Draft plan, email comment form available on KDWP website
PRATT – The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks invites public review and comment on the draft “2009 State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan.”
The plan serves as a guidebook to maintain and develop natural resources and recreation infrastructure in Kansas, and is a requirement of ... Read More

Printed copies available by mid-JanuaryPRATT -- The 2009 Kansas Fishing Regulations Summary booklet is now available online at the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) website and should be available at most license vendors and KDWP offices the week of Jan. 12. The booklet outlines several new regulations that took effect Jan. 1, as w ... Read More

Annual survey a favorite of all bird watchersPRATT -- Each year, thousands of Kansas spend many a chilly day watch birds from the comfort of their homes. As snow, rain, and frigid winter temperatures entice finches, cardinals, juncos, woodpeckers, and a variety of other birds to backyard bird feeders across the state, birders can participate in ... Read More

KDWP awaiting lab results on more samples from 2008 deer season
PRATT—Three Kansas white-tailed deer taken by hunters during the 2008 deer season have tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in analysis of tissue samples collected in recent weeks by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
The three affected deer were taken in D ... Read More