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Wildlife and Parks' new Special Hunts on Private Lands program leases private property with good habitat. Hunters apply for days when they can access the lands and expect a quality experience.

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Daniel, left, and Curtis Lee cross a creek as they head to a wheat field where each shot a deer Wednesday afternoon.

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Daniel Lee, 15, uses a rope to descend a steep creek bank in Ellsworth County.

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Curtis Lee follows his son Daniel as they begin a deer hunt on Wednesday's opening of firearms deer season.

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Daniel Lee, left, helps his father, Curtis, drag a doe to the edge of a wheat field. It was the first deer the father had shot. He was drawn into hunting by his three sons.

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Curtis, left, and Daniel Lee approach a deer Daniel shot on Wednesday's opening of deer season. They each shot a doe on land enrolled in a special Wildlife and Parks program.

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Daniel Lee, left, and his father, Curtis, with one of two does they shot Wednesday afternoon. Curtis Lee utilized a variety of youth hunts to educate his three sons about hunting.

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Daniel Lee, left, recounts his successful deer hunt to his father, Curtis. They were hunting private land leased by Wildlife and Parks under a special new program.

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Curtis Lee, right, uses a rope to climb a steep creek bank as he backpacks two deer to his van.

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Curtis Lee, left, and his son Daniel leave after each shot a deer on a specially-managed land leased by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.

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