FLOOD DAMAGE REPAIRED, ELK CITY STATE PARK OPEN AGAIN
YOUTH SHOOTING CLINIC PLANNED NEAR COUNCIL GROVE
PRAIRIE LONG RIFLES FALL RENDEZVOUS AT KANOPOLIS OCT. 26-28
ELK CITY STATE PARK TO HOLD ANNUAL NEEWOLLAH FESTIVAL OCT. 26-27
MILFORD WILDLIFE AREA TO CONDUCT FREE FUN TRAP SHOOT OCT. 13TROUT STOCKINGS DELAYED IN CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR STILLIN ... Read More

Weeks of repair, cleanup required after June 30 flooding of southeast Kansas park ELK CITY -- Elk City State Park is open for business following weeks of repair and cleanup after severe flooding. The reservoir rose 32 feet above normal after heavy rains June 30. Flood waters covered about 85 percent of the park’s electrical utility campsites ... Read More

Special event designed to encourage youth participation in shooting sports COUNCIL GROVE -- Council Grove area youth are invited to attend a free shotgun and archery shooting clinic on Saturday, Oct. 20, at Council Grove Reservoir. Controlled live-fire instruction and a computer hunting simulator will teach safe, responsible, and fun shootin ... Read More

Traditional equipment will feature rifles, pistols, knives, and tomahawks MARQUETTE -- On Oct. 26-28, Prairie Long Rifles, Inc., will conduct its 28th Anniversary Fall Shoot at Kanopolis State Park. Men, women, and youth will compete in rifle and pistol shooting competition, as well as knife and tomahawk throwing. All shooting events will be ... Read More

Recovered park ready for much-anticipated event ELK CITY -- After recovering from one of the area's worst floods ever, Elk City State Park is on tap to continue the park's biggest event of the year Oct. 26-27. Bearing the unique name of Neewollah, which is Halloween spelled backwards, this event is actually part of one of the state's largest ... Read More

Experts and novices invited; shot shells and 20-gauge shotguns provided MILFORD -- On Saturday, Oct. 13, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) will conduct a public trap shoot for all ages and skill levels. The event will run from 9 a.m. to noon at the Milford Wildlife Area office. Part of KDWP's "Pass It On" program - ... Read More

Flooding, delayed water turnover creates unsuitable water conditions HAYS -- Trout season opens Oct. 15 in Kansas. While most of the designated trout waters in the state will be stocked with trout in time for opening day, two will not: the stilling basin below Cedar Bluff Reservoir and Lakewood Lake in Salina. Because of water conditions, th ... Read More