Booner Palace - 1 Day Doe Hunt

Booner Palace offers 141 acres of private whitetail deer hunting on river bottom ground near New Cambria and Solomon, Kansas, in Saline County and Deer Management Unit 8. This is a one day doe hunt for two hunters on ground that holds a strong whitetail population year after year.

The property sits near the meeting point of the Solomon and Smoky Hill Rivers, and that river bottom is what makes it special. Oxbows along the river serve as heavy bedding areas, and deer travel the tree line along the water between bedding and feed. Corn, soybeans, milo, and wheat are rotated through the fields each year, backed up by native browse, so there is always something drawing deer out of cover. The genetics speak for themselves: a net 190 6/8 inch Boone and Crockett buck came off this property in 2022.

Hunting is straightforward. Set up along the river tree line or the field edges where travel corridors meet the crops, and you are in position for does moving between bedding and food at first and last light. You and your hunting partner have the property to yourselves for the day.

Residents can buy Whitetail Antlerless-Only permits over the counter. Nonresidents need a nonresident hunting license plus a permit valid in Unit 8; see License and Application below for details. Hunter orange is required during firearm seasons. Lodging can be arranged at an additional cost through Infinite Outdoors.

Central Kansas river country grows big, healthy whitetails, and the Smoky Hill and Solomon river corridors near New Cambria are a big reason why. Mature hardwoods along the riverbank, including oaks, maples, and hickories, give deer secure cover and a fall mast crop, while the surrounding farm ground supplies the high energy feed deer lean on heading into winter.
Deer on this property bed in the oxbows and thick cover along the river, then work the tree line to reach the crop fields. Those travel routes are predictable enough to hunt with confidence, and stand sites along the tree line and field edges put you right in the traffic. With crops rotated through corn, soybeans, milo, and wheat, the food changes year to year, so scouting the current crop and fresh sign on arrival pays off.
Doe hunting here lines up well with the late season. Once the rut winds down, deer focus hard on food, and does and fawns hit the fields reliably in the evenings. Kansas offers antlerless opportunities across archery, muzzleloader, firearm, and extended antlerless seasons, so there are several windows to book a day.
-Nov rut report- IO hunters enjoyed a 75% Success rate on mature deer all above 140". Deer were targeting scrapes heavily in early Nov. and field edges. Successful bow hunts took place while rattling and hunting active scrapes.

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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.

Residents do not need to draw to hunt does in Unit 8. Whitetail Antlerless-Only permits are sold over the counter. Nonresidents who want a full season permit apply in the spring nonresident whitetail draw, which uses preference points

All hunters need a Kansas hunting license unless exempt, plus a deer permit valid in Unit 8. Residents can buy Whitetail Antlerless-Only permits over the counter. Nonresidents must hold a nonresident deer permit that allows an antlered deer before buying a nonresident Antlerless-Only permit, unless the antlerless permit is bought after December 31 for the January extended antlerless season. Purchase at gooutdoorskansas.com or any license vendor.