You can connect with nature and watch the wildlife virtually anywhere in Chase County. We have the largest area of unspoiled natural Tallgrass Prairie in the world. Imagine finding a quiet spot and hearing nothing but songbirds. The front porches of many of our lodging venues or under a tree at Chase State Fishing Lake are easy places to sit back and watch the local wildlife. Visit the Bison Herd at the Tallgrass National Preserve or take a leisurely drive on the Flint Hills Scenic byway and see what you can catch with your camera. You practically can’t miss at least a few local critters. Remember to keep a safe distance and watch out for the occasional snake in the grass!
Common mammals seen in the wild in Chase County:
- White-tailed deer
- Coyotes
- Bobcats
- Striped skunk
- Raccoons
- American badgers
- Virginia opossum
- Thirteen-lined ground squirrel
Common lizards and snakes:
- Great Plains skinks
- Collared lizards
- Prairie king snakes
- Massasauga rattlesnakes (venomous)
- Copperheads (venomous)
Common birds:
- Greater prairie chicken
- Upland sandpiper
- Eastern meadowlark (the state bird of Kansas)
- Dickcissel
- Grasshopper sparrow
- Common nighthawk
- Red-tailed hawk
- Northern harrier
- American kestrel
