In Person

Dole-Specter Conference Center
1430 South Fossil Street, Russell, KS

If notified in advance, the department will have an interpreter available for the hearing impaired. To request an interpreter, call the Kansas Commission of Deaf and Hard of Hearing at 1-800-432-0698.  Any individual with a disability may request other accommodations by contacting the Commission Secretary at (620) 672-5911.

Zoom

• Visit https://ksoutdoors.zoom.us/meeting/register/zLhJEVwiTEeKA7svyeMb6w
• Register by entering your first and last name and email address.
• Once registered, you will be provided a link to “Join the Meeting.”
• You will be muted upon entering the meeting. To comment or ask a question, use the “Raise Hand” feature or type into the chat area.

Call In

• Dial: 1-877-853-5257
• When a meeting ID is requested, enter: 814 3800 8987#
• When a participant ID is requested, enter: #

Live Video/Audio Stream

https://ksoutdoors.com/commission-meeting

I.      Call to Order at 12:00pm

II.     Introduction of Commissioners and Guests

III.    Additions and Deletions of Agenda Items

IV.     Approval of April 2025 Meeting Minutes

V.     Department Report

          a) Public Hearing (Administrative Rules and Regulations – Pursuant to K.S.A. 77-421)

                   • Kansas Duck Zones (Consensus Only) - Tom Bidrowski
                   • 115-25-14 – Creel Limits, Size Limits, and Possession Limits – Bryan Sowards

          b) Regulations in Promulgation - Kurtis Wiard

                   • 115-2-3 – Camping Fees – On hold per HB 2648
                   • 115-2-1 – Trout Fee and Senior License Fees – Commission vote at August Meeting
                   • 115-4-4 – Nonlead Muzzleloader Shot – Commission Vote at August Meeting
                   • 115-25-9 – Deer Seasons – Commission Vote at August Meeting
                   • 115-25-9a – 2025 Deer Seasons on Military Units – Commission Vote at August Meeting
                   • 115-25-12 – Coyote Seasons – Commission Vote at August Meeting
                   • 115-5-1 – Coyote Equipment, Taking Methods - Commission Vote at August Meeting
                   • 115-1-1; 7-1; 7-2; 7-4; 7-10; and 18-8 – Snagging, AIS Waters, and Game/Nongame Distinction – with DOA
                   • 115-15-1; 15-2 – Threatened and Endangered Species Downlisting – With DOA
                   • 115-25-8 – Elk – With DOA

VI.      General Public Comment*

VII.     Secretary's Remarks - Secretary Christopher Kennedy

VIII.    Informational Items

          a) Review of Department's Efforts to Address Nonresident Waterfowl Hunting – Ryan Stucky

          b) Review of Wild Turkey Adaptive Harvest Strategy – Caleb Durbin

IX.      General Discussion

X.       Workshop Session

          a) K.A.R. 115-45-1 Wildlife and Parks Commission; Draft Rules and Regulations – Secretary Christopher Kennedy

XI.       General Public Comment*

XII.      Old Business

XIII.     Other Business

          a) Future Meeting Dates and Locations

XIV.     Adjournment

 *All public comments are limited to ten minutes per presenter. Presenters who need additional time may request up to an additional five minutes from the Chair. 

The next commission meeting is scheduled for August 14, 2025 at the Finnup Center for Conservation Education at the Lee Richardson Zoo, 312 E. Finnup Drive in Garden City, KS.

Pending Regulations