, while green wheat becomes a magnet once the weather turns cold.
The rut is the headline here. Bucks cover ground searching for does in November, and the tree lines and field edges become travel highways. The firearm season in early December catches bucks recovering from the rut and feeding hard, a great time to catch a mature deer out in daylight. Archery hunters can work scrapes and rub lines in late October and early November as bucks start cruising.

After your hunt, you will be sent an automated Harvest Report. To assist Infinite Outdoors in maintaining the quality of properties - and continue to put conservation at the forefront - we require that the harvest report be completely filled out and returned. Failure to fill out the harvest report within 2 weeks of the hunt taking place will result in a $25 fine. If you are unsuccessful in filling your tag, Infinite Outdoors still needs to have that information provided to them. This is how we will make changes to future year's harvest quotas and continue to be the most well managed access and conservation platform in the country.

Check current Kansas deer season dates for archery, muzzleloader, and firearm at ksoutdoors.gov before your hunt.

All hunters need a Kansas hunting license unless exempt, plus a deer permit valid in Unit 8. Nonresidents apply for the whitetail draw at gooutdoorskansas.com during the spring application period. Residents can purchase an Any-Season Whitetail or Archery permit over the counter through December 31.

5 days. By booking the first day, the next 4 days will automatically be booked.

Nonresidents must draw for a Kansas whitetail permit. The draw opens each April and uses a preference point system, and applicants choose a weapon type and can list an adjacent unit as a backup. Kansas residents can buy a Whitetail Any-Season permit over the counter with no draw. Current draw statistics are posted at ksoutdoors.gov.

Reservation fees are due at the time of booking, and are non-refundable. 50% of the outdoorsman fee will process 2 weeks after the draw results in this state are posted. If you are unsuccessful in the draw, reach out to IO and the situation will be handled accordingly. The remaining 50% will process 1 month prior to the hunt.

Cancellations made prior to placing a deposit will be taken care of immediately. Any cancellations needing made after placing a deposit will result in attempts to reschedule the hunt for a different season, or a different year. Please note that refunds are not guaranteed.

If there is a lapse in availability, please do not be discouraged to reach out to IO. All calendars are set and managed by landowners, and unavailability is set by them. However, IO is willing to reach out on your behalf, to check on available dates. Other reasons for unavailable dates include biologist recommended hunter/harvest quotas that landowners implement, as well as state season dates not being released. All big game hunts may be pre-booked for future seasons; reach out to IO to inquire.

You are not legally allowed to access the property, for any adventure, prior to your selected access day. If you try to access the property at all before your selected date(s), without prior approval from IO, you will be subject to trespassing and punishments therein.