This exempt regulation establishes the open seasons, bag limit and possession limits for prairie chickens. The proposed changes would change the opening date of the northwest and east units to the first Saturday in November beginning in 2009.

The proposed amendments are not anticipated to have any appreciable negative economic impact on the department, other agencies, or the public.

This exempt regulation establishes the open seasons, bag limit and possession limit for quail. The proposed changes would close the 2008-2009 quail season on January 31 of 2009 and open the youth quail season for the 2009-2010 season on the first Saturday in November.

The proposed amendments are not anticipated to have any appreciable negative economic impact on the department, other agencies, or the public.

This exempt regulation establishes the open seasons, bag limit and possession limit for pheasants. The proposed changes would open the 2009-2010 pheasant season on the second Saturday in November and the youth season on the first Saturday in November.

The proposed amendments are not anticipated to have any appreciable negative economic impact on the department, other agencies, or the public.

This exempt regulation establishes additional considerations for the open season, bag limit and permits for deer. The proposed regulation would set the Fort Riley firearms deer season, allow for the issuance of antlerless either-species, either-sex deer permits where warranted and establish a special antlerless only whitetail season in the north central part of the state in January of 2009.

The proposed amendments are not anticipated to have any appreciable negative economic impact on the department, other agencies, or the public.

This exempt regulation establishes the management unit, hunting season, shooting hours and bag and possession limits for doves. The proposed changes would add a third segment of open season and differentiate between migratory and exotic doves to allow additional opportunity for hunters and increase harvest of exotic doves.

The proposed amendments are not anticipated to have any appreciable negative economic impact on the department, other agencies, or the public.

This new exempt regulation establishes the management unit, hunting season, shooting hours, and bag and possession limits for snipe, rail and woodcock. The proposed regulation would simply put into regulatory form the federal frameworks allowed and authorized for at the least the past ten years.

The proposed amendments are not anticipated to have any appreciable negative economic impact on the department, other agencies, or the public.

A public hearing will be conducted by the Wildlife and Parks Commission at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, June 26, 2008 at the Bethel College, Fine Arts Center, Kreihbel Auditorium, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, Kansas, to consider the approval and adoption of proposed administrative regulations of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.

A workshop meeting on business of the Wildlife and Parks Commission will begin at 1:30 p.m., June 26, at the location listed above. The meeting will recess at 5:30 p.m. then resume at 7:00 p.m. at the same location for the regulatory hearing. There will be public comment periods at the beginning of the afternoon and evening meetings for any issues not on the agenda and additional comment periods will be available during the meeting on agenda items. Old and new business may also be discussed at this time. If necessary to complete the hearing or other business matters, the commission will reconvene at 9:00 a.m. June 27 at the location listed above.